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Richard McLeod

Bought his first hospitality outlet at 21, 15 years experience turning bar and restaurant concepts into $$.

Profitability Tips & Tricks

Food Cost Calculator: The Secret Ingredient to Financial Success
By Richard McLeod / June 20, 2023
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Profitability Tips & Tricks

Food Costing Software - A Complete Guide to Maximise Your Profits
By Richard McLeod / June 20, 2023
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Profitability Stock Management Systems

Food Cost Formula: A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Your Restaurant's Finances
By Richard McLeod / June 20, 2023
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Profitability Tips & Tricks

How to Calculate Food Costs: An In-Depth Guide
By Richard McLeod / June 20, 2023
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Stock Management Systems

Boost Restaurant Profits with Efficient Recipe Management
By Richard McLeod / January 27, 2023
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Success Stories

Loaded raises $3.25 million to help the hospitality industry thrive.
By Richard McLeod / January 25, 2023
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Tips & Tricks Inspiration

10 Key Marketing Tactics for Your Hospitality Business.
By Richard McLeod / December 18, 2022
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Tips & Tricks Inspiration

Create time in your business like Michael Jordan created time on a basketball court.
By Richard McLeod / December 16, 2022
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Inspiration Staff & Culture

The Complete Guide to Hospitality Management
By Richard McLeod / December 15, 2022
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Stock Management Systems

Stocktaking for the Hospitality Industry
By Richard McLeod / December 5, 2022
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Profitability Stock Management Systems

Hospitality Inventory Management Systems
By Richard McLeod / November 24, 2022
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Tips & Tricks Systems

8 key time saving hacks for running a bar, restaurant or cafe.
By Richard McLeod / July 8, 2021
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Staff & Culture

Surprise level of optimism in Australasian Hospitality Survey
By Richard McLeod / July 6, 2021
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Stock Management

Stocktaking 101. For bars, restaurants and cafes.
By Richard McLeod / July 6, 2021
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Stock Management Tips & Tricks

Learn Online - The science of your selling price.
By Richard McLeod / July 6, 2021
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Video Stock Management Inspiration

Interview with Lucy Whelan - New Zealand's largest home grown hospitality franchisor.
By Richard McLeod / July 5, 2021
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Video Stock Management Success Stories

Interview with exceptional restaurateurs Sam and PJ from La Rumbla
By Richard McLeod / July 1, 2021
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Stock Management Inspiration

Interview - James O'Connell - Hospitality Coach to 1000's
By Richard McLeod / June 24, 2021
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Design Inspiration

100 touch points to consider when creating a bar or restaurant.
By Richard McLeod / May 5, 2021
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Video Stock Management Success Stories

Interview with Marty McCaig - Operations Manager - Made in the Shade Group.
By Richard McLeod / September 9, 2020
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Video Profitability Stock Management

Video - Buying Better to increase margins
By Richard McLeod / August 20, 2020
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Stock Management Systems

Video - How to create the perfect inwards goods system
By Richard McLeod / August 12, 2020
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Stock Management Success Stories

Interview - Liz Perkins a hospitality turnaround success.
By Richard McLeod / July 27, 2020
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Stock Management

Video - How to monitor your cost of goods for maximum savings.
By Richard McLeod / July 12, 2020
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Success Stories Staff & Culture

Interview - Q+A with a super high performing Operations Manager
By Richard McLeod / July 1, 2020
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Labour Management Staff & Culture

Video - Wage efficiency and management incentives.
By Richard McLeod / June 28, 2020
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Labour Management Systems

Video - Radical efficiency for hospitality
By Richard McLeod / June 18, 2020
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Stock Management

A to Z of Inventory Management
By Richard McLeod / June 6, 2018
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Tips & Tricks Systems

How to create a recipe in under two minutes.
By Richard McLeod / February 5, 2018
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Tips & Tricks

Loaded POS buyers guide for restaurants bars and cafes.
By Richard McLeod / August 17, 2017
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Profitability

Do you really understand your bar or restaurant's profit and loss statement?
By Richard McLeod / August 2, 2017
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