Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Look around you – identify the companies, businesses, or individuals whom you admire – you know, the ones that seem to win a lot and fit into that category of “successful”. Even more important – these are the companies, businesses, or individuals that seem to enjoy what they are all about. It is your job to SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF.

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Uniforms Fine Dining Small Business Customer Service 450

Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2023

My town leaders, bless their hearts, try to figure out ways to strum up cash flow for small businesses. If you are not in the restaurant business, then maybe this sounds reasonable. This is who we are, we are in the service business. A tip of the chef’s toque for the good old college try. We would love that.

Seasonal Menu 461

Seasonal Menu Café Point of Sale Social Media 461

7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

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. Table of Contents.

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License Hiring Equipment Small Business 459

7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

These may be traits that come naturally to the best restaurateurs, but they can also learn some valuable habits to help them efficiently and effectively run a business and meet their goals. A successful business plan covers everything from the food you’ll serve to how your restaurant will look and how you want your customers to feel.

Management 370

Management Management Small Business Email Marketing 370

Culinary Cues

JULY 22, 2021

This is not the time to push aside the importance of training because you are too busy. Don’t forget the small stuff – the small stuff is what separates the dining out experience from a meal at home. The small stuff is what adds value to the guest experience.

Guest Recovery 449

Guest Recovery Uniforms Point of Sale Customer Experience 449

7 Shifts

APRIL 29, 2021

Business tax returns (IRS Form 1120 or IRS 1120-S). Note for businesses who opened in 2020: the Applicant's original business model should have contemplated at least 33.00% of gross receipts in onsite sales to the public.). Businesses that have filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. A business or group with more than 20 locations.

Restaurant Law 370

Restaurant Law Document Brewery Point of Sale 370

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 3, 2020

Passion is not blind forever. [] THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS IS EVEN HARDER THAN WE THOUGHT: The pandemic has demonstrated to owners/operators just how very fragile their business is. Obviously, revenue is critical to any business, but most others have the capacity to ride a storm for a period of time.

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Government Training Small Business Consumer Goods 492

Culinary Cues

MARCH 30, 2020

Low profitability, vendor challenges, rising cost of goods, cumbersome regulations, high rents, expensive marketing, and ebbs and flows of business volume have collectively made this enticing business to enter – nearly impossible to maintain. “We What can we do to prepare for a brighter future in the restaurant business?

Small Business 366

Small Business Food Supply Food Truck Healthcare 366

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

It seems that every time I check my email or flip through postings in social media – there is another restaurant, food business, or culinary school preparing to close their doors. It is heartbreaking to read of life visions dashed and even long-standing, viable businesses choosing to throw in the towel. Neither can exist in a vacuum.

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Social Media Education Email Marketing 2008 502

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I know how much time, energy, money, and heart goes into that first day when a proud operator and/or chef looks up at the front door sign that proclaims they are open for business. Donnie Madia and Chef Paul Kanan did an extraordinary job of bringing a relatively small restaurant into the Chicago limelight.

Fine Dining 440

Fine Dining Employee Relations Front of House Small Business 440

Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2021

Down the street – a cadre of small independent restaurants with smaller staff requirements and tasty rustic menus would have been profitable except rents on their space had gone through the roof ever since this high end, 8-course menu, mecca restaurant opened its doors. ” -Danny Meyer – Union Square Hospitality. Magazine: [link].

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Dine-in Small Business Seasonal Menu Café 427

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Tayler and her partner started Beechwood Doughnuts six years ago—Tayler, equipped with her business savvy, and her partner, equipped with a love of baking doughnuts. “We He baked for a living, and he eventually wanted to take doughnuts and start his own doughnut business, but he didn't really have the business knowledge to do so.

Operations 370

Operations Book Small Business Communication 370

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 26, 2020

So, as we close out on 2020 – here are some reflections and outcomes in the past that we might learn from. [] A DRAMATIC EVENT, BEYOND OUR CONTROL HAS SHUT THE DOOR ON RESTAURANT BUSINESS. During each of these events small businesses like restaurants have been challenged to stay afloat, yet alone grow.

Fine Dining 482

Fine Dining 2008 Kitchen Safety Customer Experience 482

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Four Ways to Fight Inflation in Your Business. Make small menu price adjustments. Some restaurants are taking a direct approach to fight inflation by doing small, “ surgical ” price increases. You can fight inflation in your restaurant through small, 3 percent or fewer price increases on select menu items.

Tip Distribution 370

Tip Distribution 2021 2019 Cash Management 370

Culinary Cues

APRIL 8, 2020

First – we (all of us who have made the restaurant business our life calling) hope that you will bring your skills, passion, and commitment back to the food business and will work diligently to help make us better. This has been at the core of the restaurant business forever. If not, I guarantee that you will.

Communication 471

Communication Food Supply Customer Service Small Business 471

Culinary Cues

APRIL 6, 2020

Although our current crisis has brought the restaurant industry to a halt, it is important to remember just how integrated the business of selling and serving food is to society as a whole. This is a very important part of the restaurant business – hospitality. It’s the nature of the hospitality industry. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

Travel 451

Travel Back of House Customer Service Small Business 451

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 4, 2021

In the end, the restaurant business did not have the resources or the wherewithal to weather this storm. What we are looking for is not a solution to a problem so much as it is a rethinking of how we perceive our businesses. The taxi business was re-invented. The retail business was re-invented. Restaurant Consulting.

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Customer Service Customer Experience Hotels Small Business 455

Culinary Cues

MARCH 19, 2020

There is no question that the restaurant industry, one of the largest employers in the country, an industry that is important for the nutrition, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of the population, and a business that has become an integral part of the American lifestyle, is in need of help.

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Insurance Government Training Small Business 437

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2021

A small step, but one that signifies that if we put our heads together there is a way, or many ways, to move beyond, over, or around those challenges. Possible causes: – People have heard how demanding and unforgiving the business can be. – Pay scales are significantly lower than other industries. Why is this the case?

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Social Media Cash Management Blog Equipment 474

Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2020

Whether it is the environment, the postal service, senior citizens, global partnerships, healthcare, or restaurants – there is a tendency to set aside or forget just how important these businesses, global responsibilities, and people truly are to our existence. Restaurants are more than places where we can fill our stomachs – so much more.

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Travel Small Business Point of Sale Back of House 380

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

I am optimistic in the ability of the restaurant business to recover and shine, to bring people together once again, to return to a position of central to the life of neighborhoods, and optimistic that this business of food will provide wonderful careers for cooks, chefs, service staff, bartenders, managers and owners – THIS WILL HAPPEN.

Small Business 373

Small Business Front of House Customer Service Communication 373

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 3, 2023

I have long embraced this philosophy when it comes to restaurants, but it also can apply to any business. Customers would like up, sometimes around the block, hoping for a seat in her rather small restaurant where she featured, what we called – blue plate specials. Over 800 articles about the business and people of food).

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Hospitality Customer Experience Customer Service Small Business 388

Culinary Cues

JULY 23, 2023

The model makes sense from a clear business perspective. Build in those “business decision” standards that must be present, allow the chef to interpret them, but keep them as essential to the operation of the restaurant. Celebrate the small wins and the big ones as a way of doing business.

Guest Recovery 411

Guest Recovery Seasonal Menu Presentation Customer Experience 411

Embrace the Suck

JUNE 18, 2021

With a never-ending list of things to be done and decisions to be made, one of the greatest challenges we all face as business owners is knowing which of the many things on our plate we should prioritize in order to move our business forward and achieve our goals faster. Here’s the thing. The statistics aren’t pretty.

Leadership 354

Leadership Small Business Marketing Coaching 354

7 Shifts

APRIL 14, 2022

If your restaurant is small, you can add these numbers yourself. A small coffee shop, for example, will likely be much lower than the number for a high-end steakhouse, since food and labor costs at the latter are significantly higher. Here are a few ways that these metrics can be used to make more informed business decisions.

Small Business 370

Small Business Restaurant Law Customer Experience Management 370

Culinary Cues

MAY 3, 2023

Sweat the small stuff – it’s bigger than you think. It’s all in the details, folks. No excuses – GET TO WORK!

Food Truck 471

Food Truck Customer Experience Take-out Food Supply 471

Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

We all have our particular missions that do not include small talk. Pushing through the swinging kitchen doors I am engulfed by the smells, sounds, and oh such intense heat from a busy operation. As an evening sous chef for the operation, I expected to be insanely busy trying to juggle all these different events.

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Back of House Kitchen Safety Hotels Front of House 329

7 Shifts

JANUARY 11, 2021

As is the cold weather, giving way to new restrictions and challenges that make it harder for restaurants to do business. Even with positive movements towards a Coronavirus vaccine, the pandemic is still very much a part of our lives. We at 7shifts want to help you thrive through the winter and well into the new year.

Guest Recovery 358

Guest Recovery Online Ordering Outdoor Front of House 358

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Let’s try on a common story for size: It’s a busy Friday night at Chez Francois Bistro and the owner/host notices a few cobwebs in the corner of the restaurant. A small detail, but a signal of lazy restaurant eyes. It’s never too small to worry about. In other words, they fail to see the problems or the urgency.

Uniforms 374

Uniforms Small Business Dine-in Training 374

Culinary Cues

JUNE 3, 2024

Are you serious about cooking, creating, coaching a team, and contributing to the success of a business? Be excellent at every task no matter how large or small. [] TRACK YOUR EXPERIENCES You experienced it – write it down. Are you hungry enough to do what you need to do, to build a plan and stick with it? Am I following my roadmap?”

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Uniforms Point of Sale Coaching Small Business 347

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The right restaurant website builder can make it easy for you to make updates and integrate your tech partners, while the wrong tool can get in the way of business. About - People find it easier to connect with other people, rather than with businesses. Is the font large enough to read on a small screen?

Design 397

Design Online Ordering Social Media Mobile Ordering 397

7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

So here’s the question a lot of restaurateurs are asking: how do you start drastically cutting expenses to give your business the best chance of recovery? Comparing 7shifts’ internal data of 10,000+ restaurants, restaurants are seeing an average weekly decrease in sales of 50% across the board in North America.

BOH 368

BOH POS Influencer Point of Sale 368

7 Shifts

MARCH 31, 2021

Fulfilling as running a restaurant business can be, it can also be overwhelming. financing institutions are tightening restrictions for small business loans, and restaurant owners have a hard time qualifying for traditional and other types of restaurant financing. This is where restaurant business plans are essential.

Cash Management 370

Cash Management Customer Experience Document Customer Service 370

Embrace the Suck

APRIL 26, 2020

Profits are sliding away a small percent at a time until you wake up one day in panic mode. All this could’ve been avoided if you had your finger constantly on the financial pulse of your business. It must drive results that improve the business. That’s happening to your bar or restaurant right now.

Cash Management 439

Cash Management Point of Sale Inventory Bar 439

7 Shifts

JUNE 29, 2022

Some of the biggest restaurant businesses on the planet are franchises. Franchise compliance is one of the biggest considerations when entering into and running a franchise business, as failing to follow federal and applicable city/state laws could result in serious consequences. These points include: Initial fees. Trademark rules.

Franchise 370

Franchise Franchising Restaurant Law Document 370

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2022

They have been featured in QSR magazine's “ 40/40 List of America's Hottest Startup Fast Casuals" for 2020 and made Atlanta Business Chronicle's “Fastest Growing Companies” in 2022 list. It's no small feat to keep in touch with employees at 11 different restaurant locations. A small change with a big upside.

Leadership 370

Leadership Mobile Ordering Fast Casual Communication 370