What changes from the 2024 budget will impact the restaurant industry?
At the end of October 2024, the new chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her first UK Autumn Budget to Government. Among the notable points covered were several key changes that will impact the restaurant and hospitality industries. Here is a summary of some of the most...
How To Increase Bookings During Cost of Living Crisis
The current cost of living crisis is putting a squeeze on all of our finances at the moment and restaurants are feeling it from both ends. As well as supplier costs increasing, restaurants are...
How A Table Reservation System Can Increase Revenue
With the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions coupled with recent price increases in your supply chain, staff shortages and the cost of living crisis hampering custom, the...
Get Ready For The Queen’s Jubilee
The Queen's 70th Jubilee has gifted us all with an extra bank holiday and the hope is that it will gift the hospitality industry with a much-needed busy weekend of service. In fact, the British Beer...
How To Promote Your Restaurant On Social Media
You don’t need to be persuaded of the potential benefits of promoting your restaurant on social media - you’ve seen viral videos of mouth-watering desserts. And you certainly don’t need convincing...
Should You Take Deposits For Table Bookings?
Think about how many of your bookings turn out to be no-shows - ten or even 20 percent? Maybe it’s even higher than that if you include last-minute cancellations that at least let you know, albeit...
Hospitality Events Are Go: Lakes Hospitality Trade Show and NRB
After a tough few years for the hospitality and events sector we are delighted that hospitality events are back. And even more delighted that we are attending two of them! You can catch the...
Five reasons you need a table management system
After the huge impact felt by the hospitality sector over the last couple of years, it’s been a relief to see a return to relative normality. But with the rising costs of produce, supplies and...
What does the Autumn 2021 budget mean for hospitality?
Towards the end of October, we all waited nervously to see how Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget announcements would affect the hospitality sector. And now we know, it’s a mixed bag - but there are...
How to get your restaurant ready for Christmas
Ah the festive season: one of the best yet busiest times of year for hospitality. From Christmas afternoon tea to Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve Party nights it’s one themed event after another,...