Save Your Bacon’s CEO, Mark Broadbent, has a vision of a better-run, more financially-efficient hospitality industry. Informed by a wealth of experience and a career spanning three decades (Broadbent’s formidable CV includes heading-up the iconic Bluebird Gastrodrome to running a multi-million pound contract for a tech giant, Meta), SYB was a natural progression and a necessary remedy to the challenges he saw in the current hospitality landscape.

  • Recent research has shown that more than a third of UK hospitality businesses including pubs, restaurants and hotels are in danger of going bust in the coming months. Local councils are facing bankruptcy after years of underfunding with one in five council leaders in England now saying they are likely to declare bankruptcy in the next 15 months. Surging energy bills, food price inflation, a rise in the cost of goods and a dampening in consumer confidence due to the cost of living crisis, has been compounded by a government all at sea. All this in the wake of the challenges operators faced from enforced closure under lockdown and staff shortages resulting from Brexit. These headwinds have created the perfect storm. From independent operators and high street chains, to care homes and schools, the challenges keep coming in waves and there seems to be little to no help on the horizon.

    This is where SYB comes in. Our team of experts, led by Mark Broadbent can be your lifeline, that helping hand you need to not only survive, but thrive.

  • From small tweaks to radical changes, whether you run a school, an NHS trust, a local coffee shop or a high street chain, we’ll work together to overcome any challenges you’re facing, restore your business vitality and set the foundations for future success.

    Simply put, SYB provides a one-stop shop for all-sized hospitality businesses, by leveraging the trusted team of best-in-class experts behind The Culinary Collective Group, whose shared knowledge - ranging from menu development to procurement, health & safety to HR documentation and financial auditing will ensure whatever challenges you’re facing, we’ve the specialist at hand ready to deliver the change you need to succeed.

  • Get in touch. Talk us through the challenges facing your business and our best-in-class experts will identify the areas that need immediate attention and prescribe a tailor made solution to match your budget. Or if budget is the issue, we can introduce you to our specialist hospitality finance broker (as long as you are a Limited business). We can work alongside your existing operation teams, finance or HR directors and help devise the strategy your business needs to thrive.

SYB

We've curated a team of industry trailblazers — strategic masterminds, creative innovators and seasoned commercial & operational experts. Each member brings a wealth of knowledge and a finely tuned approach to problem-solving.

For us, this isn't merely a business venture; it's a deep-seated passion. Our journey to success has been paved with teamwork, relentless idea exchange, and a commitment to collaboration with our clients.

This approach has been critical to our own success — let us share it with you.

Our Food

Led by Chef Mark Broadbent, our highly talented chefs and development experts can create the ideal, on-trend product or menu that is specially designed to fit your brand and kitchen.

Bespoke to you, on trend, commercially viable & operationally sound.