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TWENTY COMMON MISTAKES INDEPENDENT RESTAURATEURS MAKE

Culinary Cues

Every business requires controls in pricing, consistency, quality, and cash handling. All of the tools are available for inventory control, purchasing systems, cash handling, costing templates, and quality assessment. Social media is very inexpensive, but someone needs to effectively manage it every day and every way.

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WHAT RESTAURANT OWNERS GET WRONG

Culinary Cues

The following provides some “food for thought”, maybe even a “look in the mirror” checklist for those who are drifting away from those initial goals. [] THINKING THEY CAN MANAGE THROUGH OTHERS. Ignore them and they will find someone else to pay attention. [] CONFUSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT.

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ANYTHING WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING EXTREMELY WELL

Culinary Cues

If you are making a cash deposit – take an extra few seconds to make sure the bills are facing in the same direction, and not bent, properly counted, and double checked for accuracy. Then go about finding out how to be a world-class dishwasher, breakfast cook, prep cook, grill person cooking hot dogs, server, bartender, chef, or manager.

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Understanding the Restaurant Employee Turnover Rate

The Restaurant Group

This little devil matters because it eats away at your service quality , drains your cash flow , and leaves your customers wondering why they never see the same smiling faces twice. New managers? Management Practices Bad bosses are like rotten tomatoes they spoil the bunch. Bad bosses, trash schedules, and peanuts for pay?

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How Alcohol To-Go Could Save Your Restaurant

Focus POS

Here’s how you can cash in on this trend: State Regulations Vary. However, the regulations aren’t entirely uniform across the board for how restaurants can offer this service. However, the regulations aren’t uniform. Is your software set up to manage pickup and delivery for alcohol sales? ID Scanning.

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How to Tell If You Should Start Catering

Restaurant Engine

The most important thing to consider is whether or not you have the resources to manage the added work. Things to think about include: Who will manage the catering operations? Can you afford to invest in additional uniforms or aprons for your servers? Hire a catering manager. This means having enough people to handle it.

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IN CHALLENGING TIMES DON’T MAKE CLASSIC BUSINESS MISTAKES REMEMBER THE TOP ELEVEN

Culinary Cues

Is it ambience, music, plate presentations, great smells seeping out from the kitchen, the sound of frothing milk from the espresso machine, quality background music, fresh cut flowers, pots of herbs on the table, attractive logos and uniforms? www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. All of this still counts! Don’t let your edge slip away.