Buying Restaurant Equipment - Restaurant Management Tips

Nothing is more frustrating in the operation of a restaurant than a piece of equipment that breaks down. Of course, equipment only falters during your rush on Friday night and just before the weekend when repairs are hard to arrange. Besides the operational and customer service issues, time spent working on equipment, securing repairs and [...]


Restaurant Owners Need to Check Beverages for Profits

It’s clear that 2008 will chew at the bottom line for independent and chain restaurants alike. Both have one category of products on the menu that are still high margin and should not be ignored for squeezing that last dime from every item in your system. Beverages present opportunities to boost your P&L.
For operators that [...]


Restaurant Owners – You Have a Food Cost Problem!

Did you just increase prices? Revise your menu? When did you start the process? How long did it take you? A week, a month or longer? You have a food cost problem!
2008 is like a shadow. You can’t separate from your shadow and this year, you can’t move away from universal price increases.
Here is a [...]