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How to Start a Distillery in the UK

Do you dream of selling your own craft spirits to the mass market? Read our guide on how to set up a distillery in the UK.

Increase Online Orders Through Your Restaurant Website

Learn how to easily accept online orders to improve margins and build customer loyalty.

Take Food Photos That Will Leave Customers Hungry for More

Learn how to take scroll-stopping food photos for your website and social media with tips from Danni Siminerio, manager of Square Photo Studio in the US.

How Much Does a Restaurant POS System Cost?

A restaurant POS system doesn’t have to cost the earth but the benefits it brings to your business are huge. Learn how a cloud-based POS system can take your restaurant to the next level.

How Restaurants Can Prevent and Manage Chargebacks

See our quick guide on how restaurants can prevent and manage costly fraudulent and friendly chargebacks.

The Coffees You Should be Serving in 2023

Do you know your cappuccino from your cortardo? Our Coffee Guide gives you a breakdown of the most popular coffees.

What Restaurants Need to Know about Sourcing Locally

Take the plunge and source locally for your restaurant to promote sustainability and encourage like-minded customers to try your menu.

How to Set Up Subscriptions at Your Restaurant

Subscription services open up opportunities for restaurants to diversify their revenue. Here is a guide on how to set up subscriptions at your restaurant.

How to Get an Alcohol Licence for Your Business

If you’re selling alcohol anywhere in the UK, you need an alcohol licence. Here is a quick guide on how to get an alcohol licence for your business.

How to Prepare Your Business for Large Sports Viewings & Gatherings

Showing live sports: the essential guide to maximising floor space in sports bars and other venues showing televised sports and live events.

Important Cash Register Features for Small Businesses

The cash register and point of sale (POS) systems are the heart of taking payments. Find out which is best for your business, here.

Must-Have Hardware Accessories for your POS System

Learn more about the accessories that modern point of sale systems require, taking your business operations to the next level.

Buying a POS Register for your Hospitality Business

Read the Square guide on how to pick the best POS register for your hospitality business as we answer the most popular queries.

How to Maximise Your Restaurant and Bar Business over the Bank Holiday Weekends

How to maximise your restaurant and bar business over the bank holiday weekends. Marketing strategies and operational tips to increase your profits.

How to Streamline Bar Operations to Cope with Staff Shortages

Working smarter not harder is key to thriving in a labour market shortage. We reveal five ways you can streamline your bar operations without compromising on service.

What is a Corkage Fee?

What a corkage fee is and why it’s charged. What to think about before you decide whether to charge a corkage fee. How much to charge as a corkage fee.

Baking Business Ideas: 12 Delicious Bakery Ideas to Make You Money

Baking business ideas: 12 delicious bakery ideas to make money from baking and home baking. Turn your baking skills into a side hustle or a full-time business.

7 Tips To Optimise Your Restaurant Menu With Square

Your menu can be a useful tool in driving revenue and bringing new customers to your restaurant. Here are some tips on optimising your menu with Square.

Guide to Outdoor Dining for Restaurants

Lockdown restrictions are lifting, and outdoor dining will be popular. Follow these tips to find out how to equip your restaurant for al fresco eating.

Commercial Kitchen Equipment List for Quick-Service Restaurants

Building out your restaurant space is a crucial part of your business plan. Find out how best to stock it and what you need to consider with our checklist.

The Essential Bar Equipment Checklist

Setting up and running a bar can be a challenge but planning is the first key step. Find the essentials you need with our bar equipment guide.

The Essential Restaurant Equipment Checklist

Thinking of opening a new restaurant? Check out this essential restaurant equipment buying guide for everything you will need to open a commercial kitchen.

What is a Barback? Their Role Explained

The role of a barback is sometimes overlooked in a hospitality business. This guide explains what a barback does and why they’re important for your bar.

7 Alternative Revenue Streams for Restaurants

Explore how you can diversify your restaurant services and introduce alternative income sources with new revenue streams. Find out more with Square.

Tip Sharing in the UK: A Guide for Employers

Discover how new government guidelines on tipping may affect your business, and how to incorporate tip sharing methods. Grow your business with Square.

2022 Restaurant Trends in the UK

From takeaways to community support, learn about how the restaurant industry will adapt to survive another challenging but rewarding year.

How to Prepare Your Outdoor Space for Winter

Does your business have some spare outdoor space? Here’s some creative and customer enticing ways to make the most of it during the winter months.

What to Consider When Mapping the Floor Plan of Your Restaurant

Discover how mapping out a floor plan of your restaurant can have a positive impact on your staff and customers.

Stock and seasonality: How to adapt and update your menu

Discover how to adapt your menu to Brexit food shortages, and what you can do to build your small business and embrace seasonality.

What Influences the Cost of Opening a Bar or Pub?

If you’re looking to open a bar, you need to know the start-up costs so you can plan accordingly and make the right investments. Find out more with Square.

How to Write a Great Business Plan for a Bar or Pub

When you open a bar, you need objectives and strategies to stay on track. Here’s how to write a bar business plan that will roadmap your success.

How to Keep Restaurant Startup Costs Down

Restaurant startup costs can quickly mount and cause strain on your finances. Learn how to avoid the common pitfalls with Square’s helpful guide.

What are UK Health and Safety Measures and Why Are They in Place

Restaurant health and safety is essential for all businesses that handle food and drink. Find out what you need to know about food hygiene regulations here on Square.

How to Recruit Restaurant Staff: Hiring Tips for Hospitality

As the hospitality industry opens back up, discover our top hiring tips for hospitality recruitment as demand increases.

Here Are the Costs of Starting a Food Truck (and How to Save Money)

There’s more to starting a food truck than renting a funky van with a cooker. Let us explain all…

How to Make your Takeaway and Delivery More Sustainable

Learn how to reduce the environmental impact of food takeaway services to deliver a more sustainable business model and improve the customer experience