SMART Systems

So many times our goals are just these vague targets that are in the back of our mind. But just like everything else in your business that has a system, there is a system to setting goals. If you [...]

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 [...]

Oh how I wish achieving restaurant profitability was only a simple math problem. But the real issues that hold restaurant owners back from achieving their desired profitability are mostly [...]

Menu costing software is critical to planning a restaurant menu. If you want to make any money in the restaurant industry, you cannot rely on the numbers you keep in your head. You can’t [...]

Have you heard you should have restaurant systems and restaurant systems software in place in your restaurant? What does “restaurant systems” even mean? What is restaurant systems [...]

A pre-shift meeting can improve communication and profits in your restaurant? How? Allow me to explain through example. Running a restaurant can often feel like you are in high school. Remember [...]

A restaurant management plan is your written strategy for how to get your restaurant to where you want it. New ideas have very little value unless they are put into action. This restaurant [...]

Running a restaurant business is tough and if you struggle with managing people, it can be brutal. Let me lighten that expectation and share with you what I’ve learned working with [...]

How would you like to cut food cost with two easy steps? These two “clipboard systems”- EASY – stop mistakes coming out of your kitchen. They virtually eliminate theft in your [...]

What is prime cost vs food cost? Do you wonder where the numbers that make up prime cost come from? Where does food cost fit into the prime cost calculation? How does the prime cost calculation [...]