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How can technology help you streamline your operations and run your business more efficiently? What should you consider before investing in new technology? And how can tech help you to adhere to social distancing guidelines without losing the personal touch? Professor Peter Jones of the eHotelier Academy and Bryan Davern of the Press Up Hospitality Group, answer all these questions and more when they share their insights with host Ruth Hegarty in the seventh and final episode of the Ins...
6 Apr 2021
Inside Food: Episode 6 – Data and Customer Analysis
Data – how to gather it, how to interpret it, and how to use it to inform your business strategy – is the hot topic in the penultimate episode of Inside Food. Host Ruth Hegarty makes sense of the numbers with Karl Purdy of Coffeeangel in Dublin and Louise Palmer-Masterton of Stem & Glory in Cambridge and London. Resources: You can find a range of tools to help you analyse your data in Fáilte Ireland’s new Breakfast Innovation Toolkit. A full transcript of this discus...
30 Mar 2021
Inside Food: Episode 5 – Driving sales & service innovations
In episode 5 of Inside Food, host Ruth Hegarty is joined by Phillip O’Neill of Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport and Cariona Neary of Neary Marketing to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted operations and investigate how businesses can upskill staff and increase sales in an era of social distancing. Resources: You can find a range of tools to help you streamline operations and train staff in Fáilte Ireland’s new Breakfast Innovation Toolkit. The Service to Sales programme wi...
An estimated 150,000 tonnes of food is wasted in the Irish food service sector every year while globally approximately one-third of all food produced goes to waste.* Not only is this hugely damaging to the environment, it also has a very real impact on businesses’ profitability. In the fourth episode of Inside Food chefs Niall Hill and Maurice McGeehan chat to host Ruth Hegarty about food waste in all its forms and discuss how to not only reduce it, but to avoid it entirely. ...
16 Mar 2021
Inside Food: Episode 3 - A fresh look at food costs
With food costs accounting for up to a third of the cost of sales, it is crucial that businesses understand the fundamentals of food cost management. Chefs Niall Hill and Mark Anderson join host Ruth Hegarty for this fast-paced discussion on controlling food costs and share their advice on: Smart purchasing Menu development and innovation Margin erosion Yield analysis Resources: You will find practical tools to help you control your food costs in F...
9 Mar 2021
Inside Food: Episode 2 - Innovating menu engineering for profit
Inside Food host Ruth Hegarty delves into the science of menu engineering in this fascinating discussion with chef Niall Hill and Managing Director of The Twelve Hotel, Fergus O’Halloran. Listen now to learn how to design your menus to increase sales of high-margin dishes and in turn boost profits. Niall and Fergus share their insights on: The science of menu engineering The importance of menu design Cross-functional dishes to increase efficiencies Developing outdoo...
2 Mar 2021
Inside Food: Episode 1 - Consumer trends shaping eating out
The first episode in Fáilte Ireland’s seven-part Inside Food series charts how changing consumer behaviours will shape the future of eating out when businesses re-open. Host Ruth Hegarty is joined by Fáilte Ireland’s Amanda Horan; hospitality consultant Joe Quinn; and chef Niall Hill for a wide-ranging discussion on emerging trends in food. Listen now to learn how breakfast is changing, outdoor dining is evolving and food-to-go is here to stay. You will find the practical tools me...
15 Feb 2021
Get Ready for Inside Tourism Business
Get ready for Inside Tourism Business, the new podcast from Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority. Launching this spring, Fáilte Ireland’s Inside Tourism Business is the definitive podcast for tourism operators. Bringing you expert advice, insights and practical tools, the podcast will help you navigate the challenges your business is facing, drive efficiency, and maximise revenue. Series one of Fáilte Ireland’s new podcast looks Inside Food, examining trends and tackling...
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