Kitchen Efficiency

Restaurant Business Plan: A Comprehensive Guide to Attract the Investors You Need

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In plain and simple terms, a restaurant business plan is a written document that outlines your restaurant’s goals and the means of achieving those goals while defeating potential challenges. It describes the nature of your business, background information, financial projections, and organizational techniques to govern your restaurant’s daily operations. A restaurant business plan is a […]

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An Emerging Hybrid Restaurant Solution For Challenging Times

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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many industries, especially restaurants. As lockdown rules keep changing, many restaurants are unable to stay open. Others are forced to switch their model to only takeout and delivery. If you have a restaurant, you might want to consider a creative alternative —transforming your restaurant into a food truck. Why This

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How Landlords Can Protect Restaurant Rent Revenue

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Commercial landlords renting a restaurant space should know that every restaurant lease is unique. There is a balance to be struck between the square feet, the amenities, and the restaurant’s ability to cover rent with their revenue. For the landlord, bringing in a restaurant lease can be extremely lucrative, but it’s also a risk to

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Can You Afford Consulting?

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By January 2020 the restaurant business was getting crowded and hyper-competitive. Since about 2009, on the heels of the worst recession in most people’s memory, restaurants around the country struggled and failed. Panera Bread, Chili’s, Cheesecake Factory, Seasons 52, and Red Lobster were suspiciously still standing while higher quality mom-n-pop concepts were crushed to dust by the downturn. The sub-prime mortgage business disgusted the public.

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How to Configure Your Restaurant for Curbside Pickup

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Unless you’ve been boycotting the steady stream of dreary news coming at us from all sides, you’ve probably heard how meal delivery services like Grubhub, Uber Eats, Door Dash, or even Postmates are struggling to turn a profit. On the delivery company’s side, their models are proving unsustainable despite the pandemic’s effect on delivery demand.

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What You Should Not Be Delivering: 5 Common Delivery Mistakes to Avoid

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Whether you have been doing delivery since you opened, or you have recently launched a delivery program due to a global pandemic, there are five incredibly common mistakes we see restaurateurs making. Selling food that does not travel well. When your chef puts up a plate in the kitchen, you know that food will be

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