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Graeme Alexander is a Senior Content Specialist at Lightspeed. He has over 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry, including front of house, back of house, management, and ownership. He writes about his time spent on the front line.
Let me begin by saying that I have always been fond of meat.This could be lazily linked to our primal instincts harking back to our...
Good morning/afternoon/evening/dead of night/none of the above (delete as applicable).It’s still December, and as people like to...
Today, I’m going to take you on a journey.And like most journeys, there will be ups, and there will be downs.There will be laughter,...
Ah, the holiday period. Such an unpredictable, mixed bag of a season, but one with the potential to make or break your bank balance.And...
It’s December already.And whilst I could pretend to be shocked (December? Already? Where did that come from? Etc.), that would be...
Customers: can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em, right?Never before has a cliche rang so long, and so true to me.On...
When a business starts out, there are lists-upon-lists of tasks flying around, each one vying for your attention. And some of these...
Back in December 2019, Matt Bettesworth & Monique Hope opened the doors to their now-iconic Camp Grounds cafe in Tamworth, NSW. Their...
There comes a time in every cafe owner’s life when they take a beat and take stock of all that they have achieved. Everything is...
The first menu I ever wrote was the best menu that ever existed.And it makes sense, after all, I’d had a lifetime to hone it. Every...
“Hey, do you know anyone looking for work?”That’s my version of a job ad. And look, you might not like it, and you might think...
October is mental health month, and that means it’s time to check in, not just with your mates, but with yourself. And whilst we...
“Graeme? Yeah, he’s really good with money.”That’s literally the first time that sentence has ever been said. I am, in fact,...
I started out with some pretty grand ideas.My place was going to be the next big thing in cafes, the benchmark for how a hospo business...
Let’s talk about storage. I know, sexy content, right?But seriously, when I was planning my cafe, I had every single part of my storage...
The time is finally here and things are beginning to open up again in some states. And after the longest continuous lockdown in Australia...
As covid restrictions ease, Australians are excited to get back out there, and fill every table for breakfast, brunch, lunch, breakfast...
There’s this thing that people tell you when you start your own business. They tell you to say goodbye to your social life. That...
The first person I ever had to fire was a friend of mine. I’d gotten them the job in the first place, and they were really good at...
In July of this year, temperatures in Brazil fell below 0℃ around some of the major coffee growing areas such as Minas Gerais, and...
Have you ever had a recipe that was so ingrained in your restaurant, that you could make it in your sleep? You know the type, it’s...
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