Expert 121 with Stephen Logue, Hospitality Partner

The challenges facing hospitality businesses today have never been greater. Sometimes, when seeking to define those challenges, it’s hard to make an objective picture.

Book a 45 minute in-person session with Stephen Logue, Hospitality Partner who will try to make the picture clearer.

Stephen can help with:

• Understanding your customers
• Sales, margins and profitability
• Making your menu work harder
• The importance of service and cleanliness
• How best to innovate
• Measures to attract more customers and retain them
• How to recruit and retain talented staff.

Choose from a selection of dates and times to suit you. Once you've registered, we'll pass on your details (name and email address) to Stephen, who may contact you with further information or questions in advance of your session.

Expert biography

Stephen Logue is a business economist and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing .

He started his career in marketing with brands like Ski and McVities, running well known household brands and taking responsibility for new product development where he launched 15 new products, some of which won awards.

He was appointed marketing director of Grand Met’s 600 restaurants where he was fortunate enough to win the first Caterer & Hotelkeeper award for the top group marketing campaign.

His market research-led consultancy, Business Blueprints, based in Brighton from 1989 to 2022, advised major organisations in the hospitality industry like JD Wetherspoons, Greene King and Allied Bakeries among others.

In his own right, he owned and operated 15 catering concepts ranging from Sandwich/coffee bars to Greek themed restaurants.

He latterly owned the Old Bank in Kemptown from 2010, rated No. 1 for steaks & ribs, until he sold it last year to concentrate on his new coaching enterprise, The Restaurant Guru.

He says; “ I am passionate about inspiring and empowering others to create memorable dining experiences for their customers so that they can make more money, save time and have less stress"

Note

The adviser is an independent professional and is not an agent or employee of the Council, nor the Library. They will be regulated by their own professional body and they will be able to provide you with details of that organisation.We will not be aware of any advice that is given to you by the adviser when you consult them in the 121 session and we do not verify or approve their advice. We therefore take no responsibility and make no representations regarding the relevance, accuracy, timeliness, completeness or otherwise of any such advice or information. Any views expressed by the adviser are their own views and not those of the Council.

Following the session, the expert will send you a feedback form which we would be grateful if you could complete to allow us to monitor the success of our offered expert 121s.

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I mportant

All our expert one-to-one meetings on offer are free, but places are limited as our business expert partners are giving their valuable time to the BIPC and to you for free while fitting these sessions into their busy schedule. Therefore, if you need to cancel the session, to give a chance for others to still book it, please give at least two working days’ notice when possible via:

• email to [email protected], or
• cancelling your booking on Eventbrite, or
• email/call to the business expert.

Please note down the experts' contact details when they get in touch with you prior to the session.

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FAQs

What is your cancellation policy?

The majority of our events are free, but places are often limited - especially for in-person events, therefore please make sure you cancel your place, if you are unable to attend. You can cancel through your Eventbrite booking or emailing [email protected].

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