If you have a restaurant concept that will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to open, then chances are you'll need more capital than what a bank is willing to loan you. The logical alternative is to find an investment partner for your restaurant that believes in your chances for success and wants to be a part of it....more >>

Resources for restaurants wanting to ramp up takeout, delivery and curbside pickup as a way to endure this crisis and keep some of their staff employed....more >>

Knowing what each of your menu items costs you is one of the most basic yet overlooked aspects of running a profitable restaurant. Costing out your menu can be an arduous task, but you must know your ...more >>

You can't afford to have a slip-shod, unorganized employee record-keeping & filing system. Employment laws & potential legal exposure can mean serious damages to employers who don't maintain complete and up-to-date information on every person working at your restaurant. This article describes the key points of an effective employee file system for your restaurant....more >>

Your managers should be ever-vigilant about noticing any deviation from your standard portioning (and everything else) and correct, encourage or cajole as needed....more >>

Your Happy Place. With the current labor shortage, you need every aspect of your concept to be as efficient and productive as possible – especially the kitchen....more >>

This RestaurantOwner.com training program is designed to give you a better understanding of what it takes to create and build a successful restaurant business today....more >>

Use this template to provide your FOH team with complete information to know how to describe and explain the ingredients, garnishes, preparation, cooking-time, dine-in plating & to-go packaging, a...more >>

Download this QSR template to quickly create a custom training manual for this position....more >>

Get more value and information about how your restaurant is actually performing by using the Uniform System of Accounts for Restaurants. Learn why this book is a must for anyone serious about making their restaurant a financial success....more >>

The "Red Envelope" promotion is a proven "Ready-To-Go" restaurant marketing program that can help you generate as much as an additional $69K a month in sales. When you implement this amazingly simple, step-by-step system you will see measurable, consistent and outstanding results...more >>

Measuring and controlling your food cost better is not hard and it's one of the most effective ways to improve your profitability quickly. Especially if you're not measuring your food cost frequently and accurately now....more >>

How your restaurant accounts for discounts, comps and giveaways can make a big difference in the way your P&L is interpreted. Learn the 2 most popular methods to account for these transactions and choose the one that makes sense for your operation....more >>

Kitchen Lingo Managing Partners Lenny and Pike Fejeran along with Chef-Partner Lingo Quichocho took a hard look at their sales and made the decision to acquire the space next door. This, along with other operational enhancements, turned out to be the best business decision they made for their restaurant....more >>

In the restaurant business, cleanliness, or lack thereof, can mean the difference between success and failure. This often overlooked aspect has a profound effect on guest perception. Properly implemented checklists can produce positive guest opinions....more >>

Do you have the right characteristics to succeed in opening and operating an independent restaurant? See the survey summary that defines work styles most prevalent among successful independent restaurant operators....more >>

The Server Training - Trainer's Notes is a guide to cover all aspects of a new hires training to empower them to provide exceptional service for your guests....more >>

There are many questions that are illegal to ask of job applicant. To avoid charges of discrimination you and your people involved in interviewing and hiring need to now them. Use these guidelines to ...more >>

Finding & Attracting the High-Quality Applicants Finding and attracting the best employees is the key to building a world-class restaurant team. But today, staffing a restaurant is also one of the...more >>

Getting from the dream to a solid concept and then to an operating restaurant is a challenge. Don't let the excitement and energy of creating your new restaurant cause you to overlook or rush by design issues that will be crucial to your success....more >>