Opening a restaurant is a dream come true. You have the unique opportunity to share your passion for food with your community. Whether it’s recipes passed down from generation to generation or utilizing your skills from cooking school, restaurant ownership is a fun and lucrative profession. But, there is the business side of things too....Continue reading
As a food and beverage professional, you’re fully aware that nothing can make or break your business like perception! We all know the buzzwords and phrases: farm to table, eco-friendly, environmental awareness, and sustainability. Gone are the days when the tangibles were all that we had to rely on to drive traffic and revenue. Put out...Continue reading
Lorri Mealey knows something about restaurants—her first job was working as a cashier at a small one in Western Maine. That job gave her a taste for the business, so much so that she eventually became co-owner of three different restaurants. Over the course of her career, she’s become something of an expert about the...Continue reading
If you’re planning to open a new restaurant—or if you already own one—you want to succeed. This means understanding what your customers want and delivering the kind of service which brings them back…again and again. And, although Business Insider reveals from research that not every restaurant succeeds, there are many others that do. How to Conquer Restaurant Industry...Continue reading
Have you ever looked at your home water bill and thought it was just too high? Water and sewer prices greatly affect restaurants as well, drastically reducing your profit margins. However, restaurants face different challenges. The techniques we use at home are not as effective to help lower sewer charges at our establishments. Additionally, recent increases...Continue reading
Today’s consumers respond well to personalized suggestions. Amazon, Netflix, and Facebook were the first to recognize this tendency and cash in on it. Their secret tool? It’s no longer a secret. It’s a process called data mining. They use powerful computers to scoop up each and every data footprint that a customer leaves after an online...Continue reading
Having a cloud-based Energy Management System (EMS) can provide multiple benefits for every restaurant owner. 1. Reduce Energy Use –Take a peek into individual restaurants or all of them to evaluate energy costs and compare performance across all of your restaurants. 2. Guest Comfort – In many restaurants, the guests will put sweaters and jackets on even...Continue reading
To understand what’s driving your energy use, there are a couple of key terms every restaurant owner needs to understand. The difference between kilowatts (kW) and kilowatt-hours (kWh) is one of the essentials, but I’ve found that many of the owners that I speak with aren’t able to determine the difference between them. Below is...Continue reading
Are some of your restaurants’ water bills much more expensive than the others? This could be because it is using more water, but it could also be from your water utility charging more for sewer. For example, a large southeastern city that provides water to the city and the nearby communities just outside the city,...Continue reading
We all have seen much higher figures on a utility bill than we have expected. Is this something that has just happened to you? Do not panic yet; sometimes it can be a small mistake that can be easily resolved. So take a look at your bills, compare it with previous months and see below...Continue reading