(Source: Flickr) When you first open a restaurant, your biggest goal is to bring customers through the door. But as your business continues to develop, it should become a key goal of your business to increase the frequency of customers coming back through the door. One study found that a whopping 70% of restaurantFIND OUT MORE |
How to Run an Efficient Kitchen
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9 Tips for Keeping Food Costs Down
(Source: Flickr) Making your restaurant profitable can be an extremely tricky prospect. It is incredibly difficult to price your dishes so that you can cover ever-fluctuating food and commodity prices in addition to paying the rent and compensating your employees.
8 Restaurant Concepts to Watch
(Source: Flickr) At the heart of every restaurant is a concept. Whether it’s an old-school family-style Italian restaurant with red checked tablecloths and carafes of Chianti or a high end restaurant offering sustainable cuisine, the look, employee uniforms, decor, layout, and cuisine of a restaurant are all reflective of the restaurant’s concept.
10 Attributes of a Hot Spot Restaurant
(Source: Flickr) There’s nothing quite like a hot spot restaurant. The air seems to sizzle with energy; everything is just a little bit more vibrant, more beautiful, more interesting within its doors. To a restaurant owner, this is the ultimate dream: to have customers lining up for a slice of their establishment and culture. ButFIND OUT MORE |
8 Things That Are Keeping Your Restaurant From Making a Profit
(Source: Flickr) Making your restaurant profitable takes a tremendous amount of time and effort. After all, it’s very expensive to fund a new restaurant, and the cost of operations once it’s open remains quite high. However, in spite of these things, it is possible for your restaurant to not only survive but to thrive. ToFIND OUT MORE |
Chefs of Chef Works: July 2016 Chef C.J. Reycraft, Jr.
Question 1: Where did you get your start? “I started working in restaurants in high school and continued doing so through college. After realizing my true calling was cooking, I quit college and enrolled in culinary school.” Question 2: What is your favorite dish? “A perfectly cooked chicken breast! Crispy skin, juicy meat, andFIND OUT MORE |
The 12 Best Restaurant Desserts
(Source: Flickr) “Would you like to see the dessert menu?” It’s a phrase uttered hundreds of times a day in restaurants. While for some customers, ordering dessert is a given part of the dining experience, other customers require a little “selling”. So how do you separate yourself from establishments where customers say “no thanks” beforeFIND OUT MORE |
How to Turn New Employees Into Longterm Employees and Reduce Turnover
Photo Courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons With millions of people employed in the restaurant industry, finding good help is not easy. Due to the fact that many restaurant jobs require few skills, it’s easy to see why people flock to restaurants for extra or even full-time income.
A Comprehensive Overview of Custom Embroidery with Chef Works
(Source: Chef Works) There’s no doubt about it: a sharp-looking uniform can make an establishment’s staff stand out. Custom embroidery can help make the difference between run-of-the-mill uniforms and truly impressive, professional-looking brand extensions.