The Nitty Gritty

What we do

Where is the pressure showing?

One persistent problem. A business that needs a reset. Or a new venue that needs to become real. We start with what is actually happening.

Start here

Hospitality Health Check

A clear, practical look at people, numbers, systems and the opportunities sitting between them.

  • Understand what is working
  • Find the pressure points
  • Agree the priorities
  • Leave with a usable action plan
Discuss a health check

People

People, performance & leadership

  • Recruitment planning and advertising
  • Interview and selection processes
  • Induction and onboarding
  • Training programmes
  • Manager development
  • Performance improvement plans
  • Discipline and grievance processes
  • Team structure and accountability

Numbers

Financial performance

  • Clear financial reporting
  • Labour planning and productivity
  • Stock control and margin
  • Menu performance
  • Supplier negotiation
  • Cost control
  • Commercial reviews
  • Planning for profit and growth

Systems

Operations that work under pressure

  • Opening and closing routines
  • Service standards
  • Communication rhythms
  • Compliance processes
  • Management routines
  • Third-party systems
  • Documentation and training
  • Ways of working teams will use
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Marketing

A clear reason to choose you.

  • Understanding your customers
  • Marketing plans and priorities
  • Customer experience and loyalty
  • Campaign and event planning
  • Launch planning
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Branding

Brand and proposition.

  • Brand positioning and proposition
  • Brand implementation
  • Concept development
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Projects

Concepts, builds & openings

  • Concept development
  • Brand and proposition
  • Design and layout planning
  • Build project management
  • Food and drink menu development
  • Recruitment and opening training
  • Supplier coordination
  • Opening readiness and launch
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Maintenance

Maintenance without mayhem

  • Trusted contractor network
  • Planned maintenance
  • Reactive issue coordination
  • Quote and cost review
  • Supplier relationships
  • Prioritisation and scheduling
  • Compliance coordination
  • One clear operational view
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Planning

What comes next?

  • Business planning
  • Growth priorities
  • Lease and supplier negotiation support
  • New site planning
  • Brand positioning
  • Operational scalability
  • Leadership capacity
  • Practical implementation plans

Built around the brief

One issue.
Or the whole operation.

The work can be a focused review, an ongoing operating partnership or a complete route from initial idea to opening day.

Running a business?

Start with a health check, a clear pressure point or the area that keeps pulling you back into the detail.

Building something new?

Bring the concept, project, people, commercial plan and opening programme together from the beginning.

Not sure where to start?

Let’s work it out together.

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