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Under Pressure: How UK Hospitality Operators Are Managing Rising Labour Costs

Aug 5, 2025
Under Pressure: How UK Hospitality Operators Are Managing Rising Labour Costs

Rising labour costs and regulatory changes are putting pressure on hospitality operations. Learn from Fuller’s and see how Fourth is helping operators to optimise scheduling, reduce costs, and stay compliant.

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Transforming Garden Centre Dining: How embracing technology can improve operational excellence.

Mar 15, 2024
Transforming Garden Centre Dining: How embracing technology can improve operational excellence.

Garden Centre Retail's Joe Wilkinson speaks to Stewart Maranello on how fit-for-purpose hospitality technology can optimise garden centre dining operations.

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Top 5 Supply Chain Management Tips

Nov 12, 2020
Top 5 Supply Chain Management Tips

Suppliers in the hospitality industry have been adversely impacted by the pandemic, with reports of revenues of less than 10% of 2019 levels during the first lockdown.

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The Ultimate Guide to Control Your Restaurant’s Inventory

Dec 12, 2023
The Ultimate Guide to Control Your Restaurant’s Inventory

Are you struggling with restaurant inventory management? In this in-depth guide, learn best practices to successfully manage inventory and drive more profits.

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The Problems with Managing Inventory in Spreadsheet

Jul 8, 2021
The Problems with Managing Inventory in Spreadsheet

Using spreadsheets for hospitality inventory management is inaccurate, inefficient, and unwise.

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The Employment Rights Act (2025): What do you actually need to prepare for?

Jan 1, 2026
The Employment Rights Act (2025): What do you actually need to prepare for?

The Employment Rights Act (2025) promised major reform. Here’s what is actually changing, what is delayed, and what employers should focus on next.

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The Benefits of HR Software | How to Choose HR Software

Jan 31, 2025
The Benefits of HR Software | How to Choose HR Software

Fourth’s team explains the benefits of HR software, detailing how to choose the right HR platform and how Fourth can support HR in your hospitality business.

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The 2022 Hospitality Workforce Report

Nov 8, 2022
The 2022 Hospitality Workforce Report

The hospitality industry has continued to battle its way through a myriad of issues since we released our last Hospitality Workforce Report in August, with spiralling energy costs, high inflation and market instability heavily impacting trading.

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Supercharge Inventory Management with Fourth’s latest AI launch

Jun 17, 2024
Supercharge Inventory Management with Fourth’s latest AI launch

Fourth proudly introduces AI for inventory. Part of June’s Level Up product release, it enables hospitality operators to deliver meaningful efficiency gains by easily integrating AI into inventory management processes.

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Statutory Sick Pay Updates: How to Manage Absence in 2026

Mar 3, 2026
Statutory Sick Pay Updates: How to Manage Absence in 2026

Fourth’s Ali Barlow gives an overview of absence management changes in 2026, including Statutory Sick Pay reform for hospitality employers.

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Shift Pooling: harness the flexibility of your workforce

Nov 27, 2023
Shift Pooling: harness the flexibility of your workforce

Shift Pooling gives hospitality employees more flexibility while enabling operators to maximise labour efficiencies. In this article, we introduce Fourth’s latest capability, highlighting the benefits for workers, managers and operators.

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Restaurant Management: The Ultimate Guide

Dec 5, 2023
Restaurant Management: The Ultimate Guide

From how to motivate teams to the best way to approach technology adoption, you’ll find everything you ever wanted to know about restaurant management in Fourth’s latest guide.

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