Sep 11, 2020 | blog, Business, Holidays, National Restaurant Consultants, Tips, Trends
This past week, Denver-metro area residents and businesses were stunned with record-breaking heat and then a 60-degree overnight drop in temperatures, resulting in early-September snow flurries. While it will likely warm again before the official start of winter,... 
Sep 2, 2020 | blog, Business, Industry News, National Restaurant Consultants, Tips, Trends
There have been many adjustments for COVID-19 in the restaurant industry currently, and it can seem like most of them make business harder. There is always something positive to be found however, and sometimes challenges only inspire new, inventive ideas for better.... 
Jul 29, 2020 | blog, Business, National Restaurant Consultants, Tips
Though restaurants are reopening around our country and trying to establish a new baseline for “normal”, the news, the uncertainty, and the strange regulations can sometimes tamper with positive feelings. The struggle with perception and the related feelings is across... 
Jul 16, 2020 | blog, Industry News, National Restaurant Consultants, Tips, Trends
As 46 out of 50 states have some mask guidelines in place, it seems that, moving forward, masking requirements will be the new normal—for compliance and for the safety of restaurant guests and employees. Masks can be cumbersome and uncomfortable, but perhaps the... 
Jul 8, 2020 | blog, Business, Grand Opening, Industry News, National Restaurant Consultants, Tips
This past week, our consultants shared a Helpful Moment covering landlord/tenant information in the wake of COVID-19. Out of the one million restaurants currently operating in the United States, seven out of ten are single-owned units, so this is a significant and... 
Jun 25, 2020 | blog, Business, Grand Opening, Guest Post, National Restaurant Consultants, Tips
This post is from our senior consultant, Jared Flowers. The late Anthony Bourdain said, in the last chapter of his book, Kitchen Confidential, “If you want to be a chef, have enough respect for yourself and your craft to learn Spanish.” He was referring to the fact... 