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Most culinary schools today are still teaching their students how to compute the wrong food cost. Granted the math is right, but the dollars involved are hurting the bottom line of our restaurants. The problem arises from the separation of percentage points and dollars. Banks Use Dollars, not Percentage Points One thing I am quite sure of is that banks do not accept percentage points as deposits, believe me I’ve tried! For some reason the teller just looked at me dumbfounded then just started chuckling. Matter of fact she had so much fun with it she showed the teller next to her who responded in much the same manor. I didn’t find the humor in it since I had bills to pay, product to buy, and employees wanting their cash too. To rectify the situation I cowered to the pressure and made out a revised deposit slip using their required dollar standard. So if you can’t deposit percentage points why do most restaurants use this as their key focus goal? Shouldn’t the esta...

Restaurants can be found in almost everywhere that you may go and this is proof that this kind of business is really good. Every once in while, someone makes a decision to open up a restaurant for whatever reasons he/she has. There are evidently many reasons why people choose to open such business and you do not need to have the same reasons. You just have to evaluate what you want and to help you out, here are 5 reasons why you should be in the restaurant business. The fact that all people need to eat is one of the main reasons why you should be in the restaurant business. People can actually cook their foods on their own at home but sometimes there are people who choose to eat in a restaurant, the busy people in particular. Because they do not have enough time to cook at home, they prefer to go out and eat. In addition, during special occasions or events, there are people who choose to celebrate in a place other than their home and they want to taste different types of foods. Conside...

Starting a restaurant will require a lot of effort. Also, the rate of failure can be very high. But success is also very possible. In any business endeavor, success is relative. For you to ensure that you are on the right path towards success, you need to do things correctly. In starting a restaurant business, here are a few of the correct things that you can do: Begin with a concept. This is one of the most important stages in your business planning. The type of your restaurant can be the reason it will succeed or fail. You can choose the one that is close to your heart, or to your stomach. The type of food, ambiance, and experience that you enjoy very much from other restaurants can be incorporated in your own. You need to make sure that your preferences are also the preferences of the general public. Also, avoid going for themes that are the themes of several other restaurants in your area. Chances are, you will have so many competitors and there will not be enough customers to hel...

We’ve covered the basics of writing a restaurant business plan in another article, but here are some more tips to help you really make your plan pop and create an extremely positive impression on your partners, lenders or investors when you present it for their inspection. Do add an extensive appendix You can throw everything in here you can think of- the more there is, the more you give the impression you have been hard at work on gathering info, doing research and generally getting things started as opposed to simply wishing it was going to happen. You can include things like a sample menu, marketing materials, sample coupons, a supplier list, a staff list, an equipment list, floor plans or blueprints, decorating item photos, uniform samples, a printout of the restaurant website design, the sign design, the restaurant logo, sample printed materials, your incorporation papers, a copy of your health permit, and literally anything else handy. Do recruit and list an advisory board T...