Tip of the Day

By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Week Money belongs in the bank, not on your shelves. When was the last time you conducted inventory? Do you know how much money you have wasted sitting [...]

By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Day You have to plan for profitability. Without a budget in place, it’s tempting to spend — even overspend — what you earn. A budget is a key component [...]

By David Scott Peters Restaurant Tip of the Day If you’re giving the keys away, then you’re giving liquor away — guaranteed. First, make sure your extra liquor inventory is locked up. Second, [...]

By David Scott Peters Weekly Restaurant Tip Develop a marketing plan – based on your budget. To market or not to market? That is the question. Every restaurant should have a marketing plan and [...]

By David Scott Peters Weekly Restaurant Tip It’s not enough to tell them not to do it. Sexual harassment is rampant in the restaurant industry, and because of that, it’s not “if” you get hit with [...]

By David Scott Peters Weekly Restaurant Tip Test ‘Em Before They Hit the Floor You can tell someone how to do something until you’re blue in the face, but how do you know they were really [...]

By David Scott Peters Weekly Restaurant Tip Ignore Sexual Harassment Training at Your Own Peril Sexual harassment isn’t an “if,” but a “when.” EEOC Guidelines state that employers MUST provide [...]

By David Scott Peters Weekly Restaurant Tip Job Descriptions Help You and Your Employees If they don’t know what’s expected of them, how do they know if they’re succeeding? Every employee [...]

By David Scott Peters Weekly Restaurant Tip Know the Number of FTEs Per Shift Have two FTEs more than you need to cover your shifts (and your butt). The trick to covering your shifts is having [...]

By David Scott Peters Weekly Restaurant Tip Adopt a Master Schedule You can make writing the schedule easy and efficient — every time — with a master schedule. It is possible. For each area of [...]