Labor

Yes, your POS system offers some reporting, but not enough. There is only one thing that is more important than knowing your restaurant numbers: managing your restaurant numbers. Even better than [...]

Here are 13 steps I developed to write a perfect schedule and a schedule template to make it fun and effective. With this system you and your managers can write great schedules that satisfy the [...]

When I say chef vs cook, I’m not suggesting there is a battle. Instead, I’m suggesting there is a difference between the two roles in the restaurant kitchen, and you have to decide [...]

When it comes to finding great employees for all restaurant positions, one of the key lessons I’ve learned over my years in the restaurant business is that not everyone works for you just for [...]

Creating the schedule in a restaurant is like fitting together the pieces of a puzzle. A proper functioning schedule is vital to your business. But putting all the right people in all the right [...]

Can restaurant labor controls help a restaurant make money? The reality is it’s the small things that add up, such as reducing the cost of cheese by a nickel a pound or reducing the number of [...]

If you run your restaurant by gut and you’re not using restaurant budgeting, I urge you to STOP.  You can’t do it anymore – the risk is just too great. In the video below I [...]

In this article (and video below), I explain why you should really integrate back office software to maximize a POS System. Let’s start with this: a POS system is a different thing than [...]

In this monthly edition of the restaurant expert podcast, David is busting the labor cost percentage myth, which says every restaurant should use the exact same labor cost percentage. Click below [...]

I’m the systems guy, and along with teaching systems, I teach why restaurant systems are important. Every restaurant owner, no matter how much they’re making or not making, is looking [...]