Top 3 Reasons to Use Portion Controls in Your Restaurant Kitchen Apr 11, 2023

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? Have you ever rehired a cook and heard them say, “That's not the way we used to make this”? What kind of impact does an inconsistent kitchen have on...

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Make It a Priority to Pay Yourself, Restaurant Owner Apr 05, 2023

I love what I do! I get to help restaurant owners change their lives. I get to help most of them make more money than they've ever made before in their restaurant. To date I've worked with literally thousands of restaurant pros, so I've seen a lot, including a lot of restaurant owners who don't...

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Top 5 Reasons to Track Waste in Your Restaurant Kitchen Apr 04, 2023

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.

A waste tracker is a simple clipboard system. Simply print off the form and put it on a clipboard...

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Top 5 Reasons You Need Food Costing Software Mar 28, 2023

I know, I know, you don’t need another piece of restaurant software to add to your tech stack. But you're missing out in a big way if you don't add food costing software, especially if you're looking to control your food cost. I'm going to share with you my top five reasons you need food...

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What You Must Know and Do to Reduce Your Restaurant Labor Cost Mar 22, 2023

Labor costs are a real challenge for restaurants that want to make money. Restaurant owners have to battle with a lot of variables to control their labor cost and create success from things that are out of their control. For example, there is rising minimum wage – going as high as $22/hour...

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1 Thing You Can Do Today to Track and Control Your Restaurant Labor Cost Mar 21, 2023

If you want to control your labor cost, scheduling on budget is only half the battle. Before you start jumping into more advanced controls like dollars per labor hour worked, the second half of the battle is tracking your labor cost on a daily basis because the phrase, that which you measure...

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Restaurant Owners: Is It Burnout or Stress? Mar 14, 2023

Restaurant burnout is a real thing. The restaurant industry is consistent in its inconsistency. The ups and downs, the ins and outs, they demand a lot of energy and juggling. It’s a stressful industry, so how do you know when it’s just extreme stress or burnout, and why does it...

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How Restaurant Owners Can Identify and Overcome Burnout Mar 08, 2023

These past three years have led many restaurant owners and managers toward restaurant burnout. As a restaurant owner, it’s easy to have a feeling of despair that has been almost impossible to shake. Between group coaching calls, one-on-one coaching calls and discovery calls, I talk with a...

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8 Ways to Reignite Passion for Your Restaurant Business Mar 07, 2023

Have you ever felt like you've had the crap beat of out after a long day in your restaurant? Like you’ve gone 20 rounds with the World Champ? Has this ever made you feel like you don't want to go into your restaurant? Or maybe each day is just starting to feel uncomfortable, and you don't...

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Can You Get Rich with a Restaurant Business? Feb 28, 2023

The restaurant business can eat you alive. For example, Ohio State University did a study many years ago that showed 59 percent of all restaurants fail in the first three years of business. The National Restaurant Association once reported that the average restaurant makes a nickel to 8 cents on...

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How this Restaurant Owner Exploded His Profits Ep 66 Feb 22, 2023

Every couple of months I like to invite a restaurant owner who has benefited from my restaurant coaching program onto podcast. It’s a great chance for the restaurant owner to reflect on all the work they’ve done and the results of their work. It’s also a chance for me to take a...

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No 1 Tip to Motivate Restaurant Managers Feb 21, 2023

A restaurant owner who builds a team of reliable and accountable restaurant managers is primed for success. When you have a team of people to lead, it gives you as the restaurant the freedom to work on the bigger, more strategic business moves. So, how do you keep this team of restaurant managers...

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