When the recession started battering Neil Battye’s building business, he decided the time had come to start battering fish instead – particularly as his wife Jo and their respective families had past experience in running fish and chip shops and catering establishments across the country. There’s a secret family recipe for their batter as well, … Read more
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We don’t know what Derren Richardson puts on his passport as his profession. Chippie, or chippy owner? He used to work in a fish and chip shop, then became a joiner, and now he’s returned to the business he swore he’d left for good. But this time it’s his own business, and he’s set it … Read more
When you’re a well-established events catering company, you have to keep your standards high. If you’re based in London amidst the stiffest competition around, you have to be better than the rest. And if you have a client portfolio that includes the BBC, Cath Kidston, Innocent Smoothies, Liberty and Universal Studios you have to be … Read more
There’s a problem with creatives in the ad agency world. They spend so much time generally being creative and excelling in their art, they can easily forget they have a business to run. They concentrate so much on keeping their clients happy and successful that they forget how to maintain their own profitability. Salvation has … Read more
Yes, the secret’s out. Were going soft in our old age. We’re sinking in softness. We have a distinct soft spot for childrens’ needs, and we’re a bit soft in the head when it comes to software. But no one can accuse us of being a soft touch when it comes to getting the best … Read more
We were taken to the cleaners recently. Mr Vanish Patel wanted to show us all the potential that he had identified with his business, so he took us to his premises on Tower Bridge Road in South London for us to gain an insight into his dry cleaning facilities. But, we had to come clean. … Read more
It sounds delightful, doesn’t it? The Belgian Arms. A ‘great Britsh pub’ situated in the pretty village of Holyport, Maidenhead, set back from the green, overlooking the pond. And they offer really tasty British food that’s beautifully cooked, a great selection of wines and a really good pint. Now Dominic Chapman has added another USP … Read more
With commercial mortgages still very difficult to successfully obtain, Johnson Reed is establishing its reputation in the market for providing invaluable assistance to small and medium businesses that are struggling through this seemingly never ending recession. Proving slow to take off, the newly introduced government scheme aims to encourage the UK’s biggest lenders to stimulate … Read more
Steve and Litsa Kyriacou have shown that, even after taking a few years out, the knowhow for running a successful fish and chip shop business never disappears. They proved this when they identified a chippy called Deep Blue at Bradley Stoke in Bristol that wasn’t performing well. They believed it had potential, so twelve months … Read more
It may be hard to believe, if you’ve ever queued at a Costa coffee shop in a motorway service area on a busy bank holiday weekend, but coffee sales have slumped over recent years. According to a recent industry report by Allegra Strategies, they’ve revealed a surprising fact that they think hasn’t been recognised by … Read more