Published January 20, 2017

BlueCart’s New Inventory Management Technology

BlueCart’s new inventory management system eliminates age-old problems restaurants experience with trying to keep track of inventory. The software automates the tracking of receiving and ordering inventory even across multiple locations within one restaurant chain. With this new system, you’ll no longer need to depend on Excel spreadsheets with data entered manually or hand-written inventory […]

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10 Restaurants Struggling with High Food Prices

The Great Recession had lasting effects, ranging from long-term joblessness and declining business dynamism. Enterprise suffered as well, with many businesses going under. Others have managed to make it through, albeit it by switching strategies. In the restaurant industry, a drastically different set of obstacles has emerged — including new labor rules and high food […]

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Chef connects family’s seafood legacy with contemporary dining

My grandparents started a crab processing plant down in a little, hardly-known area of Maryland in Dorchester County called Crocheron. It was a very small fishing village. They set up a crab factory right around a body of water known as Fishing Bay, which is part of the Chesapeake Bay and larger tributaries. Every day, […]

Published January 19, 2017

UK diners look to set menus and vouchers to get best value, says poll

With the steady rise in Brits eating out, more and more are looking for deals, and fixed menus. According to a poll, 90% of them prefer to have a fixed menu when they go out to dinner. While most everyone prefers deals for dinner, it is not a killer if they don’t. Only 27% will […]

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Restaurant Chain Growth Report 12/20/16

While restaurants are one of the most risky businesses you can get in to, it seems as though the chain restaurant market is heading up. Numbers are doing well among smaller concept chains, that are growing at a rapid rate. Many of which are chains that serve Italian concept food, and can also cater for […]

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Map: Where minimum wages will rise in 2017

Map: Where minimum wages will rise in 2017. In the coming year, 19 states and a number of municipalities will raise their hourly minimum wages. At the present time, the federal, non-tipped minimum wage stands at $7.25 per hour. Use this map to locate where minimum wage hikes will take effect in 2017. Map: Where […]

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Arc Cardinal Glassware – The Professional’s Choice

Arc Cardinal has been revolutionizing glassware since it created Fully Tempered glass in 1958 under the name Arcoroc Professional. Its parent company, Arc International, started as a tiny family owned glassware business in France way back in 1825. Today, they make everything from fine dining chinaware to PLA margarita glasses, but none of their products […]

Published January 18, 2017

The 5 Biggest Questions Owners and Operators Have About Expanding to a Second Location

I am writing a summary on the five biggest questions owners and operators have about expanding to a second location. It is the most difficult decision an entrupinor will ever face. It can be easier to open the second location no where to open and pick a good location .No what to do before expanding […]

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The biggest restaurant deals of 2016

Say what you will about the restaurant industry’s challenges — labor costs, weak sales and so on — but none of that appears to be keeping investors from putting money into restaurants. Numerous restaurant chains changed hands in 2016, and many small and mid-sized concepts received dollars from investors looking for growth. With concerns in […]

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Train your staff for success with 20 minutes and $100

I ran restaurants successfully for 20 years, and the absolute cornerstone of my guest experience was training — daily training. I’m talking about the importance of pre-shifts and the training that should happen in every restaurant, every day before the doors open for business. Most restaurants train their staff only on the basics of each […]

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