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The Hard Stuff Edition 5

The Latest Hard Stuff

Sunday, April 14th, 2013

“Back to the future” What three nuggets of advice would you tell your younger self? Peter Linacre reveals his! The [...]


Heston's renowned for treating food as an exact science

Pub food is an exact science…

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

“Pub and Restaurant food retail should be treated as an exact science if profits are to be maximised” says Ali Carter, Pub Mentor and MC of CaterCost


Binoculars

The 5 mistakes everyone makes on Twitter… and how to avoid them!

Monday, September 17th, 2012

I spy with my little eye… a sneaky trick to up your Twitter game


Leo the Muppet giving the hard sell

The 5 mistakes everyone makes on Twitter… and how to avoid them!

Tuesday, September 11th, 2012

Tip 2. Don’t be a muppet! Why the hard sell won’t do you any favours on Twitter


Make yourself different in a sea of 'same-ols'

The 5 mistakes everyone makes on Twitter… and how to avoid them!

Wednesday, September 5th, 2012

Tip 1: Don’t be a wally! Stand out from the crowd and get noticed.


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Eat your competition for lunch

Friday, August 17th, 2012

You may think your customers don’t want to know what’s in their food, yet the M&C report revealed that 67% of people would like to receive nutritional information before ordering food in a pub or restaurant!


It could be costing you thousands £'s!

Is your chef having a bad day?

Friday, August 17th, 2012

Do you really know what goes on in your kitchen – I mean REALLY know on a daily basis? Or do you wait till the figures are back from the accountant to b***ock the chef about less than desired margins?


New Tricks

New tricks

Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

There have been some seismic shifts in trends in the pub trade over the last five decades – some pubs thrive and adapt to change to keep them at the top of their game whilst others think that once things are going well, sticking to the same formula will keep them there for ever.


Mahdis Neghabian and Ali Carter

Behind every successful woman…

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

Mahdis Neghabian, licensee of The Camden Eye in London has become Britain’s top publican, after winning the trade’s highest accolade, [...]


Are you an A-Lister

Are you an A-Lister?

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

  Your “To Do” list is vital   Firstly, understand that you will never get to the bottom of your [...]


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