Blog posts tagged with "Restaurant Loans"

As one of the largest private sector employers in the United States, the restaurant industry goes through billions of pounds of food every year while generating billions of dollars for the economy.

Running a seasonal business comes with a unique set of challenges. You must earn your sales in a short window, as you’re closed for at least a few months out of the year. As a seasonal restaurant owner, you’re likely faced with additional trials, due to the competitive nature of the restaurant industry. With more than 600,000 restaurants in the U.S., it’s imperative that you’re able to outsell your competitors in order to remain operational.

Good food quality is amongst the biggest reasons why people go to restaurants, so it’s important that you find chefs that can cook consistently delicious meals. Chefs often have responsibilities that go beyond cooking tasty dishes, so when hiring chefs, you should consider other responsibilities that they’ll need to handle. If a chef can cook well, but can’t do so while fulfilling other expectations, they may not be a good fit.

Mother’s Day is only a few weeks away – is your restaurant prepared? Most likely, you can expect an increase in sales on this holiday – with 37 percent of consumers dining at a restaurant, and an additional seven percent ordering takeout or delivery. Due to this, it’s imperative that your restaurant is ready for Mother’s Day, so that you can have a lucrative holiday weekend, and ensure that your customers’ have a delightful experience so that they’ll come back for future events.

As a restaurant owner, you probably try to brainstorm new marketing methods, especially if sales have slowed down, or you want to attract more customers.

Do you have an idea for a food truck, but aren’t sure if you’re ready to hit the road? If so, then this post is for you!

As a restaurant owner,  your inbox and various feeds are probably inundated with content about how to attract millennial customers to your business.

Even if you serve delectable food, you won’t attract consistent patrons if you don’t have quality customer service. In fact, according to a recent survey, restaurant customers prioritize delicious food, but quality of service is the next most important factor to them.

Owning a restaurant can be an exciting venture for food lovers. Unfortunately, it still requires mundane activities, like choosing restaurant insurance.

Are you taking your food on the road? Opening a food truck business can be an exciting, lucrative venture. Still, with so many restaurateurs trying their hand at opening a food truck business, competition is becoming stiff. In fact, the food truck industry is growing at an annual 7.9 percent over the past five years.