20 May 2026
The complete checklist before opening a food business in the UK
Every step you need to take — from FSA registration and HACCP to allergens and EHO inspection — before you serve your first customer in the UK.
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How to open a café in the UK — a step-by-step guide for 2026
A realistic, costed walkthrough of opening a café in the UK in 2026 — from location and lease to fit-out, menu, staffing and first-week operations.
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Hospitality rota planning — templates and best practices that actually work
A practical guide to building staff rotas in hospitality — templates, labour cost ratios, scheduling tools and the small habits that cut overtime by 30%.
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EHO inspections — what to expect and how to score a 5
A full walkthrough of UK EHO food hygiene inspections — what the inspector checks, how the scoring works, and the records you need to score a 5.
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All-in-one hospitality software: what to actually look for
Most "hospitality platforms" are a rota app with extra toolbars. Here's what real all-in-one looks like, and the seven boxes a good one ticks.
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The HACCP plan you need by Friday
How to put together a HACCP plan that an EHO actually accepts — without spending £2,000 on a consultant or three weekends on a template.
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How to build a staff rota that actually works
A practical guide to publishing rotas your team turns up for — written for cafés, restaurants and pubs running on tight margins.
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