Blog, Consultancy, Food, Hints & Tips, Hotel, Profit Protection, Restaurants, Stock Control 02 Nov 2026 The Autumn Budget: What Does it Really Mean for Hospitality? In this article, we break down the UK governments Autumn Budget announcement, discussing the relevancy for hospitality businesses. Scott Hulme
Blog, Consultancy, Food, Hints & Tips, Hotel, Profit Protection, Restaurants, Stock Control 20 Oct 2026 Stock Control Culture: The Key to Stronger Profitability in Pubs and Restaurants In this article, we’ll explore how building a stock control culture can optimise stock levels and support long-term profitability for hospitality businesses. Malcolm Muir
Blog, Consultancy, Food, Hints & Tips, Hotel, Profit Protection, Restaurants, Stock Control Learn how pub operators can close the gap between theoretical and actual gross profit by improving stock control, reducing waste and maintaining consistent operating standards. 16 Sep 2026 Closing the Gap Between Theoretical Gross Profit & Actual Gross Profit In this article, we’ll explore what theoretical gross profit is, how it differs from actual gross profit, and why the gap between the two matters. Vicky Palfreyman
Blog, Consultancy, Food, Hints & Tips, Hotel, Profit Protection, Restaurants, Stock Control 21 Aug 2026 Hotel Breakfasts: How to Improve Operations & Profitability Learn how to improve hotel breakfast profitability, reduce food waste, optimise staffing, and protect margins. Stephen Clark
Blog, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Profit Protection, Pubs, Restaurants, Stock Control, Stocktaking Pub manager serving beer 28 Jul 2026 Hospitality Business Rates Cut: Why Profit Protection Matters More Than Relief The proposed business rates reduction has been welcomed across hospitality, but will it make a meaningful difference to operators' profit margins? Scott Hulme
Bar, Blog, Business, Event, Hints & Tips, Profit Protection, Pubs, Restaurants, Stock Control, Stocktaking 02 Jul 2026 Holiday Parks: Packed out, but not profitable? What can Holiday Park operators do to guarantee a successful holiday park season? Zane Hills and Anthony Moon
Bar, Blog, Business, Event, Hints & Tips, Profit Protection, Pubs, Restaurants, Stock Control, Stocktaking 26 May 2026 How Pubs Can Prepare for the World Cup: The Ultimate Operator’s Guide Learn how pubs can prepare for the World Cup with tips on staffing, stock control, licensing and faster service. Lee Clapham and Nicholas Ferrar
Blog, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Profit Protection, Pubs, Restaurants, Stock Control, Stocktaking 30 Apr 2026 6 Ways to Turn Minimum Wage Increases into Operational Efficiency Discover how successful hospitality businesses are transforming rising minimum wage costs into operational efficiency. Angela Laycock and Stephen Clark
Blog, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Profit Protection, Pubs, Restaurants, Stock Control, Stocktaking 31 Mar 2026 From Stockroom to Spring Boom: Protecting Your Gross Profit This Easter Learn how to protect and boost gross profit during the easter period Malcolm Muir
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking 05 Mar 2026 QSR and Franchise Compliance: 6 Myths That Erode Margin Learn about six common myths that could be costing you margin and how incremental drift is the real threat. Duncan Colvin
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking 30 Jan 2026 Built for Consistency: Operational Compliance for QSR and Franchise Brands Explore how being built for consistency allows QSR and franchise brands to scale without losing operational control, creating alignment across people, processes, and locations. Duncan Colvin
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking 02 Dec 2025 Holistic brand audits for hospitality: How to strengthen performance across every site Discover how holistic brand audits give hospitality operators clear visibility across operations, finance, experience and compliance to strengthen brand performance. Duncan Colvin
Consultancy, Bar, Blog, Business, Cafe, Food, Hints & Tips, Hotel, Profit Protection, Pubs, Restaurants 03 Nov 2025 Operational revenue: the real cost of disconnected drivers in hospitality Operational revenue slips away when key drivers like people, product, money, and data fall out of sync. Read about where the leaks happen and how… Stephen Clark
Consultancy, Bar, Blog, Business, Cafe, Food, Hints & Tips, Hotel, Profit Protection, Pubs, Restaurants 16 Oct 2025 Operating rhythm framework for hospitality leaders Discover how structured operating rhythms can help hospitality leaders build high-performing teams and drive consistent operational excellence. Jennifer Hurst
Bar, Blog, Business, Cafe, Food, Hints & Tips, Hotel, Profit Protection, Pubs, Restaurants, Stock Control, Stocktaking 26 Sep 2025 Improving stock accuracy in hospitality operations Discover how vital the role of stock accuracy is running a successful hospitality business. Marianne Robinson
Bar, Blog, Business, Cafe, Food, Hints & Tips, Hotel, Profit Protection, Pubs, Restaurants, Stock Control, Stocktaking 12 Aug 2025 Should your pub, restaurant, or hotel move to quarterly stocktakes? Learn about the pros and cons of extended stock periods with Venners expert advice Marianne Robinson
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Profit Protection, Pubs, Restaurants, Stock Control, Stocktaking 19 Mar 2025 Revolutionary control strategies to master operational optimisation Find out how Venners can help implement the effective controls that are essential to operational optimisation. Malcolm Muir
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Profit Protection, Pubs, Restaurants, Stock Control, Stocktaking 29 Nov 2024 The ultimate guide to excellence training in hospitality Learn about all the ways excellence training can elevate a hospitality business. Malcolm Muir
Stocktaking, Blog, Hints & Tips 31 Jul 2024 A stock control partner will help you seize the summer surge Find out how a professional stock control partner can help your business have the most profitable summer yet. Scott Hulme
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking 19 Jun 2024 Why is operational excellence consulting vital for success? Take a look at how operational excellence consulting can support your business Malcolm Muir
Business, Blog, News 04 Jun 2024 Benefits of Stocktaking for Multi-Site Hospitality Companies Learn about the what benefits can be achieved with stocktaking and optimising controls across your multisite business. Scott Hulme
Business, News 05 Jan 2024 Business Outlook 2024 Venners' Managing Director shares his 2024 market predictions for the hospitality industry Scott Hulme
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking Compliance management software being used used by compliance expert 22 Dec 2023 Compliance management software and how it’s essential to hospitality businesses Find out what makes compliance management software essential to hospitality businesses. Andrea McCarthy
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking 01 Nov 2023 Stock control software and the 6 reasons why it works best with an independent stocktaker Here are the top six reasons stock control software works best accompanied by a professional stocktaker Andrea McCarthy
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking 13 Oct 2023 The ultimate guide to using hospitality EPoS systems for effective stock control Learn the fundamentals of using hospitality EPoS systems for effective stock control. Malcolm Muir
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stock Control Venners give holiday parks useful stocktaking and stock control tips on how to close down the summer season profitably. 31 Aug 2023 5 essential stock control tips to help holiday park operators close down the season To help you have a smooth and straight forward close down season we have compiled some top tips on stock control. Andrea McCarthy
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking Diagram of a master franchise business 17 Aug 2023 5 fundamentals to running a master franchise business Get expert tips and insight into the fundamentals of running a master franchise business. Duncan Colvin
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking Compliance audit for a successful franchise brand 06 Jul 2023 Why are compliance audits key to running a successful franchise brand? Take a look at how compliance audits contribute to running a successful franchise brand. Duncan Colvin
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking Holiday park cabin in a successful peak season 13 Jun 2023 10 Holiday Park Peak Season Tips to Increase Revenue and Profitability Read our simple tips and tricks to learn how to have a profitable and successful holiday park and caravan park peak season. Andrea McCarthy
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking Lady coaching on the benefits of best practice compliance training in hospitality 05 Jun 2023 6 Benefits of Hospitality Best Practice Compliance Training Learn why compliance training is essential to the growth and development of any hospitality business. Duncan Colvin
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking 09 Mar 2023 The ultimate guide to buying or selling your pub profitably Learn about everything you need to buy or sell your pub as profitably as possible. Malcolm Muir
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking 07 Mar 2023 8 types of paperwork you need to sell your pub Discover the 8 types of paperwork you need when selling a pub and who will help you gather them. Malcolm Muir
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking Learn about the 8 experts you need to engage with if you are considering selling your pub. 07 Mar 2023 Who can help me sell my pub? Learn about the 8 experts you need to engage with if you are considering selling your pub. Malcolm Muir
Blog, Hints & Tips, Stock Control, Stocktaking Stocktaker explaining the importance of stocktaking to hospitality operator 07 Feb 2023 Pub & Bar Stocktaking: What It Includes & Why It Matters Learn all about the importance of stocktaking and why it is a worthwhile investment, offering many benefits for any hospitality business. Venners Ltd.
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips 02 Nov 2022 5 Vital Steps To Achieve Operational Excellence To achieve operational excellence you need to run your hospitality business as efficiently, effectively, and profitably as possible. Duncan Colvin
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips 28 Oct 2022 What is Operational Excellence in Hospitality What is operational excellence according to Venners experts? Operational excellence can be defined as the ultimate index to measure... Duncan Colvin
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips Stocktaking and compliance support can help overworked staff and managers through the great resignation and recruitment crisis. 28 Jan 2022 9 ways to beat the great resignation It is a mistake to expect that your management team are able to run their sites like they used to when so much has changed… Duncan Colvin
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips Venners give advice to restaurant and pub businesses on how they can safeguard their profits in a cashless society where guests pay using contactless technology. 14 Sep 2021 Safeguard your business in a cashless society The sharp increase in the rollout of contactless technologies like ordering apps since the start of the pandemic, continues to evidence the wider trend towards… Malcolm Muir
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips Venners help restaurant and pub managers check that their EPOS system is updated with the right VAT rates. 09 Sep 2021 4 Reasons to update VAT rates on your EPOS system When the temporary lower VAT rates for food and soft drinks were first introduced during the COVID-19 crisis on 8 July 2020, not all operators… Duncan Colvin
Blog, Compliance, Hints & Tips, lockdown strategy Venners compliance auditors can monitor virus security standards and coronavirus measure compliance. 16 Feb 2021 Virus security monitoring compliance trend Sites failing to monitor compliance levels on virus security policies could be putting their staff, customers and reputation at risk. Duncan Colvin
Blog, Compliance, Consultancy, Hints & Tips, lockdown strategy Venners give advice on how to plan and organise a smart lockdown strategy which includes stock control and auditing tips. 03 Nov 2020 10 steps for a smart lockdown strategy As hospitality operators prepare to go into another lockdown, businesses must rely on tighter controls to minimise losses and ride out the waves of continued… Malcolm Muir
Blog, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking Venners stocktakers explain the 5 benefits of stocktaking for hospitality businesses. 28 Feb 2018 5 Benefits of Regular Stocktaking for Hospitality Businesses Stocktaking is foundational to stock control management. It provides you with the information you need to run a profitable and operationally efficient business. Venners Ltd.
Blog, Food, Hints & Tips, Pubs Venners stocktakers give advice to pubs on how to improve yield on beer products and other liquor beverages that they sell. 14 Feb 2018 5 steps to improving your pub’s yield Implement these 5 steps in combination with regular stocktaking and you will have all the necessary tools to maintain a high yield percentage and a… Venners Ltd.
Blog, Food, Hints & Tips, Stocktaking Venners stocktakers share their set of universal stock control practices to help customers improve their stocktake results. 09 Feb 2018 6 stock control practices for better stocktake results It is impossible to take a one-size-fits-all approach to stock control. But, there are universal stock control practices that every hospitality business should employ to… Venners Ltd.
Blog, Food, Hints & Tips, Loss Prevention Venners stocktakers give advice on how to reduce bar wastage. 24 Jan 2018 5 top tips for reducing wastage in your bar Turning a blind eye to bar wastage is one of the easiest ways to achieve poor stock results, since wastage directly results in lost revenue… Venners Ltd.
Blog, Stocktaking Venners stocktakers were the founders of stocktake and stock audit practices in the licensed trade. 20 Oct 2017 What is a food and beverage stocktake or stock audit? The hospitality industry has been carrying out food and beverage stocktakes and stock audits, for over 130 years. But what exactly are they? Venners Ltd.
