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Uncovering Hidden Opportunities for Growth
Explore how the contract catering industry can find new opportunities for growth and efficiency through digital technology and automation. Learn about the advantages of P2P technology, better supplier management, and tools like Caternet. This blog explains how these innovations can help reduce costs, improve staff productivity, and enhance job satisfaction, ensuring long-term success in the competitive catering industry.
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Why costing a plate of food is as critical as basic knife skills
As the hospitality industry grapples with rising food costs, it needs to know the exact costs of every single plate of food.
Are you making the most of your supplier relationships?
Maintaining robust supplier relationships is vital to future proof your business. See how adopting fit-for-purpose technology can help you manage your relationships.
The final countdown to calorie labelling
With less than one week to go until new labelling legislation comes into force, the food industry has just a short window of opportunity to act and ensure it can meet the new guidelines next week.
Is UK Hospitality getting the support it deserves?
There is a clear and present argument for proactive government support for the UK hospitality sector.
Prioritising better food provision for your Care Home
Care managers and kitchen staff are having to do much more with far less resource. It's time for the Care Sector to make greater use of technology to eliminate the admin burden, control costs and improve operational efficiency.
How cost control can transform your hospitality business
It feels like the school of hard knocks these days for our hospitality clients as they continue on their path of post-pandemic recovery.
Spring Statement 2022 & What It Means for Hospitality - Zupa
It feels a very long time since my first blog on the global supply chain impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a few weeks ago . Whilst nothing can compare to the devastation and suffering we’re witnessing in Ukraine, we’ve all come to realise that we are all impacted in one way or another by Putin’s actions due to our global supply chain.
Russia and Ukraine - The wider impacts for global supply chains - Zupa
Seven days ago, Russia invaded Ukraine and few of us will be immune to the horror of events as they continue to unfold. It is heartening to see so many countries standing in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, with many of us drawn into a daily ‘doomscrolling’ from our mobile phones.
What’s Next for Zupa?
Ollie Brand is the new CEO of Zupa. The 29-year-old entrepreneur is poised to lead the company in preparation for the launch of its intelligent business trading platform, zupaBiz, in the first half of this year. Here, he tells us more…
5 Ways Hospitality Can Boost Revenue & Reduce Cost
According to UKHospitality, the Covid pandemic over the last two years is estimated to have cost the hospitality industry £115 billion. It has been increasingly difficult for businesses to survive - and many companies have been pushed to their absolute limits, challenging them in ways they had never thought possible. Staff shortages, rising costs and supply chain disruption, mean the window for turning a profit is getting smaller and more volatile by the day.
Top Tips for managing Regulatory Changes in Catering & Hospitality - Zupa
When it comes to legislative change, it seems there is no let up for catering and hospitality businesses. With Natasha’s Law in full swing since October 2021 and new calorie labelling regulations coming into force on 6 April 2022, the need to keep on top of allergen management and nutrition continues apace.
How technology can transform multi-site operations
The impact of the global pandemic has accelerated the urgency of digitisation for businesses of all sizes across the UK. Whether Covid has led to more widely dispersed teams, or greater challenges in managing and coordinating business operations across multiple sites, new technology is paving the way to efficiency and simplicity. In the case of multi-site operations, managing teams, wide scale projects and overall performance can be particularly complex.
Why Supply Chains Need Smarter Digital Solutions - Zupa
The unpredictability of the pandemic is not the only thing affecting supply chains right now. From changeable weather, to rising energy prices, cost of fuel, product shortages and delivery disruption, there are a myriad of challenges for businesses as we head into another new year of uncertainty.
Procurement Trends for 2022 & Beyond - Zupa
We spoke to Chief Executive Officer at Zupa, Ollie Brand, about what businesses should look out for next year…
Purchasing: the Whole Truth & Nothing But the Truth - Zupa
Keeping on top of purchasing and stock control can be a minefield. Particularly because multiple people within multiple departments can be responsible for ordering goods at any given point.
Home Working: Keeping Everyone on the Same Page - Zupa
Let’s face it, if the uncertainty of the pandemic (over the last, almost two years), is anything to go by, working from home may be the future, not just for Christmas. Gone are the days where working at home was some kind of novelty, fuelled with a bit of rare excitement.
Supply Chain Fragility on Internal Resources - Zupa
The rate at which staff shortages are rising in the UK at the moment is astonishing. This is particularly the case for the hospitality and supply chain industry, where recent data from The Office of National Statistics revealed that there were as many as 134,000 vacant roles in the accommodation and food services sectors between July and September this year.
Work-Life Balance Hard for Overworked Staff - Zupa
Staff shortages across many sectors, from hospitality, to care and retail are at an all-time high and as a country we are potentially facing one of the biggest challenges to date, in terms of business survival and impact to the economy.
Let’s Get Digital: On the Road to Recovery - Zupa
Following a turbulent year of lost revenue, COVID-19 has pushed ‘reducing costs’ to the top of the agenda for many businesses as they continue to navigate this difficult period.
The Importance of Building Trust in Partnerships - Zupa
This last year has been nothing short of a roller coaster for many industries. Now, as we mark the reopening of many venues and businesses across the country, strong business relationships and partnerships are perhaps more important than ever as the sector get to grips with managing operations and meeting the expectations of demanding customers once again.
Price Hikes & Delays Fuel Supply Chain Woes - Zupa
As growing supply chain issues continue to impact businesses across multiple industries, many are asking where this crisis will end.