In a time fraught with operational challenges, effectively dealing with and eradicating food waste is one of the biggest issues the hospitality sector faces today. Food waste costs the hospitality and food service sectors more than £3.2bn each and every year, which works out at approximately £20,000 per venue – money that should be fed back into the business, rather than the bin.
We have partnered with the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) to bring you a webinar that takes a deep dive into the subject matter, analysing the facts and figures, looking into our innovative inventory solution, and offering up some expert guidance on how to tackle food waste within your business.
Holland & Barrett, Robert Dyas, Ryman, and Boux Avenue to use Fourth’s workforce management technology
Holland & Barrett, Robert Dyas, Ryman, and Boux Avenue to use Fourth’s workforce management technology
Fourth, the leading global software provider for the retail and hospitality sectors, has today announced partnerships with two of the UK’s leading retail brands in Holland & Barrett and the Theo Paphitis Retail Group (TPRG) – which includes popular high street brands Robert Dyas, Ryman, and Boux Avenue.This partnership will see Fourth’s cutting-edge workforce management technology implemented in over 1,000 stores across the UK for almost 10,000 employees of Holland & Barrett and TPRG.
Although the hospitality industry has suffered greatly over the past year, figures for the accommodation sector are encouraging, with inbound tourism set to reach £57 billion by 2025.
Talent, convenience, and technology: The Retailer’s guide for 2022
Talent, convenience, and technology: The Retailer’s guide for 2022
Retailers in the UK have faced a perfect storm of challenges in 2021, with forced closures due to Covid-induced lockdowns, falls in retail sales volumes, redundancies, talent shortages and supply chain issues.
The hospitality industry has always faced pressure on margins. But now the squeeze is really on. Brexit and a weaker pound, and the current Global impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, mean imported food and beverage costs are rising, and limiting the availability of some supply chain lines.
Natasha’s Law: Effects On The Hospitality Industry
Natasha’s Law: Effects On The Hospitality Industry
Natasha’s Law (or the Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019), which effectively has come into force at the start of October 2021, makes it a legal requirement for all food retailers and operators to display full ingredient and allergen labelling information on every food item they sell ‘pre-packed for direct sale’.
Fourth to Acquire PeopleMatter and Hiring Manager to Complement End-to-End Workforce Management and Operations Product Suite
Fourth to Acquire PeopleMatter and Hiring Manager to Complement End-to-End Workforce Management and Operations Product Suite
Together with Fourth, PeopleMatter’s vertically focused applicant tracking software allows restaurant, hospitality, and retail operators to seamlessly find and onboard hourly talent
Metrics matter. Understanding which ones you need to care about can have a big effect on your bottom line. It’s up to operational leadership to measure them, monitor them, and make them not only the focus of their annual initiatives – but to make those metrics important for restaurant managers too.