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How to Find the Target Market for Your Restaurant

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On the other hand, when you know exactly who your ideal customers are, you can craft an experience that resonates with customers on a deeper, emotional level, creating a connection that will keep them coming back for years. Key customer factors that influence dining preferences, from demographics to behavior.

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An Eater’s Guide to Sri Lanka

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hadynyah/Getty Images A local food expert provides the ideal culinary tour of Sri Lanka, from the islands palm tree-lined beaches to its rolling highland tea plantations Floating just below the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka is a stunningly verdant island cloaked in jungles. Travel around and youll be rewarded.

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Restaurant Menu Pricing: How to Set Prices That Boost Profits And Keep Customers

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This allows you to avoid paying the 25-30% third-party commission fees and keep more revenue in-house. Yes, competitor pricing can give you a ballpark idea of what customers in your area expect to paybut it shouldnt be your only reference point. If thats not enough to cover the bills, your menu pricing may need an adjustment.

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Restaurant Staff Training 101

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Proper staff training keeps your team knowledgeable, confident, and able to provide the kind of customer service that keeps guests coming back. Front-of-house (FOH) staff, like servers and hosts, will need customer service training, upselling techniques, and communication skills. Focused training also speeds up the onboarding process.

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WHAT WOULD ESCOFFIER SAY

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He has been one of my primary motivators and reference points throughout my career in food. Looking back, Escoffier would probably admit, to some degree, that this was not the best approach and would encourage chefs and operators to build in this balance. They accepted “kitchen first” and everything else as secondary.

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How to Manage Multiple Restaurants and Locations

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Switching from a fast-casual concept to fine dining can allow for a nice change of pace. You won't be able to refer to your previous restaurant opening playbook and follow it to the letter. Table of Contents. New Concept or Replicate? Create Consistency with Your Operations. Delegating Responsibilities. Keep Your Team Connected.

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How to Write a Restaurant Business Plan [with Sample]

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You'll have a document to reference during the planning or opening of your restaurant. A good operator looks back on their Business Plan on a monthly or quarterly basis to gauge where they are in terms,” says Mark Moeller, president, and owner of The Recipe of Success , a national restaurant consulting firm. Table of Contents.