1. David Scott Peters

What was your dream when you opened your restaurant? Did you have a clear vision? Are you where you thought you would be? How about now? Do you know where your company is headed today? What [...]

Not every business owner is as lucky as I am in knowing what exactly it is that gives my company a heartbeat and drives my team and I to continue forward. Our driving force is the incredible [...]

OK, I have never done this before… I’ve got to RANT! I have been in the restaurant business for 30-plus years. I started dishwashing when I was underage, then worked for my mother growing up. [...]

How do you avoid failure — small or epic? It’s simple really. You plan for success. You put yourself and your restaurant in a prepared state that can handle anything that is thrown at it. [...]

Have you ever said this? “I don’t need a restaurant budget. I know my numbers.” You certainly aren’t the first restaurant owner to say it. And for some reason “budget” is a bad [...]

Have you read these? The following articles are three of our most popular on this blog. And it’s no surprise really because these tackle some of the biggest issues independent restaurant [...]

I believe the term/title chef means “manager” when used in a restaurant or hotel setting. I believe that the title/term chef is a combination of those two definitions. That definition might look [...]

  By David Scott Peters It’s your job to make sure everyone – especially management – is successful! NIGYSOB In 1964, Eric Berne’s bestselling book, “Games People Play,” was [...]

In celebration of the past 10 years, here are 10 key lessons about running a restaurant I want to share with you. I’ve picked these up along the way from all the incredible people my team and I [...]

  What does cost of goods sold refer to? In the most basic terms, cost of goods sold is “the cost of the product used to generate sales.” The cost of goods sold calculation is used to [...]