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I believe both Red Lobster and Top Golf were purchased by entities that weren't that concerned about the restaurants. Restaurants are tough, running a restaurant you don't care that much about is tougher: - Callaway wanted Top Golf Technology. In the potential sale of Top Golf my understanding is that Callaway is retaining the technology. - Red Lobster initial sale to Golden Gate was essentially a Real Estate play. Went very well for Golden Gate, not so good for most of the NNN buyers that purchased the building with inflated rents. - Red Lobster was then sold to Thai Union who wanted a venue to sell their seafood at what some have described as inflated prices. Restaurants are tough but to make them successful, you do have to care.

Thanks Christina Green for these valuable insights! #CustomerExperienceManagement

So how do we do it? Every brewer in Wales will understand the importance of being Welsh, and the importance of the Welsh sell here in Wales. Last week Food and Drink Wales produced a highly-rated piece of research showing the importance of sourcing Welsh produce to the food, drink, and tourism sector here in Wales. It made for fascinating reading, and here are some of the headlines: 25% of all outlets offer No Welsh Drinks. 8 out of 10 guests think that it's important that the venue has Welsh produce. 77% of Welsh Guests say it is important to have a good range of Welsh Drinks. Is that not enough to make everyone involved in Welsh brewing and hospitality sit up and pay attention? Why are the national Pubco tenants not allowed to be a part of that? Why are the National brewers keeping the small Welsh Brewers out of pubs, here is the real stinger, why is the Welsh Government not stepping in to protect the hospitality sector, and making the Welsh Hospitality sector a level playing field? All we need is the reintroduction of the beer orders, freedom for every tenant to buy Guest ale from a local brewer, and the opportunity for every pub to be part of the importance of being Welsh. They know what to do, but simply because the beer buyers of the larger pub groups don't want small brands to be a part of what is a groundswell of change, they don't get the chance. Whilst they will argue loss of revenue, that may be a better option to having pubs closed and the relet becoming impossible. We need to work as one industry, Coors, Heineken, and the others need to work with us smaller players and allow us all a seat at the big boy's table. They may well learn a trick or two. That way we will reignite the fire in the hospitality sector, with an opportunity to show that deep down Welsh Hospitality does have a future and is a great place to start your career. Wedi Marw, not at all leaderless in Government, yn sicr mae!

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I was at a restaurant association meeting recently and the topic of improving profitability came up. There many great ideas put out there, the one that stood out to me the most centered around buying groups. So many do not know what resources are available to them, they believe that they do not have any options. That is so not true. Independent and growing restaurant companies can compete, they just need to know where to turn. One of my daily focuses is on cost of goods sold. I chose to partner with The Restaurant Society and the The National Golf Course Restaurant Association- The NGCRA. Great resources beyond just saving restaurants, country clubs and golf clubs real money on their raw ingredients. #restaurants #chefs #golfclubs #countryclubs #buyinggroup #purchasing #increasedprofits #hospitality

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