This is the season – football season that is – where you do not have to hire a restaurant bar consultant to run profitable promotions. Take a look at some ideas from Nightclub & Bar Magazine and what these successful chain operators are doing: “Savvy operators planned alternatives, such as Buffalo Wild Wings, whose management…
It is the job of restaurant consultants to constantly recommend and steer restaurants and foodservice chains to maximize their sales so as to produce constant income to sustain, expand and reinvent itself where necessary. It is also important to watch the economic landscape of its competitors and recommend a lesson or two from what is…
Two recent restaurant expert reports on the state of the industry for last year and the first quarter of this year show improvements in year over year sales. This is especially true in the quick-service and fast casual foodservice sectors. However, restaurant operators remain pessimistic as to whether sales will rise or stay flat. According…
Foodservice consultants say independent restaurants have lost the largest amount of customer traffic since the recession began five years ago according to a recent study. This is in contrast to how chain operators and branded restaurants have weathered the economic downturn, which appears to be much better based on the research. Fast casual chains, such…
Super Bowl Sunday would not be complete without some restaurant industry analysis and predictions on what folks will eat while watching the Big Game. In case you need some last minute thoughts on what to run on the menu specials board, wings and pizza will clearly be the best sellers. According to these excerpts from…
The recent deadly Listeria outbreak involving cantaloupes is a wake call by many a restaurant safety expert to suggest revisiting buying, handling and oversight practices concerning fresh fruits and vegetables. Produce in particular served at restaurants and food service operations is a common source for many types of food borne illnesses from bacteria such as…
Many senior management executives and restaurant experts believe that hospitality and foodservice are moving to an industry of part-timers as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare. The provisions of the new law has already started impacting large employers and has pros and cons depending on whether…
There are two recent trends reported by this restaurant expert on growth in both jobs and the lack there of in independent restaurants that are worth reading. In terms of the economy, the recession has helped stabilize some of the turnover amongst hourly employees in the food service business. However, the same economic downturn has…
Several important components from a restaurant advisor perspective when starting a new restaurant venture are planning, capital and timing. However, opening a new food and beverage business and keeping it growing and profitable will also require attention to other key areas and more. Here are five pitfalls along with tips to help you grow and…
Employee tip pooling and other distribution policies from a restaurant wage and hour expert perspective can be a source of contention amongst hospitality and foodservice industry workers. Worse, it has given rise to a number of disputes and lawsuits. Most notably is the recent settlement by Outback of $1.25 Million involving their employees in Minnesota.…