Venners’ proven, professional stocktakers help you increase your venue’s gross profit, increase yield, minimise shrinkage and optimise stockholding. Shrinkage can be damaging to a food and beverage business, but our stocktaking services is a powerful tool that allows you to see where shrinkage is occurring and how it is happening. You’ll receive professional stock control advice on how to reduce or even eliminate areas of shrinkage, helping you to raise your gross profit, typically by 3-7%
Our services can be used on a weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, Quarterly or annual basis. We don’t believe in signing you up to a contract, and we’ll work with you to develop a program of stocktaking and controls that suits your business and your budget.
Our food and beverage stocktaking is perfect for pubs, cafés, restaurants, hotels, caterers and events.
Gillian Thriepland – Royal Troon Golf Club
Finance Controller
“Venners have provided a professional and reliable service to Royal Troon Golf Club since 2008 for our food and liquor stocktake. Their accuracy, efficiency and attention to detail are evident throughout the stocktaking procedure. I have no hesitation in recommending Venners due to the high standards and expertise the company have shown at Royal Troon…
Fred Nash
General Manager
“Working with Venners has been a reliable and accurate tool for us to be able to properly stay on top of our stock control and GP. The Stock Takers are always friendly and consistent, full of good advice and ideas of how we might be able to better utilise space or product, and never have…
Heidi Lancaster
Complex Manager
“We are very happy with the service that Venners provides us. Their management team is always on the end of the phone to assist us with any questions we have. Our stocktaker is excellent, he explains everything in detail that is understandable to all. Very satisfied with Venners service.”
Marc Sassen
Director of Finance
“We have been really pleased with the services provided by Venners to our hotels since coming on board in 2017. Not only have we seen an improvement in our beverage margins of around 2%, they have also provided us with numerous recommendations in how we can operate our business more efficiently, whilst spending time with…
Thas Bala
Operations Director
“We at Leaf Hotels have worked with Venners for more than 15 years and we have always found the service to be reliant, accurate and professional. The stocktakers attending are always thorough and prepared to spend time going through the reports to ensure we are satisfied with the results produced.”
Philip Thorley
Director
“We at Thorley Taverns have been working with Venners for coming up three years . We have found all of their team to be proffesional, hard working, and have a “can do” attitude, which is refreshing and great to work with. Our in-house management teams appreciate the level of service at unit level and senior…
Liz Gould
PA to the General Manager - Dartford Golf Club
“Venners have always provided a professional, comprehensive and friendly service. Easy to understand reports, and their staff offer guidance and support to enhance the business needs.”
Mike Brandon
Managing Director
“We came to Venners late and with a complicated proposition, but the team didn’t blink at anything we threw at them. Venners worked closely with our internal team to understand a complex and technical inventory, and turned around a nationwide inventory check in remarkably quick time. We now have an accurate inventory catalogue across all…
Doug Lancaster
Stock Control Manager
“Their approach, reporting, action plans and feedback are well worth the investment. They immediately helped reduce our cost of doing business with out impacting our quality or guest experience. As well as many quick wins, their consultancy audit enables continuous, sustainable improvement and benchmarking.”
Philip Quigley
Partner
“Sound financial controls are an essential part of the running of any business. High quality stock audits help directors to meet their statutory responsibilities and can help improve operating results.”
Mike Kerley
Internal Audit
“Elior UK operates in many different and particularly diverse arenas. When looking for a partner to enable us to expand our Compliance Auditing we needed to find a company that was flexible to our demands and equally adept at operating within those differing trade sectors. I can recommend Venners Compliance Auditing with confidence.”
Kamran Aziz
Managing Director
“Venners has been working in successful partnership with Oxford Hotels and Inns… we are very pleased with the team effort in the F&B systems project.”
Nigel Bunting
Retail Director
“Venners have worked with Shepherd Neame for many years and have always provided a beneficial and timely service. This has enabled our Managers and Head Office Staff to gain information efficiently from the management information.”
Derek Andrew MBE
Managing Director
“Venners are an institution within our great industry – and there is a reason for that. Simply, they are the most analytical, interpretive and responsive service providers in their field.”
Max Izzard
Area Director of Finance & Business Support
“All services delivered by Venners have proved to be effective and as a result of this successful partnership IHG have developed a preferred supplier relationship with Venners”
Why Do I Need Stocktaking?
Improved GP%
Venners are proven to provide real growth & savings; a perfect low cost solution to increase your gross profit and yield.
Improved Yield
Get 105% yield from your draught beers and dramatically improve the yield from your drinks offer with Venners.
Losses Minimised
Venners stocktaking highlights all channels of potential and actual loss, helping you to eradicate operational losses and write-offs.
Enhanced Stockholding
Our stocktakers help you manage your venue’s stockholding, reducing it down to a manageable level. We’ll provide guidance on close dated or slow moving stock, giving you the tools to improve stockholding and improve stock profitability.
