Cava Azul “Voted Best New Restaurant Eastside 2023”
Cava Azul is an offspring from the Agave Cochina & Cantina chain of restaurants located in Redmond & Kent which
Posted on May 24, 2023
Remedies for Labor Preservation
Keeping Employees “How do I stem the tide?” The purpose of this article is to get ownership and management to
Posted on December 21, 2021
Staff Retention and Longevity
Staffing Dilemmas Here is what I hear from most independent operators: I am not getting many people applying for jobsHow
Posted on November 1, 2021
Sales Plan of Action for 2020
What were your sales in 2019? How about 2017 and 2018? What do you think you will do in 2020?
Posted on January 10, 2020
Profit Erosion In A Very Tough Labor Market
MAJOR PROBLEM #1 My kitchen labor cost is way up and my kitchen staff turnover is ridiculous. Challenge Most of
Posted on August 7, 2019
Evaluate Where We Are & Where We Want To Go
“Do I need to rebuild/remodel my brand”? And if so what are the steps required and where do I start?
Posted on January 28, 2019
Promoting Gift Card Sales
Did you know that 30% of all gift cards purchases in restaurants go unredeemed? We make a big deal of
Posted on November 15, 2018
Set Objectives and Show Pathways
Stop doing what you have been doing because if you don’t stop then nothing will improve. Guaranteed! As a follow
Posted on August 1, 2018
Are you having a hard time hiring? Here is what you can do!
Firstly, we all know turnover is expensive. Secondly, most of what we see with independent operators (non-large chains) is that
Posted on June 6, 2018
Building your Brand
Build Brand Identity and Build Sales Over the last several years restaurants have called upon me to (1) Build Brand
Posted on February 14, 2018
Successful Restaurants are ready for the Holidays. Are You?
Holiday Promotions Over the years restaurants, especially chains, do gift card promotions for the month of December. Most of the
Posted on October 20, 2017
More Sales, More Profits – Not so Fast
Each and every day I hear "if I only had more sales I’d have more profits..."While not in disagreement with
Posted on August 1, 2017