Restaurant Industry – Impacts of COVID-19

Restaurant Industry – Impacts of COVID-19

In this time of crisis, Owners & Operators, as well as Lenders and Suppliers are looking at the rapidly changing economic landscape and wondering: How long will this last? How quickly will the economy recover? Can I keep my business intact for the future? Owners...
LABOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: Difficult to Integrate

LABOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: Difficult to Integrate

Historically, the industry has adopted a parallel stance between Cost Of Gold Sold (COGS) control systems and Labor Management Systems (LMS).  Both systems utilized a peer-to-peer comparison and a percentage of revenue measurement. Using a percentage of revenue was...
THE LONG TERM CHALLENGES OF LABOR LAW CHANGES

THE LONG TERM CHALLENGES OF LABOR LAW CHANGES

This post is the fourth in a series focused on how mandated changes to labor are changing our industry.  The first post looked at controlling labor through better forecasting and scheduling; the second, the limitations of productivity and pricing; the third,...