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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An Exceptional Restaurant Starts with Exceptional Restaurant Training
In this episode of Restaurant Prosperity Formula, I’ve invited Joe Erickson of restaurantowner.com to talk to us about how important restaurant training is, what makes training effective, and how you can easily start training your managers and team members today.
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5 Biggest Restaurant Business Predictions for 2022
We know what 2020 did to the restaurant industry. It was like a raging wildfire. Then 2021 came, with some good and some really hard stuff. Now that 2022 is upon us, I want to share to my five biggest predictions for the restaurant industry.
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Restaurant Business Tip Methods
When it comes to questions about restaurant tipping policies and how to divide tips among employees, my view on restaurant tipping policies has changed over the years. Here I'll share with you my views and transformation on restaurant business tip methods.
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Restaurant Owners Who Follow this Advice Are Most Successful
All too often restaurant owners operate their businesses alone on an island. In this episode of Restaurant Prosperity Formula podcast, I cover what you need to do to build a strong restaurant management team that frees you from the daily grind of running your restaurant so you can lead it.
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How to Calculate Restaurant Labor Cost
Calculating your restaurant labor costs correctly is critical to you making money or losing money. Here I'll teach you how to calculate restaurant labor cost.
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Why Mindset Matters When You Want to Lead Your Restaurant
A lot of restaurant owners are holding onto fixed ideas that are hurting themselves and their restaurants, making them unable to lead a team or their business. In this video, I'm going to tell you why mindset matters when you want to lead your restaurant.
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Running a Restaurant in the Great Resignation
You've heard of the Great Recession, but have you heard of the Great Resignation? The term describes the labor crisis we're suffering through here in 2021. What should you be doing today to attract and keep employees for the long run?
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Resource for Finding More Restaurant Labor
In this episode of Restaurant Prosperity Formula, I’m talking to a restaurant owner who works with companies that provide labor through J1 visas. Listen to learn about this resource for more restaurant labor.
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Your Restaurant Business Plan vs Your Restaurant Reality
Can you think back to the passion you had when you developed that plan? The challenge is understanding the difference between your restaurant business plan and your restaurant reality. In this video I’ll take you through the difference and how you can more closely align the two.
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Tip to Save on Food Cost with Your Food Distributor
Beyond menu engineering or signing up for a prime vendor agreement, what can a restaurant owner do as a quick fix to lower food cost? In this video, I'll give you one powerful tip to save on food cost with your food distributor today.
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