Martin's Blog

Inn-Dispensable’s CEO, Martin Read, grew up in a pub and has spent his entire career in the industry. Now, he shares his valuable tips and advice to help you attract more customers and boost your profits.

Whether you’re just starting your first pub or have years of experience, there’s always room to grow. Explore our expanding collection of insights and guidance from Martin Read, who brings over 50 years of hands-on knowledge in the hospitality trade.

Sky’s The Limit For Pub Fines

The largest fine ever has been imposed through the civil court on a licencee for illegally showing Sky Sports to her customers. How much? well just ...

Top 15 Tips For A Family-Friendly Pub

Carrie Longton, founder of Mumsnet, has published her “wish list” for pubs to make them more family friendly, its worth taking note as there are over 1 million members of ...

Wholesale Beer Loss Credits; Understand Your Ullage

Have you had a situation where you have sent a container of beer back, either full or part full to your supplier and hoped for credit? Have you always received ...

FREE ‘Challenge 25’ Poster

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Encourage Your Pub Customers To “Go Dutch”

A simple, quick and effective way to re-capture straying customers which will have a significant effect on seeing revenues grow and slowing pub closures?

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Managing Staff Sickness In Your Business

There’s nothing worse in a medium sized business, like the majority of pubs, to have a member of staff always ‘throwing a sicky’. So here are some guidelines to manage ...

10 Top Tips For Great Hospitality Customer Service

1. Know Your Customers A lot of businesses simply don’t understand who their customers are. Today’s customers are older, more demanding, savvier. They can see through marketing and are determined ...

5 Steps to Increase Your Pub’s Profits

There’s a key difference between the amount of money you take and the amount of profit you retain. The difference? – The knowledge you have AND the controls you have ...