Restaurant Management System Every Independent Must Use Daily Jan 19, 2021

Of all the restaurant management systems every independent uses daily, one is critical. If you're tired of chasing your management team for important information, tired of hearing them tell you they didn't know what you wanted or hearing a long laundry list of excuses why things didn't get done, you...

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Running a Restaurant: One Owner's Journey Through the Pandemic - Podcast Episode 11 Dec 30, 2020

In this episode of The Restaurant Prosperity Formula podcast, I talk with restaurant owner Karen Fagnilli, owner of The Lake House Inn Resort in Ohio on Lake Erie. Karen and her family purchased the inn about 20 years ago and added the restaurant in 2005. Then in 2012, they expanded the restaurant a...

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Restaurant Food Cost Solutions for Independent Restaurants - Podcast Episode 8 Nov 18, 2020

The topic for this episode of my podcast, The Restaurant Prosperity Formula, centers on the story of one restaurant owner who learned how to change her business to not only survive the COVID crisis, but thrive and get her life back.

Emmy Barnick is the owner of the Captain's Cabin in Washburn, No...

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How to Run a Restaurant Successfully in Uncertainty Nov 10, 2020

Wouldn't it be nice to know how to run a restaurant successfully in uncertainty? Running your restaurant during the COVID-19 pandemic feels like trying to navigate your way home through a raging forest fire, like the ones that ravage the West Coast. It's frightening. If you take action too late, you...

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Restaurant Technology Tips for Independent Operators - Podcast Episode 7 Nov 04, 2020

In this podcast episode, I offer restaurant technology tips for independent operators, especially those who are interested in and are learning about or are using restaurant systems. This podcast episode but really restaurant technology and what some of the pitfalls restaurant owners fall into when g...

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Restaurant Management 101 for Independents Oct 20, 2020

Restaurant management 101 is how chain restaurants kick independents’ butts. Their sales all too often are better than independents. They have better costs. They have managers who do their job. They have multiple thousands of locations with no owners in them. How do they do that? And more importantl...

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Restaurant Manager Training Tips to Build a Stellar Management Team Sep 15, 2020

Are you searching for restaurant management tips to build a stellar management team? Well, you're in the right place. Building systems will transform your restaurant business, but the only way you can get it all done is to have a management team in place to do the work. If you’re going to build a re...

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Catering Ideas for Restaurants to Survive COVID with Sandy Korem Sep 09, 2020

Let’s talk catering ideas for restaurants to survive COVID in episode three of The Restaurant Prosperity Formula podcast. This week’s episode is a helpful one if you’re a restaurant owner or caterer and want to learn an important lesson about diversifying your revenue, especially after COVID-19 has ...

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Restaurant Solutions for a Foundation of Great Guest Service with Darren Denington Aug 26, 2020

To achieve restaurant prosperity, you have to follow a very specific formula made up of leadership systems, training, accountability and taking action. Today I’m excited to talk to a good friend of mine and fellow restaurant systems supporter.

Now, I want you to tune in to this episode of the pod...

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Restaurant Solutions for Independent Restaurants to Make Money Aug 19, 2020

I’ve launched a new podcast to continue teaching restaurant owners like you the Restaurant Prosperity Formula™ and how it’s based on restaurant solutions for independent restaurants to make money.

Listen to this episode and subscribe to "The Restaurant Prosperity Formula" wherever you listen to pod...

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Start with the Foundation of Restaurant Systems Jun 09, 2020

You've heard the term restaurant systems. So, what does that mean? And where do you start? Click the video below or continue scrolling down to read about the foundation to all restaurant systems and how to use them to lower restaurant costs and increase profits.

What is the foundation of restaura...

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5 Ways to Cut Restaurant Food Cost May 28, 2020

Would you like to learn how to cut food cost? Here are five systems to use cut your restaurant food costs. Bonus is they are all made easier with spreadsheets or restaurant software. Click below to watch the video or scroll down to continue reading.

Today's topic is five ways to cut your food cos...

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