# vat (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover vat. Page: Feed: --- ## [VAT : The Relief Buys You Three Years](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/vat-the-relief-buys-you-three-years) _2026-08-18 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ If the VAT cut arrives, cost inflation eats it by the third year. What you do in the meantime decides whether it mattered. ## [France Has The Rate We Want. Its Restaurants Are Failing Faster](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/france-has-the-rate-we-want-its-restaurants) _2026-08-11 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ The UK wants 10% VAT because Europe has it. France has had it since 2009. French restaurants are now failing faster than ours. ## [The Beverage Diagnostic](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/the-beverage-diagnostic) _2026-08-04 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ Three numbers and twenty minutes that tell you whether your wet side is genuinely carrying the business or just looks like it. ## [Wet-Led vs Food-Led: The Honest Version](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/wet-led-vs-food-led-the-honest-version) _2026-07-28 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ Why adding food to a drinks business is far harder than adding drinks to a food business, and the volume threshold that decides whether a kitchen earns its place. ## [The Wine Margin Myth](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/the-wine-margin-myth) _2026-07-21 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ Why pricing wine by percentage leaves cash on the table, and the difference between the margin you quote and the money that actually reaches the till. ## [Wastage, Over-Pour and the Invisible 8%](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/wastage-over-pour-and-the-invisible) _2026-07-14 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ The single biggest controllable leak on a bar, the gap between what you bought and what you sold, and why it quietly equals your entire net profit. ## [The Real Cost of a Cocktail Menu](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/the-real-cost-of-a-cocktail-menu) _2026-07-07 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ Why the highest-GP drinks on your bar can have the worst real margin, and the labour-and-wastage maths that proves it. ## [Why the Bar Isn’t As Profitable As You Think](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/why-the-bar-isnt-as-profitable-as) _2026-06-30 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ The headline GP that looks beautiful and hides a labour and wastage problem, and why the gap between your bar and your kitchen is usually half what you believe. ## [The Break-Even Most Street Food Traders Never Calculate](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/the-break-even-most-street-food-traders) _2026-06-23 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ Rain risk, event costs, and the single number that tells you whether a market day was ever going to be worth attending. ## [Why £8 Feels Cheap and £9 Kills You](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/why-8-feels-cheap-and-9-kills-you) _2026-06-16 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ The psychological price bands in street food, the gap between what a number feels like and what it costs you, and the pricing move that almost always backfires. ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bakk8TFoYxci) _2026-06-16 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [Portion Size Is the Real Pricing Lever](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/portion-size-is-the-real-pricing) _2026-06-09 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ Why a fifteen-gram protein reduction is invisible to the customer and decisive for your margin, and the grams-to-cash maths that turns a small portion change into £6,000 a year. ## [Why Busy Street Food Traders Still Make Nothing](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/why-busy-street-food-traders-still) _2026-06-02 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ The unpaid prep hours, the silent break-even, and the maths that turns a sold-out Saturday into a £180 day. ## [Three Numbers and Fifteen Minutes to Check a Struggling Pub](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/three-numbers-and-fifteen-minutes) _2026-05-26 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ The complete diagnostic. Everything from the last four posts, pulled into one sitting at a table with a calculator and last week’s numbers. ## [The £12 to £15 Pub Main Trap](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/the-12-to-15-pub-main-trap) _2026-05-19 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ Why most pub operators are leaving £70,000 a year on the table because they believe a price ceiling that doesn’t exist. ## [Menu Size vs Skill Reality](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/menu-size-vs-skill-reality) _2026-05-12 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ Why most pub menus are too big for the team that has to cook them, and the technique bandwidth math that tells you when you've crossed the line. ## [Pub Labour Math Nobody Checks](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/pub-labour-math-nobody-checks) _2026-05-05 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ Why most pub kitchens are running at structural loss during their busiest service of the week, and the two numbers that prove it. ## [Why Pub Food "Looks Profitable" But Isn't](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/why-pub-food-looks-profitable-but) _2026-04-28 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ The structural reasons pub kitchens lose money even when they're full, and why the bar always seems to carry them. ## [The Full Kitchen Viability Checklist](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/the-full-kitchen-viability-checklist) _2026-04-21 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ The 15-minute test that tells you whether your kitchen model actually works. ## [When to Cut Labour (And When Not To)](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/when-to-cut-labour-and-when-not-to) _2026-04-14 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ Why cutting one shift can quietly reduce your capacity. ## [When a Full Restaurant Still Loses Money](https://beyondthepass26.substack.com/p/when-a-full-restaurant-still-loses) _2026-04-07 · Beyondthepass · Beyond the Pass_ A full dining room looks like success. ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hZEHmNaew5xa) _2026-04-07 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [The Week In Food #98: Are we there yet?](https://kenonfood.substack.com/p/the-week-in-food-98-are-we-there) _2025-12-14 · Ken On Food_ Your weekly roundup of news and views from the Irish food scene and beyond. ## [The Week In Food #97: Food business break-ins, tourism plans, Christmas starters and more.](https://kenonfood.substack.com/p/the-week-in-food-97-food-business) _2025-12-07 · Ken On Food_ Your weekly roundup of news and views from the Irish food scene and beyond. ## [The Week In Food #96: Books, venison, experiences, TV and more](https://kenonfood.substack.com/p/the-week-in-food-96-books-venison) _2025-11-30 · Ken On Food_ Your almost-weekly roundup of news and views from the Irish food scene and beyond. ## [The Week In Food #95: Good Food Ireland Awards, extra tacos on the way, food education and more...](https://kenonfood.substack.com/p/the-week-in-food-95-good-food-ireland) _2025-11-09 · Ken On Food_ Your weekly roundup of news and views from the Irish food scene and beyond. ## [The Week In Food #94: November is in, so are we downhill to Christmas now?](https://kenonfood.substack.com/p/the-week-in-food-94-november-is-in) _2025-11-02 · Ken McGuire · Ken On Food_ Your weekly roundup of news and views from the Irish food scene and beyond. ## [The Week In Food #93: Three weeks on and Savour Kilkenny has landed](https://kenonfood.substack.com/p/the-week-in-food-93-three-weeks-on) _2025-10-26 · Ken McGuire · Ken On Food_ Kilkenny's in the thick of its annual food festival this weekend ## [The Week In Food #92: Irish Food Awards, VAT cuts, Sunday reads and more](https://kenonfood.substack.com/p/the-week-in-food-92-irish-food-awards) _2025-10-05 · Ken McGuire · Ken On Food_ Your weekly roundup of news and views from the Irish food scene and beyond. ## [The Week In Food #91: All roads lead to Dingle as Savour Kilkenny is launched](https://kenonfood.substack.com/p/the-week-in-food-91-all-roads-lead) _2025-09-28 · Ken McGuire · Ken On Food_ Your weekly roundup of news and views from the Irish food scene and beyond. ## [The Week In Food #90: Oysters, tacos and brown bread, oh my!](https://kenonfood.substack.com/p/the-week-in-food-90-oysters-tacos) _2025-09-21 · Ken McGuire · Ken On Food_ Your weekly roundup of news and views from the Irish food scene and beyond. ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2Q8UxLwACHqV) _2025-09-21 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [The Week In Food #89: From Ploughing to new food buys, comforting recipes & more](https://kenonfood.substack.com/p/the-week-in-food-89-from-ploughing) _2025-09-14 · Ken McGuire · Ken On Food_ Your weekly roundup of news and views from the Irish food scene and beyond.