Management & Operations

If you’re new to the coffee world, knowing where to start when it comes to sourcing the best coffee for your cafe can be daunting....

The right restaurant manager helps set the tone for the entire operation. A manager who leads by positive example and understands the...

Shoplifting, theft and fraud are a big problem for retailers. To give you some perspective, it is estimated that shoplifting costs...

Improving restaurant efficiency relies on excellent communication between your cooks, food preparation staff and servers. When communication...

When it comes to communication strategies for hospitality businesses one of the biggest mistakes you can make is not investing enough...

Coworking spaces (also referred to as shared workspaces) are popping up in cities and towns all over the world. These flexible offices...

When it comes to restaurant seating, orchestrating that delicate balance between reservations and walk-ins (and everything in between)...

Meet Tanda This nifty piece of rostering software makes rostering and managing your team easy. It’s the number one platform worldwide,...

According to a study conducted by Ohio State University, 60% of restaurants fail within the first year of opening, and 80% don’t...

If you own a cafe, you’ll know margins are tight. On top of food costs, there are wages to pay, rent and compliance expenses, and...

Why buy restaurant equipment at auction? Bang for your buck Ok, so this one’s pretty obvious, but it’s a no brainer that buying...

How does the food served by restaurants affect our planet? While the restaurant industry focuses on making memorable experiences for...

Meet the experts Ash Davis, Copper Pot and Messer Chef Ash Davis has been knocking around in the hospo scene for a long time, in Europe...

When it comes to hospitality recruitment, you know as well as we do: it’s hard to hang on to good people. The industry has a 73%...

Aboriginal people have been surviving and thriving in Australia for at least 60,000 years – in fact, they have the oldest continuous...

Airbnb started it all, but others have taken up the mantel – home sharing really is the new black. It’s been over ten years since...

Why use a work scheduling platform? As most business owners know, your employees are your greatest asset and should be treated as such....

We’re big proponents of minimising waste here at Lightspeed. In fact, our wastage feature helps thousands of businesses worldwide...

Golf, a sport rich in tradition, is changing. While about 20 die-hard million golfers represent roughly 95% of all rounds played at...

01/24/2019: This article has been updated with financial information from Super Bowl LII.   Last year’s Super Bowl drew in over...

When you factor in advertising, interviewing, screening, finding and hiring the right employee can cost business’ a lot of money....