Spring Cleaning Your Stock Taking
While January and February tend to slow down in the catering and hospitality industries, March and April seems to affect these industries like no other industries. The evenings are growing lighter and the weather is more pleasant. Consumers are enjoying evening strolls to their local pubs, meals out in restaurants and trips out for a […]
The Main Parts Of Our Stocktaking Service
As stocktakers for the catering and hospitality industry, we are often asked what we actually do and the stocktaking service we offer. We thought we would take this opportunity to explain the four main parts of our stocktaking services so people can better understand exactly what we do, and how we do it.
Why You Need A Well-Structured Stocktaking Process
As professional independent stocktakers we would recommend that a stocktake is completed at least once a month. For many catering and hospitality businesses this tends to be completed at the end of the month. The reason that a well-structured stocktaking process is required is because this is when you find can identify any stock discrepancies, […]
What Does ‘Taking Stock’ Mean?
‘Taking Stock’ is another way of saying stocktaking or completing an inventory. It is a process of counting the amount of stock in your hospitality or catering business. The stock counted will include things like food, drink, linen, cleaning products and other items. The quantities of stock are then matched against the cost of each […]
Seasonal Stock Management
Seasonal stock management is a major area of stock management for nearly all catering and hospitality businesses. It is only normal that the mere thought of stock seasonal management is enough to give any catering or hospitality business owner a headache. Of course you can look at previous years business to predict the seasonal highs […]
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 […]
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?