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Practical advice for your business's profitability: food cost, margins, accounts and VAT, reviews.
- July 17, 2026
How to fight supplier price increases
Supplier price increases erode your margin in silence. How to spot them, monitor prices, renegotiate, switch suppliers and reprice before they bite.
- July 17, 2026
How to reply to a negative Google review
A bad review does less damage than the wrong reply. The right structure, the 4 mistakes to avoid and 3 ready-made examples to adapt.
- July 17, 2026
How much does it cost to open a bar (without loss)
Startup costs, monthly fixed costs and break-even for a bar. Why margins matter more than revenue, and how to keep them under control from day one.
- July 17, 2026
Which dishes actually make you money
The best-selling dish isn't always the most profitable. Learn how to find the dishes that make you money and what to do with the ones losing it.
- July 17, 2026
VAT for small businesses: the simple guide
How to handle VAT for a small business without stress: what it is, how to keep income and costs in order and reach your accountant with numbers ready.
- July 17, 2026
How to calculate food cost (with examples)
What food cost is, the formula, a worked example and which percentage is healthy. Learn to calculate it and bring it down without cutting quality.
- July 17, 2026
How to read a supplier invoice without losing margin
How to read a supplier invoice line by line: quantity, pack format, net vs gross, VAT and how to work out the real unit cost of every product.