“Let’s Go Somewhere Else. They Don’t Have…”
Restaurant owners work hard every day to meet the needs of their diverse restaurant guests and their range of tastes, but they often miss the one or two things they’re not doing that cost [...]
Where Operations and the Chef Agree
Guest Post By Willis Getchell, CEC Recipe costing cards set the standard and save money One of my fellow instructors was doing some consulting with a local restaurant recently. On three [...]
Your Profitability is A Simple Word Problem
There is one, and really only one, system that ultimately is the key to your restaurant running profitably. And that simple system is so easy even a junior high school student could follow it. [...]
How NOT to Mangle a Menu Update
Recently I was elated to find one of my local restaurants did a menu update after what seemed like years! The menus arrived at the tables nicely creased and with vivid colors on the cover, and I [...]
5 Easy Menu Changes to Make More Money
As you look for ways to make more money in your restaurant, there are many tools you can use to influence purchasing behavior of customers in your restaurant. Here are 5 easy things you can do to [...]
What to Consider When Serving Salmon in Your Restaurant
By Chef Willis Getchell, M.Ed, CEC Fish Farming is one of the fastest growing forms of food production in the world. Nearly half the seafood eaten around the world is farm-raised. A burgeoning [...]
Holiday menus drive restaurant profits
By Willis Getchell, CEC, Lead Chef Instructor, Scottsdale Culinary Institute’s Le Cordon Bleu The holiday season is a great time to design limited menus, for capturing the harried shopper, or [...]
Start the New Year Off Right with Catering and Big Profits – Part 1
By Sandy Korem A restaurant has downtime every day and if you want to bring in a big profit revenue stream, catering is your answer. I have owned an off-site catering company for 20 years and in [...]
5 Easy Menu Changes to Make More Money in the New Year
By David Scott Peters As you plan for the year ahead, there are many tools you can use to influence purchasing behavior of customers in your restaurant. Here are 5 easy things you can do to your [...]
“Cater” to Your Customers this Holiday Season
By Michael Attias How important are the holidays to your sales mix? I know for many readers the combination of groups reserving tables and private party rooms for holiday parties, as well as full [...]
