By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Week Know your history to forecast your future You can’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been. Forecasting is a big part of [...]
By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Week Money belongs in the bank, not on your shelves. When was the last time you conducted inventory? Do you know how much money you have wasted sitting [...]
By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Day You have to plan for profitability. Without a budget in place, it’s tempting to spend — even overspend — what you earn. A budget is a key component [...]
Restaurant menu engineering is about more than adding pictures. There are so many places in your restaurant where you can make money or save money. But there is no single place as powerful or [...]
By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Day If you’re giving the keys away, then you’re giving liquor away — guaranteed. First, make sure your extra liquor inventory is locked up. Second, [...]
The information in this article from Nation’s Restaurant News was interesting… IF you serve breakfast. Do you offer breakfast in all dayparts, or just in the morning? Do you get [...]
By David Scott Peters Weekly Restaurant Tip Develop a marketing plan – based on your budget. To market or not to market? That is the question. Every restaurant should have a marketing plan and [...]
By David Scott Peters Weekly Restaurant Tip It’s not enough to tell them not to do it. Sexual harassment is rampant in the restaurant industry, and because of that, it’s not “if” you get hit with [...]
By David Scott Peters Weekly Restaurant Tip Test ‘Em Before They Hit the Floor You can tell someone how to do something until you’re blue in the face, but how do you know they were really [...]
By David Scott Peters Weekly Restaurant Tip Ignore Sexual Harassment Training at Your Own Peril Sexual harassment isn’t an “if,” but a “when.” EEOC Guidelines state that employers MUST provide [...]