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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There Is a Wrong Food Cost Formula?
Let's focus right now on food cost, why the food cost formula is so important, and why food costing accountability is a secret to changing how your restaurant operates.
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Why Restaurant Management Classes Make Sense
ow do you teach your restaurant managers all that you know and get them to a point where you can trust them and hold them accountable? The secret is restaurant management classes.
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How to Make Money in the Restaurant Business
If you're running a restaurant business, you more than likely didn’t open up your restaurant to be a charity. And if you're like most restaurant owners, making money is tough. I have three tips to make money in the restaurant business.
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Understand and Manage Food Cost Quick Course
A preview of what you'll learn in the new quick-study course to help you understand and manage restaurant food cost.
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What Successful Restaurant Owners Have
If you really want to be in the restaurant business or you’re trying to remember why you got into it in the first place, I’m going to share three things you must have in place to be a successful restaurant owner.
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Why Restaurant Owners Must Know the Prime Cost Formula
Prime cost is the one number you must know to make any money in the restaurant business. The prime cost formula is a measurement of your ability to be profitable and gives you information about how you can.
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3 Things You Must Know About Managing Restaurant Payroll
payroll is an unavoidable part of doing business. And if you don't do it right and don't pay attention, you could held liable. Tune in here for three things you must know when it comes to restaurant payroll.
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Why Tax Planning Is Important for Restaurants
As a small business, your restaurant is fueling our economy. It also means, as a small business, you have to know about tax planning. No one really likes to talk about it, but tax planning is important for restaurants.
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3 Things Every Restaurant Owner Should Know
There are three things I think every restaurant owner should know. Want to know what they are? Read this to learn the one thing you can learn to avoid failure, two systems that are a must and why the basics can't be ignored.
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Why You Should Use Menu Mix for Menu Pricing
Your POS system holds some great power in its reporting capabilities, including when trying to figure out your menu mix. For example, your PMIX report in your POS system can be very useful in menu engineering and menu pricing efforts?
Reading is not the same as deciding.
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