We bring our extensive industry experience to the hum-drum of finance, HR, operations, marketing and compliance so that you can focus on delivering the fun to your customers. By seamlessly taking on the work in your business, we free you up to work on your business and bring your vision to life.
Work with us
You’re operating in a high-paced world, we’ll deliver quick-thinking advice and fast-acting solutions to keep you moving.
Our experience and broad industry view means we know what works and where others fell short. We’ll bring those lessons to you, so you don’t have to learn them first-hand.
Get under the skin of what’s happening in your business, with easy to understand and tangible reporting that powers better business decisions.
If it’s not going to save or make you money, we’re not interested. All of our advice is ruthlessly filtered through the lens of profitability to guarantee it will drive the bottom line.
Whether it’s the ever-changing world of food and safety regulations or the shifting sands of social media success, we keep on top of it all, so you don’t have to.
We’ll slot seamlessly into your team, delivering actionable guidance to support their efforts or rolling up our own sleeves – whatever gets the job done!
Industry news, resources and tips from the team at IHS.
Latest news and resources
For hospitality businesses, effective stock management is not just a routine task, it is the backbone of profitability and efficiency. However, many business owners and managers aren’t clear on the distinction between stock taking and stock counting, often assuming they are the same thing. While both involve tracking inventory, they serve very different purposes and yield different insights that can dramatically impact business success.
Find out more
There is a wonderful – and almost certainly apocryphal – story about the Queen that suggested she thought that all buildings smelt of fresh paint. The theory went that anywhere HRH was planning to go was given a brush-up, spring clean and a lick of paint. Effectively, her Majesty never saw places for real. The same can occur in venues when senior management are visiting. One way to genuinely discover how well a site is performing is to get someone to go undercover with a mystery visit.
Find out more
The next step is to gain a better understanding of how to positively impact the average SpH in a venue.
A good starting point is to look at the venues in the previous parts. However, there’s a range, depending on the type of centre and how it’s operated. For example, we would anticipate a well operated Boutique style centre in the same location to return a SpH figure of more like £7.00. Equally, a poorly operated FEC style centre in a similar location can quite easily slip to F&B SpH returns of around £2.00.
Find out more
