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I thought we’d take a look at a business story that’s been bubbling away in the Stroud Valleys for a while now, a business that today (Friday 8 November) expands into Cirencester. That story leads the edition linked below that and emailed out to subscribers to The Raikes Journal yesterday. I thought it deserved a closer look, not least because Raikes has history with the organisation in question. It was one of the first big features we wrote when it emerged - more as a movement than a business - back in the Covid-19 pandemic, during Raikes’ first iteration. What fascinates me is that here is a business that really shouldn’t work at all, but is thriving, charting its own course across the unforgiving hospitality sector, that has an incredible following, pays the living wage and above, doesn’t even charge set prices, gives its produce away for free or below cost at times, and faced down eviction for the second time in the last three years just this summer. Yet here it is opening its second restaurant-come-café in Cirencester. By the power of some kind of counterintuitive alchemy it creates jobs and is inexplicably winning by investing in ‘building community around good food’. That business is many people's food hero, The Long Table. As regular visitors to Raikes will know we paywall some of the main stories to give back to those members who support us by paying for their subscriptions to make what we do possible - and that allow us to give some of what we do away for free so everyone can enjoy it. A little bit like The Long Table, I guess. We’re a community interest company too. All the main reads on The Raikes Journal are unique. You won’t get them anywhere else. We’re not an aggregator site, a portal for press releases or advertorials and we don’t rush to post stuff before anyone else does. We care about journalism. We care about giving you some quality and we care about community and about Gloucestershire. As we said, a bit like The Long Table. NB: We believe we now publish the best-read newsletter of its kind for Gloucestershire, pound for pound. I hope you enjoy the read. Stroud & District Chamber of Trade & Commerce | Stroud District Council | Invest in Gloucestershire | Cirencester Chamber of Commerce | Cirencester Town Council | Tom Herbert | William North | #food | #restaurants | #hospitality | Cotswold District Council | Stroud Brewery - a certified B Corporation

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As we enter the last quarter of the year, it is important to continue and implement strategies that increase your profit margins. Here are some ways your restaurant can finish strong. https://lnkd.in/gUHWGAHt

As we enter the last quarter of the year, it is important to continue and implement strategies that increase your profit margins. Here are some ways your restaurant can finish strong. https://lnkd.in/gJeDPFNX

BrewDog started 2024 with record sales. 𝐈𝐟 𝐈 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 James Watt 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 3 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈’𝐝 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 10𝐗 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 🚀   1/ 𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐫, 𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬. NOW is the perfect time to go on a shopping spree. With once-in-an-economic-cycle deals that many of us have never seen in our post-Lehman Bros careers. This big step growth would help Brewdog crank up a gear, for David to finally become Goliath. Who would I buy? Well, we know my view on Pimm’s…   2/ 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐦. Beer to cider to spirits wasn’t too bad was it? With Brewdog already going from gin to tequila to whisky. Let’s pour fuel on the marketing machine and turbocharge NPD into mixers, wine, natural energy, CBD, prebiotics, kombucha, hard kombucha… Call it 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘥𝘰𝘨 𝘝𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, an in-house brand accelerator, and make it separate from core business.   3/ 𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐩𝐮𝐛 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲. Let’s put the roll out of Brewdog bars on warp speed and buy pubs in blocks of 50 or 100+. We know the bars work and we love the full margin from brewery to drinker. We’ve got a full stable of our own beer, spirits and now wine and mixers too so we can go full Sam Smiths on our new estate (the shrewd Tadcaster Brewery that infamously does own-label products, not the singer).   This isn’t a one-size-fits-all blue-neon-light Brewdog boozer, we need separate concepts for our new countryside inns / city bars / family friendly eateries. We want to own managed pubs, but if we have tenants in place let’s be the best landlord in the country - charge decent rents and markup tied products at decent prices. Make everyone want to run a Brewdog Pub.   𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚?   𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞 1 & 3 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐩 𝐮𝐩 𝐚 𝐔𝐊 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 or two or three. Around 30 multi-generational business that between them have 500+ brands and 4,200 pubs across the country. Sweet talk the new punk generation into handing over the keys and we’re off to the races.   What would you do? Continue to grow organically? Or cash in some equity for punks to start a strategic spending spree?

We thought we’d take a look at a business story that’s been bubbling away in the Stroud Valleys for a while now, a business that today (Friday 8 November) expands into Cirencester. That story leads the edition linked below that and emailed out to subscribers to The Raikes Journal yesterday. We thought it deserved a closer look, not least because Raikes has history with the organisation in question. It was one of the first big features we wrote when it emerged - more as a movement than a business - back in the Covid-19 pandemic, during Raikes’ first iteration. What fascinates us is that here is a business that really shouldn’t work at all, but is thriving, charting its own course across the unforgiving hospitality sector, that has an incredible following, pays the living wage and above, doesn’t even charge set prices, gives its produce away for free or below cost at times, and faced down eviction for the second time in the last three years just this summer. Yet here it is opening its second restaurant-come-café in Cirencester. By the power of some kind of counterintuitive alchemy it creates jobs and is inexplicably winning by investing in ‘building community around good food’. That business is many people's food hero, The Long Table. As regular visitors to Raikes will know we paywall some of the main stories to give back to those members who support us by paying for their subscriptions to make what we do possible - and that allow us to give some of what we do away for free so everyone can enjoy it. A little bit like The Long Table, I guess. We’re a community interest company too. All the main reads on The Raikes Journal are unique. You won’t get them anywhere else. We’re not an aggregator site, a portal for press releases or advertorials and we don’t rush to post stuff before anyone else does. We care about journalism. We care about giving you some quality and we care about community and about Gloucestershire. As we said, a bit like The Long Table. NB: We believe we now publish the best-read newsletter of its kind for Gloucestershire, pound for pound. We hope you enjoy the read.

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Bit of a different post this morning. I spotted this post on my local facebook group. Ever watched the Bake Off? If you have, you might recognize Johnny Shepherd, a talented contestant from 2011. His passion for baking runs deep, and he's now carrying on his family's tradition through his business, The Pudding Stop, conveniently located right near me in St Albans. In today's world, we're no strangers to the phrase "cost of living crisis." It's a constant buzz, but behind those words are real people and real businesses feeling the impact. Take, for example, the recent 50% spike in cocoa prices or the local baker grappling with wholesale egg costs soaring fourfold from last year. It's these local heroes, like Johnny and others, who keep our high streets vibrant and unique. So, as you savour this long weekend and perhaps walk off some Easter indulgences, consider popping into a local café or bakery. Your support could make all the difference in ensuring these delightful businesses continue to thrive. Let's keep our high streets buzzing with life and flavour! 🥐☕ #SupportLocal #SmallBusinessLove Eek…we’re struggling a bit. Ever since covid really, like others in hospitality. It’s all taken its toll. We love a massive rise on our bakes. But not on our costs. MASSIVE interest rates MASSIVE energy bills MASSIVE inflation So, we might need to make some massive changes But before we are forced to make massive changes There’ll be a few smaller ones Like from Monday (after Mother’s Day) there will be a few less staff in our shops each day (Please be patient with them) You’ll see a few less items on our menu (Don’t worry blondies are staying) But cherry pie won’t be, nor will granola. Gutted. Everything we do from next week will be focused on our best sellers, the products that bring in the big bucks. Because we need those big bucks more than ever. The products that hopefully will help us through this tricky patch, and beyond! So that everyone in St Albans and Harpenden, Radlett and Redbourn (the greatest village in the world) Doesn’t have a MASSIVE downer because The Pudding Stop no longer exists. You literally won’t be able to buy a salted caramel & peanut butter brownie anywhere. I’d missed the custard tart the most. Actually, the caramel slice. Or the Bakewell Tart. And the coffee. Thank you, Climpson & Sons for the coffee. We’ve been doing this for too long to stop now! This is just the beginning! (Has it really been 14 years?!) So please keep supporting us and our lovely team. The bakers, the shop teams, the delivery drivers. PENELOPE! Everyone has a story, everyone has been with us for years, and for some it’s the only job they’ve ever known. It’s not their fault, it’s not anyone’s fault really. It’s just life. Johnny (Founder of The Pudding Stop) p.s. if you already have the big bucks and think you can help us, please let us know before it’s too late.

https://lnkd.in/g2ncbMWg The #restaurant company put a plan in place last year to ‘nourish’ its late-night business as more competitors jumped into the space. In mid-to-late 2023, more chains started reporting a post-COVID recovery of their late-night business, and data supported that trend, showing a 7.5% traffic increase in the daypart year-over-year. More competition at late night mobilized White Castle to defend what the company believes is its territory. Now, 70% of White Castle’s 340-plus restaurants are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, while 85% are open 24 hours on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Richardson wouldn’t disclose the sales mix for White Castle’s late-night daypart, or how it compares to others, but he said it has become a bigger contributor to overall sales increases and positive growth throughout the past few years. For context, White Castle finished 2023 with about $683.9 million in sales, compared to $579.8 million in 2019, according to Technomic data. With that momentum, the company put a strategy in place last year to “nourish” the late-night business, including more investments in labor, technology tools, and marketing. Richardson added that White Castle has made a bigger effort to establish stronger partnerships with its delivery partners and has “leaned into the delivery scenario” to ensure the company is top of mind for consumers making purchasing decisions when the sun goes down. Speaking of top of mind, White Castle is also pouring more investments into #marketing channels that cater to the late-night crowd. Last fall, the chain launched “Night Castle” merchandise in partnership with rapper Fat Joe. “That content creation is part of a whole dedicated late-night message that may not ring as true for our competition because of our history and scrappiness [during the daypart],” Richardson said. Unsurprisingly, White Castle’s objective with its beefed-up late-night investments is to drive sales and transactions. Richardson said that is more critical now as the category becomes more competitive. “With genuine respect to our competitors, we want to own the night,” he said. From here, the company’s path forward is to continue making investments to ensure customers know most of the system is open 24/7. “What we’ve learned after being around 103 years is we end every idea with an ellipsis. The environment and context will change, but this is part of who we are; it’s our identity,” Richardson said. “We can’t ever 100% predict the future, but our late-night trend is positive, and it feels to us like we made the right investments.” #radio #radioworks #advertising #radioadvertising