As consumers become more familiar with food hygiene ratings, displaying them will become more important for hospitality businesses. Now, new research shows the number of food businesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland displaying Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) stickers and certificates has increased significantly for those with the top two ratings. For those with the … [Read more...]
Lynx Purchasing updates GP App to support set-price menus
Buying specialist Lynx Purchasing has updated its successful GP Calculator App to help operators keep track of margins in an increasingly competitive market. Gross profit on set menus or specials A third calculation has been added to the App, allowing users to key in the cost of ingredients and selling price of a dish, and immediately find out what gross profit they are … [Read more...]
Restaurant launches: Ceviche and Clockjack share their experiences
Last month’s Allegra Strategies’ Restaurant Leader Summit coincided with the release of their Project Restaurant 2013 Report on the branded restaurant market, and the two combined to provide many valuable insights for the UK’s restaurant market operators and suppliers. But what of launch activity? The first session of the Summit ‘set the scene’ with, in particular, an … [Read more...]
Never mind the summer: are you investing in festive bookings?
The mercury may be pushing 30 degrees, but managed pub and bar group TCG is well advanced with its plans for Christmas. By investing in technology and people to drive advance sales, the company has achieved a major uplift in festive bookings compared to the same point last year. Party planning tool TCG has introduced a new party planning tool at a number of its sites … [Read more...]
Lunch! appetite growing amongst buyers and sellers
lunch! – the leading trade event for the food-to-go market – is now just 12 stands away from selling out of all of its available exhibition space at the three-floor Business Design Centre in Islington, London. With the Innovation Zone now full, plus all stands across the ground and middle level also booked up, visitors to lunch! 2013, on 26-27 September, will benefit from the … [Read more...]