Fair Workweek Law: An Overview Cities and states across the US are responding to a movement known as "fair workweek"—but what exactly does that mean, and who's affected by it?
Employees How to Build a Successful Employee Engagement Program for Your Restaurant The key to happy customers is happy employees. Here's how to formalize an employee engagement program to streamline and improve happiness at your restaurant.
Employees Employee Engagement Best Practices for Restaurants The people you hire can make or break your restaurant. Here are some best practices for how to track and boost employee engagement for your business.
Employees What's the True Cost of Employee Turnover to the Restaurant Industry? The average restaurant employee changes jobs every 56 days—that's 27 times more frequent than it is for the average working American. So what's the true cost of this turnover? We take a deep dive here.
Inventory 12 Restaurant Lunch Specials: Make Lunch the Most Important Meal of the Day 🍽️ Increasing lunch sales is a no-brainer in the restaurant business. With dinner prep taking place in most restaurants from noon on, you’re open anyway—and the more diners you can attract to buy lunch, the more profitable you become.
Operations [Guide] Checklist for Running Payroll Running payroll for a restaurant can seem intimidating, but using a payroll processor can simplify the process so that your checklist is actually quite small. Read through our quick tutorial here.
Operations 7 Issues that Threaten the Franchisor and Franchisee Relationship A strong franchisor-franchisee relationship is a thing of beauty, but it doesn't come without its challenges. Here are 7 major issues impacting the franchisor-franchisee relationship.
Operations How to Expand Your Franchise: A 10-Step Roadmap for Restaurants Is it time to expand your franchise? Here's a 10-step practical and systematic approach you can take to ensure success and profitability when expanding to new locations.
Operations The Six Most Common Franchise Problems (And How to Solve Them) Opening and operating a franchise is a great way to own a small business with the support of a larger, well-known business and brand. But there are common problems that can pop up. Here's how you can address each of them.
Operations How to Manage Your Restaurant Labor Cost Percentage Restaurant owners and managers are paying more attention to their labor cost percentage. Find out how to manage it, especially when you are overseeing multiple locations.
Insights [Study] Top 10 Most-Engaged States in America Restaurant turnover is at 70%, and restaurants everywhere struggle to However, some states are doing it better than others. Check out our list of America's most-engaged states.