Back when I first started teaching how to run a restaurant with systems, everything was based on printed forms or spreadsheets. After a few years of coaching a great team of independent [...]

So many times our goals are just these vague targets that are in the back of our mind. But just like everything else in your business that has a system, there is a system to setting goals. If you [...]

Yes, your POS system offers some reporting, but not enough. There is only one thing that is more important than knowing your restaurant numbers: managing your restaurant numbers. Even better than [...]

Oh how I wish achieving restaurant profitability was only a simple math problem. But the real issues that hold restaurant owners back from achieving their desired profitability are mostly [...]

Menu costing software is critical to planning a restaurant menu. If you want to make any money in the restaurant industry, you cannot rely on the numbers you keep in your head. You can’t [...]

Have you heard you should have restaurant systems and restaurant systems software in place in your restaurant? What does “restaurant systems” even mean? What is restaurant systems [...]

A pre-shift meeting can improve communication and profits in your restaurant? How? Allow me to explain through example. Running a restaurant can often feel like you are in high school. Remember [...]

A restaurant management plan is your written strategy for how to get your restaurant to where you want it. New ideas have very little value unless they are put into action. This restaurant [...]

As coaches and consultants who work directly with the owner of a restaurant, we often run into a large roadblock. This roadblock can often stop the process of implementing systems, stall the [...]

Running a restaurant business is tough and if you struggle with managing people, it can be brutal. Let me lighten that expectation and share with you what I’ve learned working with [...]