Restaurant Facts...
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A Day in the Life of a Restaurant Owner
Understanding a typical day for a new restaurant owner...
Advertising Your Restaurant
Suggestions for advertising your business - and how to keep costs down...
Affordable Ways to Make Your Festive Menu Appealing
Top tips for keeping your costs low, your profits high and your customers happy this Christmas....
Annual Trends in the Restaurant Industry
A guide to the popular events and issues throughout the year and how to make the most of them...
Appealing to Business Customers
A guide to maximising your potential as a restaurant where business customers frequent....
Appealing to Off Peak Customers
A guide to making sure you are utilising the off-peak opportunities in your restaurant....
Are you a Natural Entrepreneur?
A guide to understanding your own skills and how to employ the right people to compliment your skills...
Assess Competition from Local Businesses
Suggestions for conducting effective assessment of local competition before you launch your new restaurant...
Basic Equipment for a New Restaurant
An article discussing basic equipment for your restaurant - so you can look good without spending a fortune...
Child-friendly Restaurant Food
Realistic and commercial ideas for developing your children's menu to appeal to the lucrative family market....
Choosing a Name for Your Restaurant
Top tips for choosing a great name for your restaurant...
Choosing Restaurant Insurance
A guide to help you understand the different types of insurance for your new restaurant...
Create a Website for your New Restaurant
Advice on creating a website for your restaurant - from where to find suitable designers to what the content should be for the benefit of your business...
Create Marketing Literature
Suggestions for different types of marketing literature and how to make the best use of it...
Deals to Offer Potential New Customers
Savvy suggestions for good offers, discounts and freebies for your new restaurant...
Decide Which Food to Specialise in
A guide to helping you decide what will be the right type of food for your restaurant to specialise in - depending on your location and experience...
Designing Your Restaurant
A guide to designing your restaurant to appeal to customers and your bank manager!...
Developing a Set Menu
Suggestions for different types of set menu for your restaurant - business lunches, evening meals and Sunday roasts...
Developing a Signature Dish
A guide to developing a great signature dish for your restaurant, with what to serve, what to charge and how to keep your customers happy...
Discuss Your New Business with Family & Friends
A discussion on gaining the support of your friends and family when you decide to open your own restaurant...
Discuss Your Restaurant Idea with a Bank Manager
Top tips for finding a suitable business bank manager for your new restaurant - and how to keep on the right side of them!...
Do Restaurants Really Buy Products from Catering Companies?
A look at how common it is for restaurants to buy in pre-prepared products from catering companies....
Employing Catering Staff
A guide to finding the right catering staff for your restaurant - using employment agencies, word of mouth and local catering colleges...
Employment Agency
How to use an employment agency to your advantage when recruiting for your restaurant...
Find the Right Accountant
Top tips for finding the right accountant for your new restaurant needs...
Food Costs and Good Meal Planning
Top tips for excellent meal planning - value added ideas for your menu and a few basic rules to bare in mind...
Food Hygiene for Restaurants
A guide to getting the right paperwork for your restaurant and using common sense when cleaning te kitchen and storing food...
Get Exposure and Brand Awareness
A guide to raising the profile of your restaurant and building an excellent brand identity...
Get Funding for Your Restaurant
An article discussing the various types of business funding available for your new restaurant - loans, grants and venture capital - with how to get it and their features and benefits...
Get your New Restaurant Noticed
Top tips and great ideas of getting interest in your new restaurant...
Government Support for a Restaurant Start Up
A guide to gaining valuable funding, support and advice for your start up restaurant business...
Headhunt a Great Chef
Understanding how to headhunt a chef and what it will cost you!...
Health Inspections at Your Restaurants
Helpful suggestions to understand the role of the environmental health officer and the importance of their inspections for your restaurant...
How Can we Increase the Number of Customers in Our Pizzeria?
A positive, realistic and professional viewpoint on building back up a pizzeria business when custom is slow....
How Special Offers Boost Restaurant Business
A few helpful suggestions on how to boost your restaurant business by offering special deals to existing customers and potential customers...
How to Assess the Competition
Understanding the five key areas of differentiation in the restaurant industry - and how you can make sure your restaurant comes out on top!...
How to Build a Good Local Reputation
A guide to gaining - and keeping - a good local reputation, with tips including using local suppliers and local staff...
How to Establish Best Practice With Your Staff
Four key ways to establish best practice with your waiting staff to ensure you get repeat business....
How to Establish Repeat Business
Top tips for building repeat business from customers in your restaurant....
How to Get Good PR
A guide to getting good PR - or free advertising - for your new restaurant...
How to Maximise Profits on Special Offers
Four important suggestions for keeping the gross profit margins on your special offers high, while keeping a good customer value perception....
How to Recruit Waiters and Waitresses
An article to help you recruit the right waiters and waitresses for your new restaurant...
How to Write a Business Plan
A realistic guide to writing a business plan - to help keep your business focused and gain funding...
How to Write Your Menu to Boost Sales
Top tips for writing a menu that appeals to customers and helps increase turnover....
How We Handled the Recession
How one couple made their 'restaurant with rooms' beat the financial crisis with some smart thinking....
I Had to Sack the Head Chef: A Case Study
A case study looking at problems with a head chef and the cost of replacing him....
I Increased Profits With Theme Nights: A Case Study
How one hotel owner boosted profits by utilising the international cuisine skills of his head chef....
I Used Customer Feedback to Boost Sales: A Case Study
A case study looking at how Jill and Geoff utilised opportunities for customer feedback to give their restaurant sales a boost....
Is it Worth Hiring a PR Firm?
A guide to understanding what a PR firm can offer your restaurant business that you may or may not be able to do yourself....
Is There a Right Time to Open a Restaurant?
A guide to the good times to open your restaurant - with family, financial and social reasons discussed...
Keeping Up to Date With Accounts and Paperwork
A guide to making sure you keep on top of your paperwork in your first year of running a restaurant...
Keeping Your Start Up Costs Low
A guide to keeping start up costs low for your new restaurant - for premises, equipment, decor and staff...
Launching your New Restaurant
Top tips for ideas to help you launch your new restaurant...
Live Music in Your Restaurant?
A guide to the best way to have live music in your restaurant - without annoying your customers...
Managing Staff Discipline & Appraisals
A guide to dealing with staff discipline in a restaurant environment...
Maximising Waiting Staff Efficiently
There are four key areas where relatively competent waiting staff can save you time and money, and save your chef stress and unnecessary tasks. Read on and find out what they are......
My First Visit from Environmental Health: A Case Study
A case study that highlights the experience of one restaurant owner and his first visit from the local environmental health officer....
My Restaurant Was Featured on TV: A Case Study
A case study looking at how Rob Spooner was able to make the most of the marketing opportunity when his restaurant was featured on television....
Negotiate Prices with Suppliers
Top tips for negotiating prices with your suppliers - and an explanation of the benefits!...
Networking to Publicise your Restaurant
Ideas for how to use networking to your restaurants advantage...
New Ways to Encourage Repeat Restaurant Business
A new look at ways to make sure customers become regulars - and how to look after them....
Pay Your Salary in the Start Up Period
A guide to paying yourself a salary in the early days of your restaurant, looking at the reasons you shouldn't and how to make the most of what you can pay yourself...
Reassessing Your Menu
A guide to involving your customers and staff in checking your menu is up to date with changing trends and as profitable as possible...
Renegotiating Deals After Your First Year
An article to help you renegotiate your financial commitments with your landlord, recruitment agencies and suppliers after your first year in business...
Research Restaurant Trends
Top tips for learning all about the trends in the restaurant business...
Restaurant Health & Safety
A guide to the health and safety issues faced by restaurants...
Restaurant Trends in the UK
A look at the changing fashions in the foodie industry....
Retraining Helped Me to Cut Costs
How one restaurant owner trained as a chef to keep costs down during the recession....
Revisiting Your Business Plan
Understanding how reassessing your business plan after your first year of business can help you move forward into your second year...
Setting Meal Prices to Stay Profitable
An article discussing the best way to price your meals in your restaurant - the make a profit without putting off customers...
Should We Rebrand or Continue Existing Restaurant?
Realistic advice to help a new restaurateur decide whether to change the name of his restaurant....
Should You Be Chef or Restaurant Manager?
An article to help you understand if you have the right experience and skills to be a chef or restaurant manager - or whether you should employ someone else...
Should you Buy a Restaurant Franchise?
Pros and cons for buying a restaurant franchise - depending on your character, experience and what you hope to achieve...
Should You Change the Name of Your Restaurant?
Understanding the reputation the name of your restaurant has, and whether your business would do better with a new name....
Should you Employ a Restaurant Manager?
Understanding why you need to recruit a restaurant manager - and what to look for in the right person!...
Should You Include Dietary Information on Your Menu?
Understanding the current regulations on including nutritional and calorific information on menus, and how to practically implement the trend in your restaurant....
Should you Open on Christmas Day?
Top tips to help you decide whether to open your restaurant on Christmas Day...
Start Up on Your Own or With a Partner?
A guide to understanding the benefits and pitfalls of starting a restaurant business with a partner...
Taking Stock of Your First Year in Business
A clear suggestion for how to conduct an assessment of your first year in business...
The Certificates You Will Need
A guide to understanding what certificates you need for your new restaurant and how to get them...
The History of the Michelin Guide
A look at the history and development of the widely-respected Michelin Guide....
The Rules for Staff Tips and Gratuities
Top tips for dealing with tips! Understanding legal changes and what keeps your staff happy...
Themed Evenings in Your Restaurant?
Innovative and traditional ideas for value added theme nights in your restaurant...
Understand your Own Business Skills
A guide to learning about and appreciating your own skills - and knowing when to pay for someone else...
Understand your Target Market
Top tips to help you understand the target market of your new restaurant...
Understanding Local Demand
A guide to appreciating what the local demand is for restaurants and eating places prior to making any costly decisions....
Understanding Portion Control
Helping restaurant owners to understand the importance of good portion control on your bottom line and your reputation....
Understanding Restaurant Trends
Understanding the importance of keeping an awareness of food and service trends in the restaurant industry....
Understanding Your Local Media
A guide to making sure you are making the most of your local media to provide good PR for your restaurant....
Use your Restaurant as a Networking Venue
Top tips for building your restaurant through networking possibilities...
Using Seasonal Ingredients Helped Cut Costs: A Case Study
How one restaurant owner boosted profits and sales by introducing seasonal ingredients and a shorter menu....
Using Social Media for Business Growth
An easy-to-follow guide to using Twitter, Facebook and blogs to build your restaurant business....
Waiting-On Staff and the Right Impression
The best way to train your staff to ensure that they give your customers the right first impression...
What Benefits Should You Offer Your Waiting Staff?
There are five key areas of benefits to give your waiting staff and you will need to decide which ones are most suited to your employees....
What Can Go Wrong in the Restaurant Business?
A guide to the common reasons for new restaurants to fail and how to avoid them...
What is Your Restaurant's USP?
Top tips for coming up with a good USP for your new restaurant...
When and Whether to Open a 2nd Restaurant
A discussion on the potential issues and benefits of opening a second branch of your restaurant...
Where to Find Good Restaurant Advice
Helpful suggestions for finding valuable advice about setting up your own restaurant...
Why Do You Want to Open a Restaurant?
A guide to the good and bad reasons for wanting to start your own restaurant...
Would You Benefit from a More High Profile Chef?
Questions to ask yourself to establish whether or not your restaurant would benefit from a more high profile chef....