Operations

Operational excellence guides, efficiency strategies, and management systems for hospitality businesses.

3 steps to calculate labour turnover in hospitality and retail.

Work out and labour turnover rate and understand how to lower it.

Bar closing checklist guide: Nail a proper shutdown.

Tips to create a useful bar closing checklist you can use every day at closedown.

Benefits of high-quality sound systems for your restaurant.

Spending money on high quality sound systems might seem like a luxury, but here's how it will help you thrive.

Calculating restaurant prime costs: A key lever to maximise profits.

A restaurants prime costs is one of the most useful indicators of financial health.

Dialling in espresso guide and free template.

A guide to dialling in espresso and a template which you can everyday in the free Pilla app.

Halloween pub ideas to boost footfall.

Discover creative Halloween pub ideas to boost footfall and revenue. From themed decorations to spooky cocktails, create memorable experiences that drive business.

How to create a Kitchen Cleaning Schedule

Build a kitchen cleaning checklist with our templates and guide.

How to Create a Restaurant Cleaning Schedule

Use these restaurant cleaning checklists to make your front of house sparkle.

How to Create Restaurant Opening and Closing Checklists

Create effective restaurant opening and closing checklists ensuring hygiene, safety, and operational readiness. Build consistent daily routines for front-of-house excellence.

How to manage a restaurant team like a seasoned pro.

Master restaurant management with proven strategies for team leadership, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence. Build successful hospitality operations effectively.

How to organise a bar cleaning schedule.

Create a bar cleaning checklist so your team know what to clean and when.

How to Write a Kitchen a Opening and Closing Checklist

Make sure your kitchen starts and ends the day properly with a kitchen opening and checklist that is unique to your sites.

Menu engineering: How to build a more profitable menu.

Maximise restaurant profits with menu engineering. Learn strategies to optimise menu items, boost sales, and enhance customer satisfaction.

Menu pricing based on food cost percentage and margin.

Use your ideal food cost percentage and gross profit to decide on your menu pricing strategy.

Restaurant awards (UK) to boost your profile. 

Consider these restaurants awards in the UK as goals and and top accolades.

Restaurant KPIs you need to know

Choose the right restaurant KPIs to measure your success.

Restaurant name ideas with examples.

Use this guide to come up with restaurant name ideas.

Restaurant weekly manager meeting template and guidance.

Use this restaurant management meeting template to supercharge productivity.

Review sites for restaurants: Which is best?

These restaurant review sites are worth hospitality operators using.

Sales per labour hour vs covers per labour hour.

Working out sales per labour hour will help you schedule shifts better and make more profit.

Social media marketing for restaurants: What I learned from experts and Pilla users.

Social media marketing for restaurants can be really useful, here's the tips I've picked up which can help you.