5 Ways to Improve Customer Loyalty
Customer loyalty is important for any business. For restaurants in particular, loyal customers can spend up to 67% more than new guests....
TRIM AND SHRINKAGE
To price your menus properly, you MUST understand the concept of trim and yield. Too many operators do not understand this concept and...
Turns and Tables
One of the concepts that all restauranteurs obsess about is table turnover, that is, how long it takes to serve one set of sutomers and...
Why Casual-Dining Restaurants Are Endangered Species
Stuck in the middleThe past few quarters have been good for restaurants in fine dining, quick service, and especially fast casual (the...
New BOE Regulation Changes
New BOE Regulation Changes The Board Members approved two important amendments to business tax regulations at the November 19-20, 2013...
Tax Advice for Tips
Tips are not taxable if they are paid by customers on an entirely voluntary basis and are retained by employees. Tips received by your...
What Every Restaurant Should Know
The main oversight that creates problems for many new restaurateurs is the failure to consider positioning the new restaurant as if it...
Copyright Considerations
Everything you create graphically, from menus to signage, should be done independently by you. The advantages to creating your own...
Trademark Considerations
Trademark is typically the first trap for the unwary restaurateur. Many believe that the name chosen for a new restaurant should be...