All Blog Posts Tagged 'Food' (91)

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Even in tough economic times, people love to eat out. Whether they are dating, gathering with the family, meeting up with friends or celebrating a special occasion, restaurant dining…

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We’ve published a handful of posts about food waste in the past; "Sustainable Saturdays: Food Scraps Aren't Waste," "Americans and Our Disastrous, Wasteful Habits," and "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Restaurants, Get With The Program"  just to name a few. Why, because it’s a…

It’s not cheap to run a restaurant, but food is one of the biggest costs associated with it. It is therefore of utmost importance to keep your food costs within an acceptable percentage to avoid financial hardship and prevent having to pass on the costs to your customers.

Here are 13 tips on how you can achieve this:

1) Take Inventory Regularly

Making note consistently and regularly…

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There is nothing easy about running a business.  It can be an extremely difficult task.  Running a successful business, by contrast, can be nearly impossible to do, especially in an environment where failure is more of a guarantee than success.  Before anything else can be…

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Upselling is anything but new for most businesses. Where restaurants are concerned, it’s the oldest, most common trick in the book to increase check sizes and boost profits. At its best, upselling can look less like sales and more like customer…

Location. Location. Location. It’s a cliche for a reason. Before you fold the napkins or add a dash of anything, you need to settle on a location. This should never be an afterthought. You can have the best food in the world and still be hungry for customers if you are not in the right location. Location is really the key to the success of your restaurant. Even if you have the “perfect” spot in mind, don’t get too attached until you do a little research first.

Here are four factors to…

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Now that the holiday season is over, most restaurants may experience a slump in foot traffic. While many Americans kept a close eye on their dining pennies during the holidays, millions chose to enjoy…

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Not that the "sustainability and "local" trends have lost their mojo, but it’s time to look forward to the food trends that will grace 2013. I mean, 2013 is just around the…

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With the worst drought in half a century occurring this past summer, world food prices are continuously rising near crisis level.

Factors such as this summer’s drought, fires in Russia, higher commodity prices, and retail food price inflation have resulted in a spike in global food prices that are likely to…

Portion control is an essential element of food cost and quality control. It reduces food waste, ensures a consistent and quality product, expedites food preparation and service, and has a big impact on food cost.

Any extra food added to the customer’s plate is money coming out of your bottom line.

While an extra ounce of soup or a handful of…

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Inventory control for restaurants is a huge deal; it can be the difference between breaking even and actually making a profit. Food is the largest part of any restaurant’s budget. In turn, wasteful…

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According to various studies, Generation Y (also known as Millennials) is set to overshadow and outnumber Baby Boomers through the year…

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What is “Slow Food,” exactly? No, it has nothing to do with waiting for those appetizers you ordered 20 minutes ago to finally arrive at your table. Slow Food is an international…

There is one question that every restaurant owner has to address when setting up their business, and that is “How do I determine my restaurant menu content and prices?” While there are a number of considerations that can help you in answering this question, you need to be aware of the fact that it is by no means a static question.

In other words, setting the cost of the items on your menu (or resetting the cost of them) is something that will need to be done multiple times over the…

Local sourcing - the process of getting your food, supplies, and other materials from local farms, shops, and vendors - is becoming all the craze for restaurant owners this fall.

In the last few years, Americans have become much more concerned about what exactly they are eating and where their food is coming from, causing restaurant owners to pay more attention to these questions as well.

Since the agricultural industry has become more of a big business, a lot of customers are…

At Sanford’s Kitchen we took an old family recipe, played with it, and made a hot sauce.  We didn’t go into the process like a lot of hot sauce developers and enthusiasts.  Most people set goals right out of the gate, such as making a hot sauce that is screaming hot, the hotter the better in these cases.   Another choice might…

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With the onslaught of new food buzzwords, food labels remain confusing to most consumers. There’s ‘organic’, ‘cage-free’, ‘kosher’, and ‘natural’ just to name a few. No wonder…

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Over the past several years increases in grocery and gas prices are one constant in everyone’s lives. We all know and understand that when gas prices rise, transportation costs rise as well. Therefore, our grocery bills are bloated in order to cover the cost of transporting goods. Yeah, that’s a no-brainer, but it doesn’t make it any easier on our wallets.

Lucky for…

Who’s after restaurateurs food dollars and why they should care. While food consumers are a highly fragmented group there are universal commonalities creating channel disruptions. Consumers want what they want when they want it! Today it is all…

Most employers know that it's important to treat all of your workers with the same respect and appreciation that you want to be treated with - and that the way you treat your employees is what can separate a good employer from a great employer.



Unfortunately, a new study has found that many employers in the restaurant industry have yet to realize this connection, which is unfortunate given the…