Restaurant / Food Service Business


Tips, ideas, training and advice for starting, owning and operating a small restaurant business or any small food service business, including small family restaurants, food trucks, diners, cafes, coffee shops, caterers, bakeries and cottage food businesses. This also includes franchisees of chain restaurant franchises.

The articles below are aimed at helping entrepreneurs and managers make business decisions in your restaurant, food truck or similar small business. You’ll be pointed to software and other resources helpful to anyone in food related businesses.

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18 Restaurant Design Tips

Design is one of the many different elements that will drive customers into your restaurant. Use the following tips so you can get this part right.


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Guide to Restaurant Week Success

Here is your guide to Restaurant Week success so you can take advantage of the nationwide event that helps eateries with a clever promotional strategy.


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50 Restaurant Marketing Tips

With so many ways to market a restaurant today, finding the right channel and optimizing is key. These restaurant marketing tips will show you the way.


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Negotiating a Restaurant Lease

You've found a great location for your restaurant, now it's time to get the best price. Here are 8 tips for negotiating a restaurant lease.


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The Top 3 Reasons to Implement Restaurant Technology

Restaurant owners and operators know that success takes more than amazing, mouth-watering food. Increasingly restaurant technology comes into play. Read what it would take to make savvy restaurateurs implement technology -- and what they consider the hottest tech trends in restaurants.