I returned to Manchester House on Friday with a few friends. It had been booked months ago, long before I was invited to the preview, but problems with the building work had postponed the opening. We went to Artisan next door for a cocktail … Read More
Intuitive touchscreen EPOS technology MAX POS is now available to GS Systems clients on a mini iPad. Clients can access the extensive functionality of the touchscreen solution using a mini-iPad as an alternative to traditional bespoke standalone and mobile EPOS … Read More
A simple team building exercise devised by Rachel and Richard – take a drive to Delamere Forest, pitch a few tents, cook food, ride two wheelers, climb a few trees and complete a ‘pub’ quiz. What could go wrong? Well, … Read More
I’m always having ‘idiotic eureka moments’, (as comedian Frank Skinner describes them). These are times when there’s something so glaringly obvious but you just didn’t get it. For instance, Jean-Claude Van Damme is nicknamed ‘The Muscles from Brussels’. I just … Read More
I always said that if someone opened up a Venetian style ‘tapas’ bar in Manchester I thought that it’d do very well. Somewhere like Polpo or Bocca di Lupo in London. We have San Carlo Cicchetti of course, which we’ve … Read More
The results of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers’ 7th Benchmarking Survey show evidence of market stabilisation and a return to positive growth – investment in property and people is up for the second year in a row and the … Read More
The 7th Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) benchmarking survey paints an optimistic picture for the hospitality sector. Launched this month (August), our industry’s most authoritative survey reveals the UK’s pubs and bars have re-established a firm platform to deliver … Read More
A recent survey featured in Propel’s excellent Morning Briefing revealed startling figures about the amount of time food and beverage managers spend on administration. Over half spent an hour a day on admin with one in four complaining paperwork took … Read More
Tipping is in the news after a Japanese restaurant in New York announced it had banned gratuities in line with the custom in Japan, stating unequivocally that Sushi Yasuda’s staff are fully compensated by their salary and tips are not … Read More
The team at GS is really busy at the moment helping our client Living Ventures prepare for a raft of exciting new concept launches in Manchester’s upmarket Spinningfield quarter. Artisan, Long Bar and Grand Pacific are three hugely anticipated openings … Read More