Mastering Restaurant Metrics: Your Comprehensive Guide to Business Success 

Measuring performance is essential for running a successful business.  This is especially true for large-scale foodservice operations and scaling restaurant businesses.  In an industry where every detail matters, tracking metrics provides valuable insights into your restaurants’ performance and helps to identify improvement areas.  That’s the theory. In theory, it sounds easy.  In practice, however, successfully […]

German Restaurants Are Expanding: 57 Concepts You Should Know

While Germany has long been considered a country offering many traditional dishes, there are now an increasing number of restaurants popping up that are bringing new flavours to the table.  The country is a playground for hospitality entrepreneurs, and we have the proof: a round-up of the 57 expanding restaurant businesses with solid concepts and […]

47 Scaling Restaurants In Scandinavia To Keep An Eye On (Because They Are Awesome)

The hottest restaurant scene in Europe right now? Scandinavia.  Yes, you heard right.  You may not have noticed, but some brilliant restaurant chains and franchises are shaking up the dining culture of the Nordic countries, both with new concepts and by revamping old ones.  The level of quality, service and innovation is high. These restaurants […]

What Is A Central Production Kitchen, And Why Are Restaurant Brands Increasingly Adding Them To Their Operations?  

Multi-unit restaurant operators are increasingly shifting towards a business model with a central production kitchen. It helps them expand operations while keeping food quality consistent across locations and channels, and, equally important, keeping the overhead costs in balance. A major reason for this remarkable shift is that more and more restaurant companies are moving away […]

How To Run A Successful Restaurant Franchise — 10 Essentials For Sustainable Growth

You don’t have to be Starbucks or Mcdonald’s to win at franchising, but you have to get the basics right.  We’ve studied small and midsize restaurant groups and found ten essential elements for running a successful restaurant franchise business.  Managing a chain of company-owned restaurants is very different from working with franchisees. Your goal as […]