Posts by Ben Beddow
6 Benefits of Having a Dedicated Mobile App for a Restaurant
The world is witnessing ever-increasing digitization and, whilst most restaurant owners might not be thinking of building a restaurant in the metaverse just yet, improving online presence and increasing income from virtual channels is high on everyone’s agenda…
Read More6 Ways Digital Ordering Systems can Improve a Restaurant’s Profitability (and How to Choose One)
In the restaurant business ROI is one of the defining factors as to whether an investment is to be made or not. Digital ordering systems have long been an optional extra that supplement a restaurants dine-in and phone order business. However, in an ever more…
Read MoreBreak-Even Point: A Restaurant’s Most Important Calculation
A restaurant’s revenue stream fluctuates, in somewhat of a predictable fashion, throughout the year, from month to month, and through the week. Continuing to run a successful business whilst contending with this endlessly moving target is one of the magic tricks every successful restaurant owner and…
Read MoreTraining Your Employees for Everyone’s Success
Being understaffed is, unfortunately, not an adage that restaurant managers are unfamiliar with. It seems that -especially in the current moment- we are perpetually on the lookout for new hires. The turnover rate in the hospitality business has always been one of the highest in the nation, hitting almost…
Read MoreThe Power of Mocktails
Over the past few years the sales of low and no alcohol products in off-premise locations have been steadily rising. A September 2021 report showed that off-premise sales of low and no alcohol drinks had a sales lift of 10.4% last year, and the main takeaway…
Read MoreWhat is Menu Engineering?
It is an old yet true adage that “restaurants run on thin margins”. Every advantage that a restaurant can score itself is a point to the home team and means that margins are a little safer than they were yesterday. One lens through which cost optimization is …
Read MoreIncreasing A Restaurant’s Average Check
Average Check is a great metric through which to view a restaurant’s finances when trying to boost a location’s revenue. What’s more, working to increase the average check in a restaurant requires minimal monetary investment. Increasing check averages means…
Read MoreHow to Improve Employee Retention
There’s the growth of takeout and delivery service, menu innovation like in-app ordering, bussing your own tables, and futuristic technological innovations such as bartending robots and intelligent burger flipping machines; but employees are always going…
Read More7 Ideas for Attracting and Retaining Employees in a Post-COVID-19 World
The global COVID-19 pandemic hit the restaurant industry hard. Since the beginning of the pandemic restaurants have had to contend with shutdowns, daily changes to rules and restrictions, irate customers, and supply chain worries. The pandemic hasn’t only…
Read MoreSanitation Practices for Post-COVID-19 Restaurant Operations
As vaccination rates continue to rise COVID-19 restrictions are really beginning to loosen, and, for a lot of the country’s restaurants, life has pretty much returned to normal. This isn’t, however, the “old normal”. The happenings of the past 18 months can’t…
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