Food Costs and Inventory New Ops Innovators Webinar Series: The ROI of Ops Management Feb 15, 2024 | 3 min read Join us to learn about the five best metrics to track and how to think strategically about both quantitative and qualitative ROI opportunities. Read more
Labor and Scheduling 9 Tips to Up Your Labor Scheduling Game from Restaurant Experts Feb 13, 2024 | 8 min read Improve your restaurant's scheduling and labor management with these 9 tips from operational leaders in the food service industry. Read more
Operational Excellence What Are Standard Operating Procedures in Restaurants? Feb 8, 2024 | 7 min read As businesses grow and open more locations, developing these standard restaurant operating procedures (SOPs) becomes infinitely more critical in order to run an efficient and profitable business. Read more
Team Execution and Efficiency The Importance of Follow-Up Tasks for Efficient Operations Feb 8, 2024 | 2 min read Task management is an essential part of operating a business: prioritizing tasks, assigning them to employees, and following up to ensure completion are all critical for any senior manager to run an efficient operation. The most common gap when it comes to task management? Follow-up. Read more
Labor and Scheduling 4 Focus Areas to Measure the Impact of Scheduling and Labor Management in Restaurants Feb 6, 2024 | 3 min read Learn four key focus areas that demonstrate the value of how your restaurants manage labor and scheduling, and how to measure and illustrate ROI. Read more
Industry Trends and Perspectives Operations Leader Spotlight: Josh Murrel, Five Guys Feb 6, 2024 | 3 min read In this blog, we talk with Josh Murrell, a project manager at Five Guys corporate. With over 1,500 locations around the world — 450 of those locations company-owned and operated and 1,100 locations franchised out. Five Guys has been making handcrafted burgers since 1986, and they are known for remaining consistent, always. Read more
Industry Trends and Perspectives Texas Roadhouse Sees 70% Increase in Training Completions Feb 5, 2024 | 3 min read Learn about the strategies employed by Texas Roadhouse to ensure the success of its ~90,000 employees across 650 locations throughout its diverse brands. Read more
Operational Excellence 5 Operational Forms You Should Be Using in Your Restaurant Feb 2, 2024 | 6 min read Use these top ideas for forms with lists of sample form fields you should include to improve execution on daily tasks in your restaurants. Read more
Operational Excellence How Restaurants Can Use Collaborative Schedule Editing Jan 30, 2024 | 4 min read Learn how to use collaborative scheduling editing so your team can work together to be more productive. Read more
Operational Excellence Build or Buy? 5 Considerations for Evaluating Operations Management Software Jan 25, 2024 | 4 min read Learn five key factors to consider to help you evaluate whether building or buying operations software is most beneficial for your multi-unit restaurant. Read more
Food Costs and Inventory 5 Ways Restaurants Can Measure the Value of Managing Inventory and Food Costs Jan 23, 2024 | 3 min read Learn five key focus areas that demonstrate the value of how your restaurants manage inventory and track food costs, and how to measure and illustrate ROI. Read more
Industry Trends and Perspectives 24 Stats and Strategies to Achieve Training Excellence in 2024 Jan 19, 2024 | 4 min read Take a deep dive into the 2023 Restaurant Operations Report, with a focus on the findings specific to training and development to help drive ops excellence. Read more