Perhaps you’re a venture capitalist who’s planning to put his money in an upscale dining establishment. Or maybe you have a friend who’s starting his own restaurant and is asking you to invest in it. Either way, there’s a great question here that you may want to bring up to a restaurant management consultant: is…
There is an old adage in the food service business says many a restaurant turnaround consultant that the way to tell “if a fish is going bad is if it stinks at the head first!” Using the analogy that your failing restaurant is like a bad fish, the problems usually start at the head of…
You can never get enough good advice on how to keep your restaurant from having certain issues. With the right restaurant management consultant you can eventually gain the kind of success you were looking for. A restaurant management consultant can help you either get started on the right foot, or help you continue to grow…
Factoring in a weak economy as part of a restaurant business plan to determine if “now” is the time can be quite challenging and maybe impossible in some cities. If your instincts suggest that diners in 2010 and 2011 are eating out less, you are not alone. In the census reported this week, more than…
A study by a restaurant management consultant says that consumers will cut back on spending in restaurants in 2012. Dining out reductions will be across all sectors except fast casual and fine dining. Given the uncertainty on the economy with unemployment still close to 9%, these statistics are not surprising to anyone working in the…
Success with any new restaurant in our experience as restaurant management consultants is often learned from those in the industry who fail. Avoiding these key pitfalls can help in doing it right the first time: No Solid Plan – The old axiom “Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail” is still true in today’s sophisticated world…
Face it, the cost of monthly rent is one of the biggest expenses next to labor costs to be reduced for both a tenant and a restaurant turnaround consultant charged with developing a strategy to save a food service operation. One of the key areas in order to save a failing restaurant business is to…
Lawsuits arising from slip and falls, security issues and equipment in bars, clubs and special venues are fairly common as a nightclub consultant and expert working with owners, operators and their attorneys. In fact, there have been reports in the past that say the top one-hundred most hazardous industries includes food and beverage businesses, such…
Advice from a restaurant safety expert can lower the risk of foodservice lawsuits and makes your restaurant safer for customers and staff. This also lowers a restaurant risk of failure. But, you don’t have to be an expert to take some sensible precautions. In 8 years covered by a California OSHA study, 135 workplace injuries…
A failing restaurant causes a lot of frustration to the owner. Are you running a restaurant or bar and it seems no matter what you do you just cannot seem to rake in more customers? Chances are the only customers you have are the loyal few who have been with you from the very beginning,…