How to Hold Managers Accountable to Food Costing Dec 31, 2019

A key way to control your restaurant food costing is to control how you utilize your product. This involves how the kitchen utilizes product and how your managers make sure everyone is trained to not overuse product. If you want to know how to hold your management team accountable when it comes...

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Why Restaurant Management Classes Make Sense Dec 24, 2019

Do you ever wonder how to transfer everything you know about running restaurants - especially your restaurant - to your managers? How do you teach your restaurant managers all that you know and get them to a point where you can trust them and hold them accountable? The secret is restaurant...

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There Is a Wrong Food Cost Formula? Dec 17, 2019

Food cost, food cost, food costs keep going up. It is becoming a struggle to make money in our business, and now, with labor costs rising even faster, we’ve got to bring our food costs down. Watch this video, or continue reading below, to learn more about food costing and the food cost...

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How to Make Money in the Restaurant Business Dec 10, 2019

If you're running a restaurant business, you more than likely didn’t open up your restaurant to be a charity. And if you're like most restaurant owners, making money is tough. I have some ideas to help you make money in the restaurant business. Watch this video, or continue reading below,...

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Understand and Manage Your Food Cost Dec 05, 2019

I made a quick-study course to teach you how to understand and manage your restaurant’s food cost. It’s free and available right now.

This quick-study course is something I used to teach in my three-day workshop for restaurant owners. It’s information that will change how you...

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What Successful Restaurant Owners Have Dec 03, 2019

So you want to be a restaurant owner? Or maybe you want to remember why you got into the restaurant industry in the first place, and own a restaurant. In this video, I'm going share the things you must have in place to run a successful restaurant. 

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Why Restaurant Owners Must Know the Prime Cost Formula Nov 26, 2019

Prime cost is the one number you must know to make any money in the restaurant business. The prime cost formula is a measurement of your ability to be profitable and gives you information about how you can be profitable. Watch the video below, or continue reading, for three reasons why restaurant...

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3 Things You Must Know About Managing Restaurant Payroll Nov 19, 2019

Let's be honest. You didn't get into the restaurant business so you could run payroll. But payroll is an unavoidable part of doing business. And if you don't do it right and don't pay attention, you could held liable.

Watch this video, or continue reading below, for three things you must know...

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Why Tax Planning Is Important for Restaurants Nov 12, 2019

As a small business, your restaurant is fueling our economy. It also means, as a small business, you have to know about tax planning. No one really likes to talk about it, but tax planning is important for restaurants. Watch the video below, or keep reading, for more information about tax...

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3 Things Every Restaurant Owner Should Know Nov 05, 2019

There are three things I think every restaurant owner should know. Want to know what they are? Watch the video below, or continue reading below, to learn the one thing you can learn to avoid failure, two systems that are a must and why the basics can't be ignored.  


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Why You Should Use Menu Mix for Menu Pricing Oct 29, 2019

Your POS system holds some great power in its reporting capabilities, including when trying to figure out your menu mix. For example, your PMIX report in your POS system can be very useful in menu engineering and menu pricing efforts? In this video, I explain all about that PMIX report. 

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The 3 Best Things About Running a Restaurant Oct 22, 2019

There are three things that make a running a restaurant absolutely amazing. As a 30-year veteran in the business, this is what I value about running a restaurant. Click the video below, or continue reading, for my take on what is great about running a restaurant.

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