Bloggle + Resources

Sheffield-based hospitality technology company Airship has won three awards at the UK Developer Awards 2021 - including the prestigious Dev Team of the Year accolade.

With the world of corporate work, and life as we know it permanently transformed, what can the hospitality industry do to get in front of a B2B audience?

With Mother’s Day just round the corner, you might have noticed an influx of emails from brands asking if you’re happy to receive content around the important day, or if you’d like to opt-out of such emails.

This week's 10-minute Fireside Chat (minus the fire) sees Bums on Seats' ever-spirited CEO Amber Staynings chat with Dan Brookman about the most pertinent actions that operators should be taking right now, from a sales perspective, to drive the most revenue when the sector reopens.

Ever wondered how sales translate into profits for a hospitality business? Using a typical bill of a pint of beer and a burger as a starting point, this training session will breakdown the common associated costs right down to profits.

This masterclass presentation, Simon Browning, director of Fudami, chats about how businesses can drive commercial success via on-demand delivery and improving KPIs.

It took just 10 minutes for popular independent burger restaurant, Fat Hippo, to sell-out their new DIY at-home burger kits and generate £8,000 of revenue after launching on social media.

Almost 1-in-5 consumers would like the option to 'opt-out' of Mother's Day communications from hospitality operators and brands, according to a new consumer poll.

This week's 10-minute Fireside Chat (minus the fire) sees Daylesford Organic's Sustainability Lead, Will Dennis, chat with Andrew Whiteley about how operators can consider their environmental footprint and minimise their impact on the planet, from addressing issues like shortening supply chains to food wastage and recycling.

Let ResDiary teach you how to use a combination of booking channels, table management, payments, pre-orders, and data to ensure every booking delivers when we come out of lockdown.

Ever wandered into a bar and panic ordered a diet coke out of lack of choice or inspiration? More and more, we are hearing consumers commenting on the lack of alcohol-free alternatives available in pubs which leave them feeling uninspired and excluded from social occasions.

This week's 10-minute Fireside Chat (minus the fire) sees Head Hawk and all-round data guru Victoria Searl, founder of DataHawks, chat with Dan Brookman about how data and tech has been at the forefront of everything in hospitality over the last year and how operators can harness this to take back control of their business.

Hospitality operators were feeling the love on Valentine’s Day with cook-at-home meal kits selling out weeks in advance. For the hard-hit industry, Mother’s Day is the next big opportunity to generate additional sales, with consumers looking to spend more and treat their mums for the second Mothers Day in lockdown. Stuck for inspiration for what your venue might be able to do? Team Toggle has put together some ideas that we’d love to treat our mums to for the special day.

Our Togglers have done a wonderful job at creating unique and exciting Valentine’s Day gifts this year! From using Toggle promotions to give a little extra love, to packaging up their products in a box, for guests to enjoy at home!If you’re still to organise a present for your special someone (or yourself), don’t worry, our Cupids have got you covered. Here’s a few of our favourite gifting ideas for Valentine’s Day 2021...

“Look after your staff first and the rest will follow” is a mantra of business but, with 83% of leaders in the hospitality sector having furloughed staff, ensuring that workforces continue to be engaged and motivated is just one of many hurdles that operators have encountered over the last year.

This week's 10-minute Fireside Chat (minus the fire) sees the Mary Poppins of finance for the hospitality world Alison Wong, founder of White Doe, chat with Dan Brookman about the key things operators need to think about (and action now!) to ensure the strongest return when lockdown is lifted.