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Growing a Restaurant Strategically – The Keys Are Alignment, Timing and Control

Modern Restaurant Management

There’s an art to scaling any small business intelligently. Typical restaurant KPIs involve monitoring costs around food, labor and supplies, pricing adjustments, table turnover rates during peak periods, customer wait times, promotion effectiveness, brand sentiment on review sites, and training completion rates.

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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

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Conduct a Feasibility Study. Write a Coffee Shop Business Plan. This step and research component is the foundation behind your business, and should be taken seriously! Visit them to learn more about what drives their business. Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? Competition and neighboring businesses.

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ARE INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS PRICING THEMSELVES OUT OF THE MARKET?

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These are your friends and neighbors; they are cornerstone businesses that support local little league teams, charities, and causes that unite the people around you. They are the businesses that provide gainful employment for all age groups, and in some cases – those jobs for youngsters entering the workforce for the first time.

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What Does Social Distancing Mean for Social Businesses Like Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

Rakuten Ready surveyed more than 100 customers to measure how behaviors around dining have, or are anticipated to change around the perceptions and impact of COVID-19 on restaurants, food delivery and order for pickup. "The desire for convenience has always been present, coupled with an equally strong desire for delicious food.

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Illinois Dining Establishments Get Creative During Pandemic

Modern Restaurant Management

Even when the temperature rises ever so slightly in March and April, Clint Carey can still count on more business to his ice cream shop. Just 10 miles east in Gilberts, IL, Rob Lange operates a popular bar and grill that consistently gets steady business. Of course, this year is trending in a different direction for both businesses.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Owners should also examine the economic feasibility of launching their own delivery service, which could be much more profitable in the long run. Small Business Recovery. 55 percent of small businesses surveyed have concerns about staying afloat financially with social distancing regulations that limit business capacity.

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For Marginalized Chefs, Are Pop-Ups the Path to Success?

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Mistry and the series’ two other chefs — Jenny Dorsey and Shenarri Freeman — were asked to create a pairing menu for two weekends, a cheese pairing, and a one-night chef’s table dinner, by working with the staff at J Vineyards to execute their food and choose wines. Food shapes our identities — it changes how I see myself and other people.