Training

Authored by David Militello It was a Wednesday afternoon, an unusually cold and rainy day in August. As the day started to reveal its disposition the phone rang. It was my POS provider with our [...]

By David Scott Peters A USA Today article with Darden Restaurants’ Clarence Otis (Olive Garden and Red Lobster) gave lots of insight for independent restaurant owners. There are a couple of [...]

And then train them some more. A Tip for Today: a helpful bit of advice for the independent restaurant owner. Each employee is only as good as the training they receive. Training your staff does [...]

By David Scott Peters Chili’s is taking on Applebee’s. Are you taking on either? See this article to understand what I mean? Before you take on either chain in your own neighborhood [...]

*From FohBoh – my FohBohist contribution for this week. By David Scott Peters In an article I wrote for my June member newsletter, I offered five critical points of contact in every [...]

By David Scott Peters If you’re in the restaurant world, then you probably know that May 16-19 is the National Restaurant Association’s annual trade show and exhibition. This year, [...]

Sometimes it’s helpful to revisit posts from the archive. Although time has gone by, the information is still very relevant. I hope this collection of posts about training restaurant [...]

By David Scott Peters Quick link to a good story about three entrepreneurs in the Boston area who recently opened a restaurant in the Boston area. I specificially liked the following quote: [...]

By David Scott Peters Good news released in a survey last week, featured here in this article from Nation’s Restaurant News. Those independent restaurant operators and owners who have [...]

By Tracy Yandow Over the past few months have you found yourself physically and emotionally drained? Do you feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplish what you need to get done? [...]