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DON’T NICKEL AND DIME YOUR GUEST or IMPRESS THEM WITH QUANTITY

Culinary Cues

It is important to always keep in mind that dining out is still a luxury, even though more and more families have built it into their lifestyle. Whether a quick service restaurant, family dining, food truck, or white tablecloth fine dining operation – there will always be some level of price sensitivity.

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CHEFS – VALUE and the TOP LINE DRIVE the BOTTOM LINE

Culinary Cues

In the restaurant business there are really only two ways to view profit: a very small amount of profit balanced by very significant volume, or a significant amount of profit on far less volume. How you approach the design of your restaurant in this regard will determine nearly everything else. So what is contribution margin?

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Modern Korean Restaurants Are Spreading All Over Mexico City

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Building on decades of Korean Mexican cuisine in the city’s Pequeño Seúl, restaurants are crafting menus with global influences and attracting new customers The smells of Korean barbecue and Mexican street food mingle in the air of Zona Rosa, a central neighborhood of Mexico City. A variety of dishes at Dooriban in the Roma neighborhood.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

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QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences. An issue that may arise from this in 2024 is data privacy.

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The State of New York Restaurants in 2020

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Every restaurant has been forced to adapt their operations in order to survive and ultimately grow for the future. Every restaurant has been forced to adapt their operations in order to survive and ultimately grow for the future. And restaurants also pose possible risks, concentrations of people inside [for] indoor dining.

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By restaurateurs for restaurateurs: Advice for opening in 2020

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Educate yourself If there’s one thing to know when opening a new business—especially a new restaurant—it’s that there’s no such thing as “too much research.” Ensure your business plan is real and not theoretical, in order to understand every operation cost you will come to a head with, and ensure positive cash flow. Congrats! ??

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How to write a restaurant marketing plan that puts butts in seats [Ideas and Strategies]

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You need to put yourself in front of diners, get them in your door, and turn them into ambassadors of your restaurant that come back and tell their friends about you. Your marketing plan is the cornerstone of your restaurant's success and business plan. Their business grows by word of mouth—one of the best marketing tools in the book.

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