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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Restaurant Trends and Predictions for 2023 and Beyond
Let’s talk about the future of the restaurant industry, trends and predictions for 2023 and beyond.
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Sustainable Practices for Restaurants: How to Go Green and Save Money
In this video, I'm going to share with you sustainable practices for restaurants: how to go green and save money. In today's marketplace, showing that your restaurant is becoming environmentally conscious or going green isn't just a social issue, it's a form of marketing and can save you money.
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Creative and Efficient Ways to Interview Potential Restaurant Staff
In this episode of my restaurant podcast, The Restaurant Prosperity Formula, my guest is a restaurant owner who recently tried a group approach to interviewing with huge success. Tune in to learn how he did it.
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How Metrics Can Transform Your Restaurant’s Performance
The best way to start making the money that you deserve is to start tracking. Let's talk about the power of data and how metrics can transform your restaurant's performance.
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5 Simple Tips to Boost Your Restaurant Profit Margins
My goal for the restaurant owners I work with in my group coaching program is 15–20%! To help you start your journey to that kind of profit margin, I’m going to share with you five simple tips to boost your restaurant profit margins.
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Unlock Your Restaurant’s Profits with These 3 Food Cost Formulas
In this episode of my podcast, The Restaurant Prosperity Formula, I will teach you the 3 food cost calculations you must know to control your food cost and how they unlock restaurant profits.
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Top 3 Reasons to Use Portion Controls in Your Restaurant Kitchen
Are you tired of high food cost? Do you wish every cook made your food items the same way each and every shift no matter who's cooking? To address that, here are my top three reasons you need to implement and use portion controls in your kitchen.
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Top 5 Reasons to Track Waste in Your Restaurant Kitchen
How can a clipboard system that tracks waste have an impact on your food cost and your restaurant kitchen operations? Here are my top five reasons you need to track waste in your restaurant kitchen.
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Make It a Priority to Pay Yourself, Restaurant Owner
Restaurant owners often make sacrifices before asking anyone else, including not taking a paycheck. In this episode of my podcast, The Restaurant Prosperity Formula, I'm talking directly to restaurant owners about the importance of paying yourself and how to make it happen.
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Top 5 Reasons You Need Food Costing Software
You're missing out in a big way if you don't add food costing software to your tech stack. Here are my top five reasons you need food costing software and which one you should get.
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