How LED Lighting in Restaurants Saves Your Business Money
We can agree that energy consumption in your restaurant is unavoidable. Our reliance on technology is constant. In fact, whether it’s AC in the summer or heat in the winter, there’s always a demand for constant power.But there’s another constant factor that’s easily overlooked—traditional light bulbs.Many restaurants looking to improve their energy efficiency have moved away from traditional light sources and turned to LED technology. But what exactly are LEDs and how are they beneficial to the
Continue readingWhy Tracking Restaurant Utility Bills Reduces Costs
n Tracking Restaurant Utility BillsUtility bill reduction is important for any restaurant. Tracking your restaurant’s utility costs and usage is the first step to understanding where you can reduce costs.In fact, monitoring is the starting point for the type of big savings we can help you achieve.Benefits of Tracking Restaurant Utility BillsTracking utility costs are necessary to establish a baseline that assists in forecasting and determining where you can make cost-cutting changes. Utility use
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Is Your Refrigerator Running? Using IoT Temperature Monitoring
n Spoiled Food Equals Sunk CostsAny business owner knows sunk costs are both frustrating and unavoidable. Yet, they can be significantly reduced if well-managed, especially with tools like IoT temperature monitoring.You see, perishable products received by a restaurant become inventory in the accounting world, intended on being used to create the products sold. If meats, produce, and dairy ingredients are not stored properly, the money spent is simply lost when the food is tossed.By utilizing IoT
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FoodBusiness Puerto Rico: Eficiencia energética: cómo economizar en el consumo de energía
We have recently been featured in FoodBusiness Puerto Rico, please see link below for the full article. Thank you Yanira Hernández Cabiya @yhcabiya for your work on this! https://www.foodbusinesspr.com/articulos-version-online/eficiencia-energ%C3%A9tica-c%C3%B3mo-economizar-en-el-consumo-de-energ%C3%ADa
September is National Food Safety Education Month
September is National Food Safety Education Month. What better time than now to shine a light on your business’ food safety protocols? A little investigation may help you tighten up or expand your food safety program. In fact, taking the time to do so will benefit your guests, employees, and potentially, your bottom line. Nailing...Continue reading
Three simple ways to keep up with changing beef prices
From bacon and Gorgonzola sliders to pan-seared New York Strip steaks, beef is on the menu of almost every restaurant in America. When the price of beef fluctuates, it can really affect a restaurant’s bottom line. To better manage your restaurant’s food costs, it’s important to understand the leading indicators of rising and falling beef prices. Several...Continue reading
Top 5 Suggestions for Ensuring a Good Customer Service Experience
Good Customer Service Experience Providing good customer service is everyone’s goal in the hospitality industry. In order to do this successfully, it’s important to take into consideration the customer’s perception of their experience. This includes how the customer spends their time even before they enter the door. It also means their experience with everyone they...Continue reading
3 Eco-Friendly Restaurant Design Ideas
Eco-Friendly Restaurant Design Ideas Going green is a great way to make your restaurant stand out. Whether you’re trying to cut down on the size of your environmental footprint, appeal to customers who want to support eco-friendly businesses, or maybe a little of both, it’s a worthwhile endeavor. But how do you make your restaurant...Continue reading
Are You Losing Money? Avoid Waste & Controlling Costs for Your Restaurant
Understanding how to control food costs in restaurants is paramount to its success. Just imagine all the time, investment, dedication, development, and staffing that went into building your restaurant, only to learn you’re losing profits 5-years out because you aren’t controlling costs and inventory appropriately. How do you avoid falling into this trap and becoming a statistic? As...Continue reading