SMART Systems

By Chef Fred Langley Different people define success in different ways. For some, success may mean having more time for a home life. It may be defined by increased profits. Some restaurant owners [...]

Success with restaurant systems involves more tough love. Believe it or not, implementing systems is the easy part. Anyone can start and finish a project. It’s what you do after you implement [...]

What can restaurant systems do for your restaurant business? You know you have a responsibility to be profitable and that you have to be firm in your expectations with your management team. But [...]

As promised in this previous post, here are a few more examples of how your restaurant employees steal from you. I covered several other ways in my last post, too. You’ll be able to see that just [...]

Theft is a reality of doing business. The more employees you have, the greater your risk. You have to trust people with your cash, product and customers because you can’t do it all yourself, let [...]

When food costs rise, profit margins sink and restaurant owners must take action. In the last few weeks, you learned about the key item report, and the waste sheet. Now I will share one final [...]

When food costs rise, profit margins sink and restaurant owners must take action. Last week, I outlined one of two simple tools you can use to lower your food costs, the key item report. This [...]

By David Scott Peters Point of sale (POS) system is an expensive investment that must be fully utilized for its time-saving and valuable reporting features. Here are a few tips for making the [...]

Food costs are on the rise and restaurant profit margins are taking hits. While there is a laundry list of systems you can use to reduce your food cost — such as attacking your descending dollar [...]

By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Week Use a purchase order form The purchase order form is used primarily for placing and receiving food and supply orders, but it can also be used for [...]