Administration

CYBERWAR IS ON. ARE YOU PREPARED?

Posted on December 9th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A war in the cyberworld continues to escalate, and pubs are being targeted for their online and social media presence and unsophisticated understanding of the threats. Many venues put a lot of time and energy into their Instagram and Facebook

FOOD PRICE INFLATION HITS RECORD HIGHS IN THE UK

Posted on October 10th, 2022 by Jane Louise
The UK has experienced a record high in food and drink price inflation in hospitality, hitting 15 per cent for the first time in the 30 years of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index (CGA PFPI). Similarly in Australia, fruit

ENDEAVOUR POSTS REBOUND FIRST YEAR FINANCIALS

Posted on August 26th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Australia’s largest publican, Endeavour Group, has announced strong results for its first year as a stand-alone entity. Listing on the ASX mid-2021 (ASX:EDG), the former Woolworths Group subsidiary counts around 340 hotels and clubs across the country, and major retail

BENCHMARK DATA: BEER AND SCHNITTY

Posted on May 3rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Data from hundreds of pubs offers insights on the prices being charged and paid on a range of classic pub items. Advanced at-table and mobile ordering platform me&u is used at over 500 pubs in Australia, including those of Merivale,

PUBS STRUGGLING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF INSURANCE

Posted on April 26th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The industry landscape in 2021 is finding more pubs around the country dealing with ballooning insurance premiums, or worse, as insurers take a hard line on old venues.  Post-COVID finds some pubs facing price hikes of more than 100 per

CONSUMER DATA SPEAKS TO INDUSTRY UPSET

Posted on March 29th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Data from hundreds of pubs around the country is showing some key trends, most notably around the migration of patrons to suburban and regional pubs. One year on from the onset of the pandemic, some longer-term trends are taking shape

NEW GRANTS PROGRAM FOR HOTELS – OPEN NOW

Posted on February 24th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Applications open today for a new grants program by the Federal Government for hotels to improve the energy efficiency of venues. The Hotel Energy Uplift Program can provide grants of $10-25,000 to small and medium hotels and motels (with up

BEWARE THE ZOMBIE PUB

Posted on February 15th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Article supplied by Ryan Bradbury, manager at specialist accountants Nicols & Brien. It’s likely you will have seen headlines screaming about “Zombie businesses facing the cliff” once the government’s COVID-19 funding packages come to a close in March. While there may

NEW CEO FOR SOLOTEL

Posted on February 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Next generation hotelier Elliot Solomon will soon take over from Justine Baker as the new CEO of the Solotel Group. Calling time at Bruce Solomon’s hospitality empire, Baker has announced a decision to step down as CEO in order to