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Cutting costs is essential for every business, and while costs can be cut in the form of workers, it can also be cut in material costs. Restaurant food costs can be cut, and in some cases, you may be able to save 10% or more on your food costs.
There are many ways to cut costs, too.
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How to Create the Ideal Startup Wine List
Whether you run a casual pizza joint or a high-end restaurant, wine should probably be on the menu. Wine is everywhere today, and that's partly thanks to millennials, who now drink about a quarter of the wine inventory in the U.S. Some are now calling wine the "drink of the everyman."
But the best restaurant wine lists don't happen by accident. They're carefully and strategically planned to complement the cuisine and the tastes of guests. Here's how to create the ideal startup wine list.
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The Pros and Cons of Hosting Live Music in Your Restaurant
What's a great way to get more people to your restaurant and spend more time there? Host a live music event. When done properly, live entertainment creates an atmosphere where guests can sit down, enjoy a meal with friends and enjoy some local music. Notice how I said, "when done properly?"
Live music can either enhance your restaurant's atmosphere or kill it. Before you plan your live entertainment event, consider these pros and cons of music events.
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How to Get Funding for a Restaurant: Investors, Grants, Loans and Business Partners
You have a great idea for your first restaurant, and you have experience (ideal for anyone looking to start a restaurant). But, like most businesses just starting out, you don’t have the money to fund your startup.
Chances are, your idea may sound great, your business plan may be impeccable, but restaurant financing is difficult.
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