Tip of the Day

By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Week Hire a Good Manager to Improve Business Think hiring a good manager isn’t that important? Just take a look at what a manager with good [...]

By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Week The Floating Beverage The floating beverage is a classic bartender scam. To do it, a bartender rings up a normal order, such as a beer and an [...]

By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Week Avoid This Bartender Scam The short pour shorts you and your customer. Here’s how the short pour bartender scam works: A bar customer orders a gin [...]

By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Week Measure your pour. Use a jigger in your bar to control the amount of alcohol used in drinks. A jigger pour can be an exact way to portion drinks [...]

By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Week Don’t let foam go down the drain with your profits. Check your lines to eliminate foam. Foam from the tap is not a sign of good beer, and it’s [...]

By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Week Use waste sheets. All causes for waste are avoidable and are a direct result of a lack of management and training. Waste includes a burned steak, [...]

By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Week Sign a prime vendor agreement. Cherry picking is the old way. Set up a prime vendor agreement with one primary vendor to receive discounts on [...]

By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Week Make your glassware go the extra mile The quality and size of your glassware are important. It is often cheaper to pay more for and purchase [...]

Restaurant Tip of the Week Item-by-item shows you dollar-for-dollar If you have a POS system, then you have the ability to run an item-by-item sales mix report. And this report is a great tool to [...]

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 [...]