At some point, all restaurant managers need to ask themselves an important question: Is my employee handbook covering enough? With changing times comes new needs, and we have a guide to expanding your policies, procedures and management skills to better address: Conflict resolution between restaurant staff How to handle incidents of harassment Talking to your
15 Ways to Reduce Your Employee Turnover Rate Now
The average restauranteur spends more than $5,000 in hidden costs PER PERSON from their employee turnover rate. That’s $146,000 per year for the typical restaurant. Stop your employee turnover rate from making a dent in your profits and better retain your restaurant staff, by: Interviewing smarter from the start Training all staff better and more
20 Ways to Promote Your Restaurant for Under $1,000
Tight profit margins demand innovative solutions for marketing. And no one knows this better than restaurant operators. But what if you don’t even have a budget for marketing? We’ve drawn up 20 ideas for promoting your restaurant that should cost less than $1,000 and are typically effective in generating more business for your bottom line.
10 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring Restaurant Staff
With hospitality industry turnover rates commonly around 72%, you might feel like you’re constantly interviewing and hiring restaurant staff. But are you asking the right questions? Whether it’s hiring restaurant positions for kitchen staff, front of house servers, hosts, or managers, there are ten essential questions that can really help assess an applicant’s fit for
Growing a Restaurant Profit Margin: How You Can Control Your Costs
There’s one question that’s inevitably on every restaurateur’s mind, whether the market is good or bad: How do I grow my restaurant profit margin? Follow along as we narrow in on areas of your business where costs can be controlled to get you to a better bottom line: Scheduling staff Inventory and food waste Restaurant
How to Hire the Perfect Restaurant Employees
With a 72.1% industry-wide turnover rate (per the National Restaurant Association) and more economic uncertainty than ever, getting the right restaurant employees settled into your restaurant is crucial. But the reality is: Hiring is not easy. In our brand new report, we walk through the hiring process step-by-step, from recognition of need to making a
Restaurant Remodeling: Getting Your Front of House in Order
While restaurant managers and servers split their time between front and back of house, your customer sits, waits, and looks around at your dining room. Do they like what they see? In our brand new report, we break down five areas of restaurant remodeling critical to keeping your customer happy — and coming back again
The essential checklist to opening a restaurant
Get our free easy-to-use essential checklist to opening a restaurant that outlines the tasks you should be tackling leading up to your grand opening.
Restaurant Trends in 2018
2018 is looking like an interesting year for restaurant trends that could affect your bottom line. Are you prepared for it? In our brand new report, we take an in-depth look at what this year is going to be like for restaurants, both large and small, including: The state of the restaurant industry overall What’s
How to Use Restaurant Menu Design to Increase Your Sales
Your restaurant menu is likely the first (and most lasting) impression customers have of your business, but that’s not all it needs to do. Ask yourself: Can my menu help increase my restaurant sales? In our newest report, we walk through four big factors that can help you decide whether your restaurant menu design is
