Robbery Deterrence for Restaurants

Robbery Deterrence for Restaurants

Theft happens. No matter how conscientious you are about training your staff on robbery deterrence and following safety procedures, robbery can and does occur. And no doubt about it, robbery is nothing but trouble for your bottom line—not to mention the fact that...
Marketing to Recruit More Regulars

Marketing to Recruit More Regulars

Regular guests (or “Norms,” as we like to call them) are the bricks in your foundation. They represent the result of tireless restaurant marketing and great guest service. The fact that they consistently prefer your restaurant over the competition is flattery of the...
Basics of Leadership Excellence

Basics of Leadership Excellence

You’ve likely heard the phrase “leadership excellence” associated with great leaders. It’s thrown around so much, its meaning can get lost. To understand what it really means to leaders like you as you manage your restaurant team, let’s first talk about what...
Customer Loyalty by the Numbers

Customer Loyalty by the Numbers

It’s no secret that improving customer loyalty provides a tremendous boost to profitability. But how do you get people who come in once a month to come in twice or three times? External-marketing devices – ads, offers, discounts and the like – get people in the door....
How to Survive the U.S. Labor Shortfall

How to Survive the U.S. Labor Shortfall

As an employer in the U.S., you’re facing the most substantial labor shortfall in about 50 years. Almost all industries are feeling the pinch, and for restaurant managers, it’s making an already tough employment market even more challenging. This labor crisis is real,...
Why Cross Training Matters

Why Cross Training Matters

Nothing brings things into perspective like a walk in someone else’s shoes. Cross-training employees will become one of your strongest team-building techniques because it helps employees see the challenges faced by their peers.If you were a dishwasher and then became...
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