How to Calculate Food Cost Percentage: Explained Simply
Wondering what food cost percentage really means? See a simple example, find your ideal target, and learn how to lower it.
How to Start a Coffee Shop
Learn how to start and run a successful coffee shop, from writing a business plan to marketing your business to reach customers and increase profits.
Restaurant Marketing Plan: A Guide To Drive More Orders
Most restaurant owners already know that it’s important to have a restaurant marketing plan. Few have actually created one. Instead, they post on social media when they have a spare moment, run a special only after sales dip, and hope word-of-mouth does the rest. While these actions may work temporarily, they don’t constitute a sustainable approach.
What Is the Average Restaurant Profit Margin? (Guide)
Restaurant profit margins can be thin — but "thin" doesn't have to mean fragile. "Thin" looks different depending on what kind of restaurant you run and how you're measuring profit in the first place. A quick-service spot and a fine dining restaurant can both call their margin "normal" and mean two very different numbers.
Restaurant Profit and Loss Statement: Ultimate Guide
Every decision you make — hiring a new line cook, changing your hours, adding a delivery channel — eventually shows up as a number on your restaurant's profit and loss statement. If your P&L feels more like a chore than a tool, you're not alone — plenty of great operators put it off simply because the numbers are confusing at first.
