Restaurant

Finding and hiring the best people for your restaurant can be challenging, and holding onto all-star employees can be even harder....

Hiring restaurant staff can be daunting, especially if you’re a new business owner and are recruiting for the first time. Building...

Hiring and retaining top talent has been a common stumbling block for restaurants, but the issue has reached a crisis point in the...

There’s one thing that every venue has in common. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a tiny, hole-in-the-wall takeaway joint or...

This year’s gone so fast! Where did 2022 go? Etc.Yep, it’s December again, and for us hospo folk that can mean only one thing:...

Every industry has their snobs.Movies have the type of people who dismiss anything Marvel-related, like they’ve never watched an...

For maximum immersion whilst reading this blog, do yourself a favour and hit play on this playlist. You’re welcome in advance. I...

Halloween is a pretty fun time of the year to work in hospitality, right?In your adult life, there’s not many other industries that...

I make it a point to work on my birthday every year. Don’t ask me why, but every time there’s an option to take the day off, I...

Is there anything more necessarily evil than the press?Without them, we’d be stuck in a cultural dark age, never knowing what was...

There’s not many industries where your work life coincides with your home life more than hospitality.On shift, you spend hours upon...

There’s a wonderful thing that happens when you open a business. A feeling of unbridled hope and immortality takes hold and you feel...

Here at Lightspeed, we’re all about the industry. We love everything hospitality brings to the table. We know and celebrate the diverse...

There are as many baristas out there as there are coffee shops. That’s to say, there’s a lot. But what is a barista? Before hiring...

Managing rising food costs and finding new ways to optimize operations and increase margins are obstacles all restaurants face. A notorious...

For the last year of owning my cafe I was a one-man show (mostly). I’m not saying this in an attempt to toot my own horn, because...

Almost every business needs financing at some point.But banks and other lenders aren’t always an option for some small businesses...

Beers is one of the world’s most popular beverages. While it’s a staple of any drinks menu, you may be wondering how you can take...

We’ve all been there (probably). The doors are about to open, but you’re a man down. In the frantic atmosphere of the setup, the...

Opening a restaurant is no easy feat. It takes confidence, conviction and a whole lot of patience. When done right, however, it can...

Before opening a bar, make sure you have people to keep it going. That should at least include bar staff—but consider other hospitality...