1. David Scott Peters

By David Scott Peters Most independents don’t take advantage of gift cards like the major chains do. Any major restaurant chain — Applebee’s, Chili’s, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, etc. — does a big [...]

By David Scott Peters I believe loyalty programs are a must. In fact, they’re about the only coupon activity I recommend. But left unchecked, dishonest managers, servers, bartenders and [...]

By David Scott Peters I put up a blog post about using a prime vendor agreement to cut food costs in your restaurant. I want to expand a little bit on the prime vendor agreement here. Before you [...]

If you are an employer subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (if you’re required to pay minimum wage), you are required to let your employees know about: Healthcare exchanges Subsidies that may [...]

By David Scott Peters I just finished teaching one of my semi-annual three-day workshops and in the room we had five people who were opening restaurants. It was great to have so many people there [...]

In part 1 of How to Plan for the Holidays in the Restaurant Industry – Gearing Up, we talked about the importance of planning ahead and “gearing up” for your restaurant’s season. This week [...]

Gearing up and gearing down The difference between making money and losing money in the restaurant business depends on how well you gear up and gear down. Proper planning truly has a major impact [...]

To grow your profits and shave points off your bottom line, you must be committed. To see real change in your restaurant, you have to commit to taking action and sticking with it. What do I mean? [...]

By David Scott Peters So what exactly do we do at our 3-day workshop? Following is the agenda for the three days. We cover the most important operational systems – all of them! (Please note [...]

Why should make your managers accountable? When your management team knows what the job is, how to do it and how well you want it done… you have a management team that gets things done, meets [...]