The Blog
Clarity in writing.
Field notes from twenty-plus years of coaching independent restaurant owners. What works. What doesn’t. What the noise is hiding.
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Why Cutting Food Cost Without This System Always Backfires
To cut your restaurant food cost, start with a system that’s simple, fast and immediately actionable Let’s talk about a waste tracker.
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Install Just 1 Standard in Your Restaurant and Stop Fixing Everything
This episode of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast explains why one installed standard beats 10 announced systems and how to protect the standard.
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Special One-Day Labor Systems Seminar for Restaurant Owners in Phoenix Area
This one-day Restaurant Labor Systems Seminar is designed to help independent restaurant owners take control of one of their largest operating expenses: labor.
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Your Restaurant Labor Cost Formula Is Missing One Number
Let’s talk through the one number missing from most restaurant labor cost formulas, and why it matters more than the percentage you’re staring at every week.
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The Restaurant Profit Margin Myth: Why 10% Is the Wrong Target
I’m going to tell you why chasing a 10% restaurant profit margin keeps a lot of restaurant owners stuck and why it’s the wrong target for so many operators.
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The Financial Habits That Keep Your Restaurant Doors Open
This episode of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast covers how the top restaurant owners keep their doors open while others close.
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What Your Restaurant Food Cost Isn’t Telling You
Let me explain what your restaurant food cost isn’t telling you, because that percentage you’re staring at isn’t the problem. It’s the clue.
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The Real Reason Restaurant Owners Don’t Use Free Resources
Collecting resources for restaurants without ever implementing them isn’t leadership. It’s digital hoarding with better intentions. You need implementation.
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Why Restaurant Owners Wait Until It Hurts to Change
This episode of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast is for restaurant owners who have said, “I know, I know, I need to fix that” and then didn’t.
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Why Your Restaurant Isn’t Growing (Even When Sales Are Up)
If your restaurant is doing great sales but you’re still not making money, you don’t have a sales problem. You have a control problem. Learn what I mean in this video.
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