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There
is no better way to promote
your restaurant than through
sugarvine.com,
the monthly magazine for Cardiff & South Wales
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Marketing
Texting
For Profit
We
all know about
text messaging – 30
billion are expected
to be sent this
year in the UK
alone. Recently
though, a new
opportunity has
arrived taking
advantage of
this simple yet
devastatingly
effective marketing
channel – and
its making waves
in the restaurant
and bar trade.
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Staffing
The Employment Maze 
How much do you know about employment law? What are the rules on maternity leave? What is the entitlement to holiday pay? If someone claimed they were being treated unfairly, what would you do? The law states that a person has a legal right to a contract of employment within eigh... more
Supplier Focus
Menus Spelt Correctly? 
It seems that the industry has been alienating a market sector that could be adding to the bottom line of many hotels and restaurants.
It has taken until now and a strong push from the government to make the hospitality industry wake up to the disabled among us.
The new... more
Health & Hygiene
Northern Environmental Supplies. 
Northern Environmental are local based suppliers of Eco friendly Cleaning & Catering Chemicals, Recycled Paper and Janitorial Supplies to the Restaurant, Bar and Hotel Industry.
Ethical trading, carbon footprints and sustainability, just three key-words that are in fr... more
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Signature
Dish
Patagonia Restaurant
Dulce de leche is South America's caramel dessert, renowned for its richness and creaminess. This delicious version comes from Patagonia in Cardiff.
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Website
Design
Having a website
is like having
your restaurant
doors open 24
hours a day -
people can log
on at any time
to check your
menus, view images
of your restaurant,
opening hours,
specials offers
etc from the comfort
of their own house
or office. A significant
proportion of
people now do
their lifestyle
research online,
as it is so much
easier than ringing
up each restaurant
individually.
So if you have
not got a website
yet...you could
be losing business
to someone who
has.
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Latest News
Publican Live takes place between the 1st - 3rd April in the National Hall at London's Olympia, opening between 10.30am - 5pm on Tuesday and Wednesday and 10.30am - 4.00pm on Thursday. Register for free entry at www.publicanlive.com or call 01923 690642.
New outside bar in the form of the direct draw beer dispenser from True, a mobile servery for chilled draft beer. Check out the ABC Direct website.
Stock and jus maker Essential Cuisine will be launching its new groundbreaking NO1 Beef Gravy at this year’s Restaurant Show. Essential Cuisine is aiming to fill a gap in the competitive gravy market for a premium gravy base containing stock and dripping to produce “gravy as it should be”. For more information, visit the Essential Cuisine website.
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Essential Cuisine
- FREE drizzle bottles and recipe leaflet available, plus 20% off first order.
Livebookings
- SPECIAL OFFER FOR SUGARVINE CLIENTS – a FREE 6 month trial of Livebookings Console waiving the £20 a month admin charge. To find out more call Livebookings on 020 7934 9275 quoting ‘Sugarvine’ and see how your restaurant can benefit.
Sugarvine Photography
- No travel charge for photo shoots anywhere in the UK
Sugarvine Text Alert
- Text your customers details of events and special offers for just 8p per text
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Shop
Book
of the Month
How to run a successful pub
Author Mark S. Elliott has spent 25 years working in various management
roles within the tenanted and leased divisions of the UK's largest
breweries and pub companies. His extensive knowledge and day-to-day
involvement with pubs and publicans make him well qualified to know what is
required to run a successful pub. He shares his knowledge and many 'insider
tips' with you in this book.
This is aimed at people coming into the industry for the first time. But because it so comprehensively ticks off just about everything debutants need to know, existing licensees might also find it useful. It could prove invaluable for filling in those gaps in knowledge or perhaps finding out where they might be going wrong if things aren’t quite working out as well as they planned.
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New Suppliers/Services
Emporium -Furniture - Furniture retailer with a specialist contract work department
Cheshire Cook -Kitchen Equipment - A one-stop-shop for a wide range of kitchen equipment and accessories
Refreshment Systems Online -Coffee - On-line supply of ingredients, accessories and coffee machines for businesses which prefer to buy direct
Northern Restaurant & Bar -Trade Shows - The only exhibition dedicated to the thriving Northern restaurant, bar, pub and hotel industry
Ad Direct -Leisure Equipment - Distributors of equipment to the leisure and hospitality industry
Essential Cuisine -Stocks and Sauces - High-quality stocks and bouillons, classic stock and sauce mixes, glaces and Premier Jus
Clifton Quality Meats -Catering Butchers - Full-service catering butchers with a next-day delivery service right across the UK using its own fleet of refrigerated vehicles.
Astra Blinds -Canopies and Awnings - Canopies, awnings, patio and halogen heating, retail imaging, portable cafe and pavement barriers.
ABC Direct -Bar & Catering Equipment - A wide range of bar, beer and catering equipment as well as refrigeration units supplied direct across the UK
Chefwise -Stocks and Sauces - 'Chef quality' dehydrated preparations to the food service industry including stocks, sauces, bouillons, salads, seasonings, soups and desserts.
ACEntertainments -Music and Entertainment - Corporate casino and race nights, close-up magic, children's puppet and magic shows and balloon modelling for all types of functions and events nationwide.
Fylde Coasters - Napkins - Personalised napkins with your design and logo.
Orchard Ovens -Wood Fired Ovens - Exclusive UK importer for Italy's hand-crafted Valoriani wood burning ovens
Pub & Bar Show -Trade Shows - Now in its ninth year, Pub & Bar at Olympia is the must-attend event for anyone in the pub industry who is serious about their business
Livebookings -Online Booking - The UK's most experienced provider of real-time Internet reservations technology
Personnel Solutions -Recruitment - Qualified candidates for restaurant, hotel and general catering positions nationwide.
Sugarvine Photography -Photography - Restaurant photography for interiors, exteriors and detail shots. Superb results, with copyright.
The Little Red Hen Trading Company -Crockery - Full range of porcelain tableware, can be bespoke decorated with your logo/colour scheme
Sugarvine Text Alert -Marketing - Fill up your restaurant or bar by marketing direct to your customers' mobile phones -- the most effective way to advertise.
Coronation Confectionery -Confectionery - Sweets and chocolates personalised with your name and logo.
Restaurant Doc
- Consultants
- Let the doctor give your restaurant a check-up.
Sugarvine.com
- Marketing
- Put your
restaurant in front of thousands
of Cardiff diners.
Sugarvine Design
- Website Design
- Need a website for your restaurant or business? Try the specialist designers for the catering industry.
For more information
on the suppliers... click
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Online
Booking
People
want things done as quickly
as possible with the minimum
of fuss, and online booking
of restaurant tables is becoming
more and more popular. What
could be easier than selecting
a restaurant online, entering
a time, choosing the number
of people dining, then pressing
go. If your restaurant is not
set up for online booking, you
could be missing out on some
important business. You don't
even have to be online yourself
to recieve bookings made through
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