"I want it to be different, I want it to be better, and I want it now!"

Right now there appears to be a confusing cocktail of consumer demands stirring up the sector. Customers are looking for higher quality, healthier food but at competitive prices. Some want ‘convenience meals’, others want an 'entertainment experience'. Some are now demanding both! ‘Fast casual’ has become the latest trend to appear across this ever-changing sector.

Added to this is a mixture of challenging external factors - general economic slowdown, increasing premises and wage bills.

There are plenty of business opportunities within the hospitality sector, but you could be forgiven for believing that many are pegged by the growing number of internal and external pressures.

The good news is we can help you realise the opportunities and minimise those pressures – just as we have helped numerous clients to do so during our long established history as a leading adviser in this sector. We have advised clients as diverse as international brands and national chains, to owner managed businesses and outlets looking to expand and/or diversify. Our expertise will assist whether you are the individual restaurateur, the group operator, the restaurant franchiser or franchisee.

Please contact us to find out how we can assist you with some or all of the following:

• TRONCS, minimum wage legislation
• Implementation of the Employment Act 2002
• Payroll management systems
• Tax efficient employee incentive plans
• Property issues and the associated stamp duty and capital allowances
• Internet presence
• Supply Chain Management
• Management reporting
• IT systems issues, including Chip & PIN
• Business acquisitions
• Raising finance for business expansion – public and private, equity and debt
• Franchise advice
• Business restructuring strategies