Card Processing Costs
Today I want to talk to you about card processing costs. It’s one of the costs we can look at in a business. It’s quite complicated, it can be quite time consuming to find all these different people. One of the biggest mistakes we find is that people don’t sign up for the PCI compliance. […]
Theft At Christmas
Today I want to talk about theft at Christmas. It’s the time of year where you’re really really busy, it’s the time when you’ve got probably your maximum stock in your building. But it’s also a time where you might be using agency staff or you’re bringing a lot of new staff on board who […]
Employee Engagement
Today I want to talk about employee engagement, and why that’s important. I’ve talked about sustainability, if you want to be sustainable you have got to get your staff on board. If you’ve gone through the process, for instance if you’ve got a commercial kitchen if your not engaged with your staff, if they aren’t […]
Sustainability
Today I want to talk about sustainability. Why that’s important in your business? It can be a great marketing tool, it’s hot on the agenda, you hear it everywhere now especially after blue planet, and it can be great for your bottom line. One of the problems is there is not an accepted definition of […]
Pub Closures Continue
It seems that a recent survey shows a very gloomy picture for pub closure rates in the UK as pubs continue to close at an alarming rate. The survey completed by CAMRA’s What Pub online guide covers around 47,500 pubs from across all corners of the UK. Between July 2016 and December 2016 455 pubs […]
SAV and Annual Stock Valuations
Today I want to talk to you about SAV stock evaluation and annual valuation of stock. What they are and what’s the difference? Stock at valuation (SAV) is usually done when a premise is changing, we usually work for either the outgoing or the incoming, or we can work for both. What we do on […]
Choosing The Best Stocktaker For You Catering Business
When you choose the right independent stocktaker you gain their expertise that can only help your business; you also gain their support, knowledge and skills. But there are hundreds of independent catering stocktakers in the UK – how can you choose the right one for your business and you?
An Independent Stocktaker Will Be Efficient And Accurate
One of the biggest benefits of hiring an independent stocktaker instead of using someone in-house is the efficiency and accuracy that an independent stocktaker brings to the table. Because an independent stocktaker is experienced in stocktaking and it is their main job they will offer a more efficient and accurate stocktake than an inexperienced member […]
Preparing for your stocktake
Today I want to talk about preparing for your stocktake. What you need to do on the day and what you need to get ready for us as stocktakers. First thing is make sure you are on the premises. That’s very important because if we’ve got questions we need to ask, we need you […]
What is the difference between wet and dry stocktaking?
Today I want to talk about the difference between food stocktaking, sometimes known as dry stocktaking and wet stocktaking. Let’s start with wet stocktaking. Wet stocktaking is as it suggests, it’s all your wet stock, it’s everything that comes through the bar, so that includes; Spirits Bottle beers Soft drinks Draft beers Lagers Wine But […]