Operational Excellence Jersey Mike’s: Achieving Ops Excellence and Giving Back in Every Store Mar 28, 2024 | 3 min read Learn about Jersey Mike's Day of Giving and how Crunchtime employees got involved to help support local charities. Read more
Operational Excellence 20+ Pro Tips from Industry MVPs to Achieve Operational Excellence in Every Restaurant Mar 26, 2024 | 3 min read Learn 20+ winning plays, pro tips, and best practices from today's leading restaurant operators to help you achieve operational excellence in every store. Read more
Industry Trends and Perspectives How 9 High-Growth QSR Brands Plan to Open 250+ New Locations Mar 4, 2024 | 9 min read Discover 9 high-growth QSR brands planning to open their next several hundred or thousand locations and the strategies that they’ll employ to get there. 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
Industry Trends and Perspectives 2 Factors that Will Determine Restaurant Ops Success in 2024, and How to Achieve Them Feb 6, 2024 | 4 min read Two factors will ultimately determine the growth and success of your restaurant operation: Delivering against your brand promise, every time to drive consistently great experiences, and managing every location profitably by controlling food and labor costs. 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
Operational Excellence 4 Tips for Performing a Supermarket Audit Feb 6, 2024 | 3 min read Data from several recent studies show that operations leaders not only see opportunities to improve the effectiveness of audits but expect to do so with their own internal teams as opposed to outsourcing. 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
Operational Excellence 6 Scheduling Pitfalls Restaurants Should Avoid in 2024 Jan 11, 2024 | 7 min read Review this list of common scheduling pitfalls and position your restaurant operation for success in the new year. Read more