Tag: <span>Industry Insight</span>
Industry Insight - Interviews
The workforce landscape – moving into 2022
With a challenging two years behind us, many of us are looking to 2022 with tentative hope. There will be challenges, but there are also positives to draw on. We talked to Nitin Radhakrishnan, the Senior Lecturer in Management, responsible for Industry relations for Le Cordon Bleu London about the seismic obstacles the industry has had…
Industry Insight
Christmas profits – 10 ways to streamline and boost revenue
With Christmas profits a looming lifeline for cashflow, now is the time to make sure you’re set up with automated processes that will safeguard your most valuable resources: time, staff and money. We’re looking at 10 ways to streamline your business in the run up to Christmas. Over the festive period, how can you operate…
Hospitality Software - Industry Insight
Hospitality VAT increase – how to maintain profits and prices.
The hospitality VAT reduction implemented to support the industry throughout the pandemic is now coming to an end. With rates increased from 1st October and businesses still struggling with recovery, how can you protect your prices and your profits? The government originally reduced the VAT rate for hospitality from 20% to 5% in August 2020….
Hospitality Software - Industry Insight
Product supply shortage – minimise the impact on your business.
As if Covid, Brexit and a recruitment crisis weren’t enough, hospitality operations are now facing a product supply shortage. With stock running low for many suppliers, we’re looking at the steps you can take to minimise the impact on your operation, your customers and your bottom line… It’s been well documented in the press that…
Industry Insight - Training & Development
Hospitality training – upskill your team and attract new candidates
Hospitality training, career development and a clear route to promotion are all key factors in retaining staff and appealing to an ever decreasing pool of candidates. With ‘Staff Wanted’ signs outside most pubs and restaurants, providing the opportunity to improve skills will not only make your workplace more enticing, it’ll also make your team more…
Industry Insight - Interviews
Hospitality staff shortage – finding alternative labour pools.
The hospitality staff shortage is a growing problem that doesn’t have a quick fix. With the usual avenues closing and talent pools drying up, what are your options? We talked to hospitality recruitment expert, Conrad Brunton, about adjusting expectations and starting to recruit from alternative labour pools… Alternative labour pools for hospitality staff We are…
Industry Insight - Interviews
Hospitality Rising – a recruitment drive for the whole industry.
Hospitality Rising is a new initiative developed by some key names and figures in the industry to address the recruitment shortage that hospitality is currently facing. By joining together and pooling resources, its aim is to attract candidates back to the hospitality workplace. We talk to concept originator, Mark McCulloch to learn more about Hospitality…
Industry Insight - Interviews
Attracting hospitality staff – how to make your workplace more appealing to candidates.
The market for hospitality staff is a competitive one. With teams stretched to capacity and recruitment an ever growing challenge, how can you make sure that your business is appealing to candidates? What can you offer to set you apart from other hospitality operations and other industries? We talked to recruitment expert Conrad Brunton for…
Industry Insight
The product journey – allergens, pricing and everything in-between
How can you track the product journey from supplier to menu to give your business complete transparency of performance and trends whilst empowering customers to make informed choices? The products used in your business are quite literally the raw ingredients for success. Not only in taste, flavour, colour and texture, but also in terms of…
Industry Insight
5 ways to beat the hospitality resources deficit.
Time, staff, cashflow. The hospitality resources that every business depends on are at an all time low. Post covid, staff are harder than ever to recruit, many business are reeling from the financial losses of the last 18 months and with footfall expected to boom with the lifting of restrictions, time is in short supply….