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OUR DAILY BREATH: AFTER COVID-19 RESTAURANT CONCEPT IDEATION

Culinary Cues

There is little hope that we can flip on a switch and be back to where we were in the fall of 2019. Someone also needs to take copious notes. Take time to sift through and organize all of the thoughts and ideas, categorize them, do not change them, send them to the IDEATION PANEL for review and schedule the follow-up meeting.

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THE BEST OF TIMES, THE WORST OF TIMES

Culinary Cues

They are, at least in part – etched into our brains from those early days in English Composition class – lines that stand out as an umbrella statement that encompasses a point in time from yesterday or today. Now we have an opportunity to be reborn – to change what is wrong with how we operate and come out bigger and better in the end.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: IDEATION AND SCENARIO PLANNING

Culinary Cues

As you move through IDEATION that will help to define what your restaurant concept, menu, systems, and staffing will look like as we eventually move out of this crisis, it is just as important to discuss and plan for the things that can go wrong. Assuming that it can’t happen to you is at best naïve, and at worst – tragic.

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Why Now and into 2021 is a Great Time to Buy a Franchise

Goliath Consulting

From an interview with Restaurant Business Magazine , Bruster’s Real Ice Cream reported selling 18 franchise agreements this year and now has 56 stores under construction or in development out of their 200 units (1). Those who are able are taking advantage of the open real estate.”. BETTER REAL ESTATE. MORE RESOURCES.

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RE-THINKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT

Culinary Cues

There are many questions that people ask with regard to the restaurant industry, but two seem to really stand out in the post pandemic world: Why should I spend money in a restaurant? In 2019, over 490,000 of those locations were independent, privately owned businesses. Why would I choose to support a locally owned restaurant?

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Why Prices on Grubhub Just Skyrocketed

ChowNow

In fact, for nine out of every ten of these newly added restaurants, customers are paying higher prices and having lower quality experiences. In fact, they added 150,000 non-partnered restaurants to their platform in Q4 2019. It’s time to take back your digital reputation and educate your guests about this issue.

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How Canadian Restaurants Benefit From CERB & CEWS

7 Shifts

People who are at least 15 years old Workers who have lost their income due to COVID-19 (and have not voluntarily quit) Workers who had an income of at least $5,000 in 2019 (or in the 12 months prior to application) How do I apply? You can access our Restaurant Relief Funds blog to see more financial relief programs available in Canada.