By Tom Wordie, Head of Partnerships at AndCo Businesses in the hospitality industry tend to make a large majority of their revenue in the evenings and towards the end of the week. Bars and restaurants often occupy beautiful spaces that ...

As we enter the hospitality industry’s busiest time of the year, the issue of food safety becomes even more paramount. In recent years, rigorous food safety standards and strict hygiene regulations have been established to ensure that all food prepared ...

Brand ambassadors, face-to-face marketing and experiential activations can deliver major benefits for restaurants and fast-food chains, driving footfall and engaging new audiences, says Dorian Payne, Head of Operations at StreetPR. In the hospitality industry, restaurants and fast-food operators are used ...

Customers usually read online reviews of a restaurant before they visit. The UK’s Bright Local reports that by 2017, 85% of all consumers, regardless of industry, were using reviews to make a decision. Even more tellingly, 94% of UK consumers ...

The independent hospitality sector, from hotels to bars and restaurants, have long struggled to compete with the financial might of larger chain outlets, especially when it comes to refurbishing and updating their venues. But, as Tony Clark, owner of Trade ...

The dine-at-home market is growing fast. Demand for ready-to-eat delivered food has been growing ten times faster than dine-out. Due to this, the UK restaurant sector is facing major disruption according to global advisor Duff & Phelps. Jimmy Saunders, Director ...

Operators must constantly examine as many strategies as they can to drive footfall to their sites, increase spend-per-head and grow revenues. The latest trend to hit the restaurant scene to assist in doing just this is dynamic, or ‘surge’ pricing. ...

The Royal Wedding and this summer’s World Cup tournament has put licensing hours once again under the spotlight. Robert Botkai offers advice on extending your licensing hours. A premises licence is required to authorise the following activities: • selling alcohol; ...

by Anthony Tattum, MD, Big Cat Agency As a small business marketing can slip down the priority list. With limited time and in increasingly competitive trading conditions it is difficult to know which marketing activity will deliver the biggest impact. ...

When you’re running an independent hospitality business, with all the calls on you from staff and customers, it is easy to feel you don’t have the time or energy to give financial matters the attention they really deserve, especially more ...