The Complete Restaurant Management Guide
The Complete Restaurant Management Guide

Author: Robert T. Gordon

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-08

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1134898614

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Two highly successful veterans in the restaurant industry offer surefire tips to lower the risks of failure, avoid the common pitfalls, and make day-to-day operations smooth and profitable. Highlights of this practical handbook ---- menus: samples, special promotions, and charts and instructions to determine price for profit; -- food production: techniques for controlling food production, charts, sample records, and avoiding production problems; -- controlling costs: sound purchasing policies an good storage and handling practices; -- health and environmental issues: keeping up with governmental guidelines on environmental regulations and on dealing with food borne illnesses.The authors cover every detail of running a restaurant. Franchising, catering, changes in meat grading, labor management, cocktail lounge operations, computerized techniques in accounting, bookkeeping, and seating and much more are all covered at length. Restaurant owners and managers will surely find The Complete Restaurant Management Guide invaluable.

The Restaurant Manager's Handbook
The Restaurant Manager's Handbook

Author: Douglas Robert Brown

Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Company

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 1133

ISBN-13: 0910627975

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Book & CD. This comprehensive book will show you step-by-step how to set up, operate, and manage a financially successful food service operation. This Restaurant Manager's Handbook covers everything that many consultants charge thousands of dollars to provide. The extensive resource guide details more than 7,000 suppliers to the industry -- virtually a separate book on its own. This reference book is essential for professionals in the hospitality field as well as newcomers who may be looking for answers to cost-containment and training issues. Demonstrated are literally hundreds of innovative ways to streamline your restaurant business. Learn new ways to make the kitchen, bars, dining room, and front office run smoother and increase performance. You will be able to shut down waste, reduce costs, and increase profits. In addition, operators will appreciate this valuable resource and reference in their daily activities and as a source of ready-to-use forms, Web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can be easily applied to their operations. Highly recommended!

The Next Frontier of Restaurant Management
The Next Frontier of Restaurant Management

Author: Alex M. Susskind

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2019-06-15

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1501736523

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"The Next Frontier of Restaurant Management is of the highest quality and appropriate for Service Management courses at the graduate level." ― (Richard Ghiselli, Purdue University) The Next Frontier of Restaurant Management brings together the latest research in hospitality studies to offer students, hospitality executives, and restaurant managers the best practices for restaurant success. Alex M. Susskind and Mark Maynard draw on their experiences as a hospitality educator and a restaurant industry leader, respectively, to guide readers through innovative articles that address specific aspects of restaurant management: * Creating and preserving a healthy company culture * Developing and upholding standards of service * Successfully navigating guest complaints to promote loyalty * Creating a desirable (and profitable) ambiance * Harnessing technology to improve guest and employee experiences * Mentoring employees Maynard and Susskind detail the implementation of effective customer management and staff training, design elements such as seating and lighting, the innovative use of data to improve the guest experience, and both consumer-oriented and operation-based technologies. They conclude with a discussion of the human factor that is the foundation of the hospitality industry and the importance of a healthy workplace culture. As Susskind and Maynard show, successful restaurants don't happen by accident.

The Restaurant Manager's Handbook
The Restaurant Manager's Handbook

Author: Douglas Robert Brown

Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Company

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 0910627096

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Accompanying CD-ROM contains copies of all forms contained within the text.

Restaurant Business Start-up Guide
Restaurant Business Start-up Guide

Author: Paul Daniels

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781582911038

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Master the essentials needed to start a restaurant. Features proffesional advice, sample business plan, revenue forecasting, organization tips, financial advice, location selection, leasing tips, negotiation tips, business checklist, and more!

Starting and Running a Restaurant
Starting and Running a Restaurant

Author: Jody Pennette

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1615648534

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Around 90% of all new restaurants fail in the first year of operation. Many owners think they have the perfect idea, but they have terrible business plans, location, or other issues. Idiot's Guides: Starting and Running a Restaurant shows budding restauranteurs the basics of honing in on a concept to gathering start-up capital to building a solid business plan. You will also learn how to choose a great restaurant location, select an appealing design, compose a fantastic menu, and hire reliable managers and staff. In this book, you get: • Introduction to basic requirements of starting a restaurant such as time management, recognizing your competition, choosing your restaurant concept, and making it legal. • Information on building a solid business foundation such as a solid business plan, a perfect location, where to find investors, and securing loans. • Suggestions on how to compose the perfect menu, laying out the front and back of house and bar, and choosing the must-have necessities such as security alarms and fire prevention. • Techniques on how to hire and train your staff, purchasing or renting supplies, understanding costs and setting up your financial office, and using social media as a marketing tool. • Secrets for keeping your customers returning, running a safe restaurant, managing employees, and building your PR sales plan. • Pre-opening checklists to ensure everything is ready by opening day. Operational checklists and forms a successful restaurateur will need to manage their restaurant.

Restaurant Planning Guide
Restaurant Planning Guide

Author: Peter Rainsford

Publisher: Kaplan Publishing

Published: 1996-04-01

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781574100266

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This book gives authoritative advice on how to parley a strong business plan into a food service success story. The Restaurant Planning Guide helps you with the business side of the house. Its clear, direct style and many useful checklists, question sets, and forms will make financing, managing and controlling your restaurant much easier. Topics covered include description of business, product/service, the market, location of business, the competition, and management.

Running a Restaurant For Dummies
Running a Restaurant For Dummies

Author: Michael Garvey

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-09-13

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 111815259X

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The easy way to successfully run a profitable restaurant Millions of Americans dream of owning and running their own restaurant — because they want to be their own boss, because their cooking always draws raves, or just because they love food. Running a Restaurant For Dummies covers every aspect of getting started for aspiring restaurateurs. From setting up a business plan and finding financing, to designing a menu and dining room, you'll find all the advice you need to start and run a successful restaurant. Even if you don't know anything about cooking or running a business, you might still have a great idea for a restaurant — and this handy guide will show you how to make your dream a reality. If you already own a restaurant, but want to see it get more successful, Running a Restaurant For Dummies offers unbeatable tips and advice for bringing in hungry customers. From start to finish, you'll learn everything you need to know to succeed. New information on designing, re-designing, and equipping a restaurant with all the essentials—from the back of the house to the front of the house Determining whether to rent or buy restaurant property Updated information on setting up a bar and managing the wine list Profitable pointers on improving the bottom line The latest and greatest marketing and publicity options in a social-media world Managing and retaining key staff New and updated information on menu creation and the implementation of Federal labeling (when applicable), as well as infusing local, healthy, alternative cuisine to menu planning Running a Restaurant For Dummies gives you the scoop on the latest trends that chefs and restaurant operators can implement in their new or existing restaurants.

Restaurant Owners Uncorked
Restaurant Owners Uncorked

Author: Wil Brawley

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781456474829

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Discusses successful restaurant management through interviews with successful restaurant owners.

The Upstart Guide to Owning and Managing a Restaurant
The Upstart Guide to Owning and Managing a Restaurant

Author: Roy Alonzo

Publisher: Kaplan Publishing

Published: 2007-04-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781419583322

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This updated and revised edition of the restaurant industry bestseller, The Upstart Guide to Owning and Managing a Restaurant is filled with step-by-step strategies and action plans explained and outlined by veteran restaurateur and educator Roy S. Alonzo. The ultimate guide to entering the food service industry, The Upstart Guide to Owning and Managing a Restaurant provides industry insights and all the practical nuts-and-bolts information readers need to get started, including: Smart start-up basicsWriting a winning restaurant business planDeveloping the perfect menu for your target audienceCreating front-of-house ambience and back-of-house efficiencyOperating profitablyMarketing opportunities to grow your businessAnd an all new chapter on new and emerging technologies in the restaurant business!