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May your Christmas - and New Year - be merry and bright!(Post)
Christmas is just around the corner and although it can be tempting to leave your festive marketing until the last knockings, getting your skates on early will always pay off, especially this year ...
Serving Britain: Creating Places Where People Want to Live, Work, and Invest(Post)The UK hospitality sector is a cornerstone of the nation's economic and social fabric, generating £140 billion in economic activity and £54 billion in tax receipts annually. Employing 3.5 million ...
Zero Plus - a new premium proposition(Post)Zohaib Hussain spared no effort in renovating his takeaway, Zero Plus Fish Bar in Cardiff, earlier this year, with the intention of boosting business. With a desire to have a shop he ...
The long road to profit: How Papa Johns UK’s painful reset paid off(Post)I’ve followed Papa Johns UK’s restructuring journey closely over the past two years. Now, as the pizza brand finally returns to profit, its story offers valuable lessons for any operator ...
Kirby’s Fish & Chips: How Andy Crombleholme Manages Two Thriving Shops(Post)Andy Crombleholme has been in the fish and chip trade since he was 15. Now at 39, he owns and operates two successful shops - Kirby’s of Meanwood and Kirby’s of Horsforth. He b ...
The Great British Takeover: How American Chains Are Eating Our Lunch(Post)When KFC first opened its doors in Preston back in 1965, no one could have imagined that this little shop on Fishergate High Street would spark a revolution. Fast forward nearly six decades, and the ...
Business Rates Are Broken—But Will Anyone Fix Them?(Post)Business rates in Britain are outdated, unfair, and long overdue for reform. Let’s stop pretending otherwise. Every time reform is “on the table,” what happens is a bit of tinkering ...
#234: The News Review takes on jobs, planning pitfalls and a new fryers’ venture(Post)Episode 234 of The Ceres Podcast, The News Review brings host Stelios Theocharous and co-host David Nicolaou back to their familiar format: pick the stories that matter to the trade, then pull them a ...
The Real Value Meal: Fish, Chips, and Truth(Post)For as many episodes of the Ceres Podcast as I can remember, I've defended the idea that fish and chips aren't expensive compared to other fast food options. And today, I'm putting a stake in the gro ...
Is hoping for government help holding your business back?(Post)I started this article differently. I opened with my gut reaction to the autumn budget, but after a proper night’s sleep and a nudge from my editor, I realised I was drifting away from a belief ...