A good restaurant interview begins with setting the proper goals. Interviewers need to have a clear vision for what they want to achieve before sitting down with a candidate. More specifically, a good interview should focus on evaluating the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and fit for the restaurant’s culture. Those categories are broad, so let’s take […]
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Curious about expanding your restaurant business? In this video, Jamie discusses 4 proven growth strategies to help you meet your industry goals.
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Managing labor costs is a crucial aspect of running a successful restaurant business. One effective way to manage labor costs is by using SPLH (Sales Per Labor Hour) or CPLH (Customers Per Labor Hour) metrics. These metrics provide valuable insight into your restaurant’s labor performance. They can also help you make informed decisions to reduce
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Managing restaurant labor costs is a crucial aspect of running a successful restaurant. Labor costs include wages, benefits, and other team member expenses making them both the biggest expense and, because of rising minimum wages, staff shortages, and a rising turnover rate, the hardest to control. It follows that finding ways to control these costs
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Running a restaurant is a challenging feat, especially when it comes to managing employee recognition. From front-of-house to back-of-house, everyone on your team plays a crucial role in ensuring your restaurant runs smoothly. That’s why respecting, recognizing and rewarding your employees for their hard work and dedication is essential. Not only does employee recognition improve
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Jamie provides insight into how recognition programs drive positive restaurant culture and better retention, sales, and profit.
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Restaurants that rely heavily on outdoor or seasonal dining typically experience the biggest seasonal sales transitions. Think of restaurants whose customer traffic is driven by tourism, conventions, beachgoers, or sports fans. Operating these restaurants can feel like riding a rollercoaster with management teams often missing sales opportunities at the seasonal peak and losing valuable profit
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Is work really a relationship? How can we grow work relationships that make restaurants even better? How do restauranteurs improve their results while also enriching their teams’ lives? I’ve been on a mission to answer these questions ever since I attended a small retreat of people thought leaders who gather annually in Omaha to think
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As 2022 draws to a close, we’re revisiting our most popular insights over the past year. Here are the most-read posts on Consult to Grow’s blog. 5. How to Develop Your Vision, Values & Mission StatementInsights on the “How & Why” of developing your vision, mission, and values statements. Read the full blog post. 4. How
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The restaurant business thrives on consistency. For the past 10 years (since the recovery from the 2008 financial crisis) the average annual wage increase percentage has been about 3%. CFOs are asking restaurant operations and people leaders for budget indications for 2024 just as organizations and government agencies are announcing all-time high numbers around inflation,
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