Simply Hospitality

By: Ruth Baker and Lucy Branson
  • Summary

  • Welcome to Simply Hospitality. Featuring Lucy, a restaurant owner and HR professional passionate about helping the hospitality industry thrive, and Ruth an Environmental Health Officer and the owner of Simply Safer, where she specialises in food safety and health & safety. Together, Lucy and Ruth are here to dive into the hot topics that matter most in the hospitality sector, offering top tips and insights for restaurant owners, managers, head chefs and their teams, they've got it covered from both sides of the pass!
    Ruth Baker and Lucy Branson
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Episodes
  • #65 Special Guest Phil Trevett: Apprenticeships as a key part of your Recruitment Strategy
    Feb 19 2025

    Apprenticeships make sense BUT how can we make a success of them in our industry where labour costs have to be kept as lean as possible, and quality over quantity seems to be the best route forward?


    Phil Trevett, L&D Manager from Somerset Larder, explains how they run a successful Apprenticeship Programme and the boundless positive outcomes that come from it.


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    33 mins
  • #64 :Special Guest Chris Hayers: Budget Breakdown: Part Two
    Feb 18 2025

    Continuing to discuss the topic of the Autumn Budget with Chris Hayers from Match Accounting, in Part Two, Ruth and Lucy discuss:


    - Budgeting properly: do you know your most profitable product?


    - Profit and Loss analysis - know your numbers!


    - The importance of keeping in regular communication with your accountant.


    The goal is to cut through the noise and get to the heart of how these updates will impact our teams, our venues, and our communities.


    If you’d like to get in touch with Chris at Match Accounting, go to http://www.matchaccounting.co.uk and drop them a line.


    Please subscribe to the pod if you have enjoyed this episode, and follow us on Instagram and Linked In to keep up to date on all the hot topics in the sector!

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    29 mins
  • #63: Special Guest Chris Hayers: Budget Breakdown: Part One
    Feb 18 2025

    Ruth and Lucy step a little out of their comfort zone forthis episode, diving into the UK Autumn Budget and its impact on the hospitality sector. While they’re neither politicians nor finance experts, they’re asking the questions that matter most to hospitality business owners—because we all want to understand, in plain English, what these changes mean for us.

    Here’s what we’re exploring in Part One:

    🔹 Significant Changes:Now that the dust has settled, what are the key takeaways for hospitality? Topics like the National Insurance increase and Minimum Wage changes are front of mind.

    🔹 Support forHospitality: Are there measures or financial support available to ease the adjustment period for our industry?

    🔹 Consumer Spending: Will the budget influence how much customers are willing to spend?

    The goal is to cut through the noise and get to the heart of how these updates will impact our teams, our venues, and our communities.

    If you’d like to get in touch with Chris at Match Accounting, go to www.matchaccounting.co.uk and drop them a line.

    Please subscribe to the pod if you have enjoyed this episode, and follow us on Instagram and Linked In to keep up to date on all the hot topics in the sector!

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    25 mins

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