Insights from the Gezelle Team
Getting Logistics Right – Smart Storage and Delivery in Hospitality
Sustainable sourcing fails without smart logistics. Practical tips on bulk storage, delivery schedules, and cold storage systems to reduce waste and costs.
Smarter Procurement – How Small Sourcing Choices Add Up
Every supplier choice shapes your footprint. Buy local, cut delivery waste, choose ethical produce, and build supplier relationships that actually work.
Designing Better Menus – How Procurement Starts With Purpose
Menu design is strategic, not just creative. Learn how local sourcing, seasonality, and ethical procurement create menus that guests love—and that work.
Smart Recycling in Hospitality – Making Waste Reduction Easy and Effective
Set up recycling systems that actually work. From colour-coded bins to smart waste-tracking apps—practical steps to reduce your restaurant's landfill waste.
Food-sharing Apps for Restaurants: Can They Transform Your Waste Management?
Discover how apps like Too Good To Go and Olio help restaurants reduce food waste, recover costs, and build community ties. Implementation guide included.
The 6Rs of Sustainability As Your Restaurant's Competitive Advantage
The 6 R's of restaurant sustainability: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refuse, Rethink, and Repair. Actionable tips and inspiring examples from zero-waste kitchens.
Rethinking Kitchen Waste: A Necessary Step for Chefs (and All of Us)
Practical alternatives to single-use plastics in professional kitchens. From reusable containers to zero-waste restaurants—start reducing your footprint today.
Reducing Food Waste: Peter Godwin Of Gezelle On How They Are Helping To Eliminate Food Waste
Back in May, Peter spoke to Martita Mestey at Medium about Reducing Food Waste
Staff Training That Works: How Investing in People Improves Retention in Hospitality
76% of Gen Z believe learning is key to career success. How training and coaching can boost retention and build a stronger hospitality team.
Keeping Your Team Happy: The Power of Giving Everyone a Break
Employee retention is one of the biggest challenges in the hospitality industry. High turnover disrupts operations, requires constant retraining, and affects service quality. It also affects the team's morale.
Mental Health in Hospitality: A Practical Guide to Supporting Your Team’s Wellbeing
84% of hospitality workers have experienced mental health issues. Practical steps to support your team's wellbeing without expensive programmes.
Struggling to Recruit? A Realistic Guide to Hospitality Hiring
Fewer people want hospitality careers and demand is rising. Here are practical, low-cost ways to recruit and retain staff for your restaurant or hotel.
Going Green in Your Hospitality Business Can Cost As Little as €2 a Guest
80% of travellers want sustainable options. Here are low, medium, and high-cost ways to green your hotel or restaurant without irritating guests.
The “TikTok Aesthetic” and What it Means for Hospitality
The race to create TikTok-worthy food is hurting local restaurants and wasting your holiday. Here's how to find genuine dining experiences instead of viral hype.
Please, No: Your Phone Should Not Eat First
Pretty interiors and Instagram-worthy plating mean nothing if the food is frozen and the service is poor. Here's why hospitality needs to prioritise substance over style.
Introducing Gezelle
Everyone loves the consultant with the big ideas - what they love less is the huge invoices and the team disruption. Here’s what makes Gezelle different.
So… We’re Open! But What’s Next?
The chef crisis demands industry-wide change: better pay, balanced hours, and an end to toxic kitchen culture. A call to action for hospitality's future.
What They Don’t Tell You About Being a Head Chef….
Culinary school doesn't teach P&L sheets or people management. A Michelin-trained chef shares hard-won lessons on leadership for aspiring head chefs.
Breaking the Mould: Chefs, Hospitality & Mental Health
76% of suicide deaths are men, and hospitality workers face mounting pressure. Discover practical tips for chef mental health and why it's time to break the silence in our kitchens.
How Chefs Can Survive COVID-19 and Prepare for Climate Change
Low-cost sustainability steps for restaurants facing financial uncertainty. Support local farmers, research eco-packaging, and start a herb garden—starting now.