Calorie Labelling Legislation UK — Everything Restaurant Operators Should Know
From 6th April 2022, certain food businesses in England have to display the calorie content of the food they sell. The new law regarding calorie information applies to large out of home businesses with more than 250 employees, including caterers, restaurants, cafés and takeaways. The new measure is a weapon for the government’s fight against […]
75+ Restaurant Industry Statistics | The Ultimate List of 2022
Have you seen the restaurant industry statistics of 2022? You definitely should. The restaurant industry is undergoing dramatic changes. New players are emerging and we are seeing crazy shifts in business practices, while new trends and innovations are taking hold. We have researched a ton of reports on the foodservice industry and put the most […]
What Is The Host Kitchen Model And How To Get In On It?
Instead of trying to conquer the food delivery space on their own, foodservice operators can also gain market share through established virtual restaurant brands. Over the past few years, the hospitality industry has been evolving at breakneck speed to meet consumers’ ever-increasing expectations of speed, choice, and convenience. The demand for convenience, of course, isn’t […]
Apicbase Explained | Why Its The Backbone Of Multi-Site Restaurants
“What can Apicbase do for our _______?” Fill in the blank with: … and you get a question that lands in my inbox a few times every week. And, every time I see it, I have to resist the urge to type a one-sentence response: ‘Everything!’ Because that’s the answer. But it’s also an unhelpful […]
Restaurant POS Systems For Multi-Unit Operations | How to Set Up Your Tech Ecosystem for Rapid Growth
Restaurant POS systems have come a long way. Along with the rest of the restaurant operations, the POS is in the midst of digital transformation. Soon the restaurant industry will be 100% data-driven. And the sales data generated by your restaurant ePOS software plays an important role in that transformation. For your tech ecosystem to […]
Secrets To Restaurant Success With Daniel Spinath of Crêpeaffaire
“You can have a strong brand but still be locally sensitive.” Apicbase CEO Carl Jacobs asked Daniel Spinath, the founder of Crêpeaffaire, how he grew the brand and successfully entered the international market with a niche product: crêpes. From a single location in downtown London to 30 stores across the UK and the Middle East, […]
How Apicbase Helps Restaurant Operators Create Accurate Bills of Materials With a Push of a Button
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, accurate restaurant bills of materials (BoM) are the backbone of every large and profitable F&B business. If you’re involved in restaurant back-of-house — in any capacity — you constantly use BoMs for everything from ensuring production and pricing accuracy to informing decisions around inventory and procurement. F&B BoMs are an […]
Inventory and Procurement Management for Multi-Unit Restaurants (Or ‘How to Add up to 10% to Your Bottom Line in a Few Months’)
For the most part, running F&B for a multi-unit operation is exhilarating. It’s a rush. It gets your blood pumping from the moment you deal with that first delivery crisis in the morning to the moment when you exhaustedly curl up to watch the Chef’s Table on Netflix in the evening. It’s a great gig…. […]
The Future of the Restaurant Industry after COVID-19: 7 Trends that will Outlast the Pandemic
The past two years have brought countless challenges for the restaurant industry. The pandemic forced restaurant operators across the globe to think on their feet as shutdown orders brought dine-in business to a standstill. Proving once again that agility plays a crucial role in their survival, restaurants had to reinvent themselves countless times. They had […]
