It’s finally time to upgrade the cookware in your restaurant kitchen, but you’re not sure which kind to buy or what you’ll need. Consulting with your chef is a good place to start, but even if you know which pieces you need, you may not know which material is best.
Ultimately, the right choice for your restaurant will depend on what you’re cooking. We’re going to cover the most common and best types of cooking pans so that you can make an informed decision when choosing your cookware.
Restaurants may be in every city, but unless you've been in the business, you probably overestimate how profitable a restaurant could be. Sure, a restaurant may be packed, but that doesn't mean that they're making money.
In fact, there are a lot of myths about owning a restaurant, average restaurant profit and the percentage of restaurants that fail. Which of them can easily be debunked?
Restaurants need to know how to be competitive in today's fast-paced world. Restaurant marketing in a merciless modern market means more than just offering exceptional service and great food. Restaurants have to do more to win over consumers.
You've found the perfect space for your restaurant, and you’ve diligently planned out the layout of your dining area. But what about your kitchen? For many new restaurant owners, their commercial kitchen layout is an afterthought.
The right restaurant kitchen layout will enhance workflow, speed up serving times and ensure that things run smoothly. The wrong layout will create a chaotic atmosphere, slow down your kitchen staff and may even affect the quality of your food.
What’s the one thing that can make or break your restaurant? Food quality. You can have the best location, a great atmosphere and a spectacular marketing strategy, but if your food is subpar, your doors won’t be open for long.
Food quality can suffer for many reasons, but there are also many ways to improve the dishes you serve.
Restaurant locations should be picked strategically. If you have a restaurant that doesn’t have enough “traffic,” you’ll have to work harder to promote it and may ultimately fail. Assuring that your restaurant location is a good location can be difficult.
There are also times when what appears to be a good location on a bustling city street simply is not.
Food sanitation is a must in the restaurant business, but a lot of owners try and reduce their costs by cutting corners. One area where cutting corners isn’t advised is kitchen sanitation. Staff members may want to leave early on a Friday night, and you may want to close up shop to save on utility bills and wages. It's understandable, but not in the restaurant business.
Consultants offer that extra hand, guidance and expertise that a business needs to find success. And in the restaurant business, there are restaurant consultants that can mentor your restaurant to success.
Every restaurant is different, and the reason a restaurant needs a consultant will also be different. Some hire restaurant consulting firms to help them grow their business. Others hire them to market the business, add new dishes or figure out how to get out of their comfort zone.
A business may be doing well, but if it’s not growing, it’s not time to be comfortable.
Cutting costs is essential for every business, and while costs can be cut in the form of workers, it can also be cut in material costs. Restaurant food costs can be cut, and in some cases, you may be able to save 10% or more on your food costs.
There are many ways to cut costs, too.
Whether you run a casual pizza joint or a high-end restaurant, wine should probably be on the menu. Wine is everywhere today, and that's partly thanks to millennials, who now drink about a quarter of the wine inventory in the U.S. Some are now calling wine the "drink of the everyman."
But the best restaurant wine lists don't happen by accident. They're carefully and strategically planned to complement the cuisine and the tastes of guests. Here's how to create the ideal startup wine list.
