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 […]
Calorie Labelling Legislation UK — Everything Restaurant Operators Should Know
From 6th April 2022, certain food businesses in England have to display the calorie content of the food they sell. The new law regarding calorie information applies to large out of home businesses with more than 250 employees, including caterers, restaurants, cafés and takeaways. The new measure is a weapon for the government’s fight against […]
13 Most Common Restaurant Supply Chain Challenges You Can Avoid With These Best Practice Solutions [Infographic]
You ever think about how efficient restaurant supply chain management is a lot like good oral hygiene? You have a system in place; you keep on top of things and, with an occasional tune-up, it’s pearly whites all the way to the bank. Slip up, though… and it’s root canal time. Now, a root canal […]
Hospitality tech scale-up Apicbase raises €4M
ANTWERP/ AMSTERDAM, 19 May 2021 – Apicbase, the international hospitality tech scale-up, announces it raised 4 million euros in a Series A funding round led by Volta Ventures, along with early existing investors Newion, AAA Fund and Business Angels. The Belgian SaaS company, founded in 2017, develops a food & beverage management platform for hospitality and food businesses, and consistently delivers […]
Your Foolproof Guide to F&B Purchasing — Control Your Orders, Deliveries & Food Cost
Rebates from one supplier. Bulk order discounts from another. Hours-late delivery trucks that are making you bite through the side of your desk because all your steaks are in them… But there you are, as cool as a cucumber, solving problems on the fly. You know the name of the game, don’t you? It’s called […]
11 Restaurant KPIs To Scale With Confidence And Keep New Locations On Track
A laser focus on costs and margins is essential for restaurant businesses looking to expand. Here are the three biggest reasons to keep a steady eye on your restaurant KPIs: Tracking performance – to understand how the teams and the business are really doing by gaining deep insights into the day-to-day running of the business. […]
7 Restaurant Purchasing Mistakes That Are Affecting Your Food Costs (& How to Avoid Them)
Procurement mistakes in a restaurant setting are insidious… … they are small and unnoticeable (when you don’t know where to look)… … but they pile up quietly (a couple of euros here, a few bucks there)… … until you’re bleeding thousands monthly & only a complete audit and Jesus can save you. Not a position […]
Multi-Site F&B Management: How To Keep The Back Of House On Track (And Secure Dish Margins)?
Managing food and beverage operations in a multi-site business is a monumental task. Keeping all the plates spinning while dealing with spreadsheet woes, multiple production plans, food cost worries and complex admin is a challenge to even the most seasoned managers in hospitality. Ask any caterer, restaurant owner or ghost kitchen operator, and they will […]
8 Cloud Kitchen Menu Engineering Hacks That Will Have You Reeling In Those Delivery App Orders
While I briefly mention menu engineering for cloud kitchens in other articles, I don’t really drill into it. It is an injustice begging to be righted. That’s why, in this post, I’m all about cloud kitchen menu design and delivery. Here’s the rundown of what you’ll take away from here: how to design a simple […]
6 Most Popular Cloud Kitchen Business Models (& the Only Two We’re Betting On to Thrive)
Here’s the thing — this was supposed to turn into a be-all-end-all post on the topic of cloud kitchen business models. At least, that was the plan until I hit the research equivalent of a brick wall. The fact of the matter is that cloud kitchen business models are still evolving. They are a smörgÃ¥sbord […]
