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Rude customers are often the clients from hell, and handling them requires a different approach based on each situation. Today, we're going to learn how to deal with these patrons, and why some guests have a reason for being the way that they are.

When it comes to kitchen organization and safety, labels are crucial. The right kitchen labeling system can make your kitchen more efficient while reducing the risk of foodborne illness. But restaurant food labels are more than just an organization hack - they're a requirement by the FDA.

Learning how to properly label your food will provide your restaurant with long-term benefits and save you money along the way.

A meat slicer is designed to reduce food prep time. The perfect slicer for your commercial kitchen depends on your needs. When buying a commercial meat slicer, you’ll find that there are a lot of variables:

• Size
• Price
• Safety features

Today, we’re going to cover some of the basic tips every restaurant owner can follow when choosing slicing equipment.

Looking to sell more wine bottles at your restaurant? It's true that guests usually prefer wine sold by the glass, but with the right strategies and a knowledgeable staff, you can boost your wine-by-the-bottle sales.

Customer feedback plays a crucial role in the success of a restaurant. Everything from the ambiance to the quality of service, music, food quality and temperature in the dining room can affect a visitor’s desire to come back to your establishment. The goal is to make each customer’s experience as positive as possible, and feedback can help you reach that goal. Reviews, another form of feedback, will also help improve your reputation and get more visitors through the door.

There's one piece of equipment that every restaurant needs: a professional blender. Whether you’re making smoothies, cocktails or whipping cream, the best blenders will make quick work of chopping and pureeing.

But how do you find the best commercial blender for your restaurant? There are several things you need to consider before making your purchase.

Restaurants have a lot of overhead, and one of the areas where costs are often overlooked is labor. You have to pay your staff, and if your scheduling is off, you may have staff sitting around being paid while not working much.

When you learn how to manage a restaurant, you should be taught how to reduce labor costs.

Restaurant renovations can be profitable, increasing sales between 7% and 20% when done right. A restaurant remodel can cost between $100,000 and $1 million, on average, but this is a major overhaul.

When restaurant remodel costs are this high, you have to worry about keeping the establishment closed for a long period of time. The larger the renovation, the more money that's lost due to the restaurant being closed.

Whether you run a casual restaurant, fine dining establishment or a food truck, there's one thing that your establishment will need: dinnerware. It may not seem like something important, but the right dinnerware will add to the customer's dining experience and give them something to talk about.

Restaurant dinnerware should be chosen carefully. In addition to aesthetics, you want to make sure that your dishware meets customer expectations while staying in your budget. 

Health inspectors are not knocking on your door in hopes of closing down your restaurant. Restaurant inspections are conducted to make sure that your restaurant is following state and local regulations. It's a matter of public safety.

For the new restaurant, health inspections can be stressful and frustrating because you do not know all of the food codes. But after you have a general idea of the health codes and what is recommended, you can work on boosting your restaurant inspection scores.

The catering industry is worth $52.3 billion, and 64% of that goes to a restaurant catering. People are now spending more money on restaurants than groceries, so that figure will only increase in the coming years.

If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to add catering to your restaurant’s list of services.

There’s a reason why restaurants go to great lengths to cater to their regulars: they’re the backbone of the business. Sure, it’s important to attract new customers, but it’s even more important to keep those customers coming back.

As a restaurant owner, it’s your goal to convert as many first-time guests to loyal regulars as possible. Great food and service is a good start. But loyalty programs can give that extra incentive for customers to come back through your doors.

Some restaurant owners don’t know how to control the cost of food properly. They put prices on entrees and appetizers, don’t track profit margins correctly and have no clue about the whole food cost control thing.

But wholesale prices are rising. Tariffs are also hitting some foods, especially avocados, very hard. If you don’t have controlled spoilage measures in place, it’s time to start implementing some.

McDonaldPaper Restaurant Supplies hosts a free lecture from a professional chef.

This class is perfect for restaurants, bakeries, catering companies, and private chefs who want to build better both on- and off-site catering and events operations.

It takes a village to run a restaurant. From cooks to servers, bussers and managers, there are many different roles that need to be filled when running a restaurant. When hiring restaurant staff, it’s important to ask the right questions during the interview. The responses will help ensure that you hire friendly, helpful employees who genuinely want to please your customers.

What should you be asking? Here are 10 restaurant interview tips and questions to ask.

Every restaurant wants to deliver that homemade, from-scratch taste. But scratch meals take time, and if there’s one thing a restaurant is short on, it’s time. Speed scratch cooking can help you deliver that homemade flavor without overburdening your staff or busting your budget.

Opening the first restaurant is difficult, and while you may think that things will be easier the second time around, that’s not always true. You need to have a robust expansion strategy that allows for growth of your business.

There's a lot to consider.

It may not be the most exciting part of the restaurant planning process, but it’s a vital one: insurance. Every restaurant needs insurance, and this is one area you do not want to skimp on.

Restaurant insurance will protect your business from a wide range of issues, including broken equipment and liability lawsuits. But what type of insurance will you need? How much will it cost? How can you compare insurance companies?

Processing Transactions is a necessary and ongoing expense for every restaurant. If you want to meet the needs and expectations of your customers, you have to accept debit and credit cards.

Payment processing occurs in two different ways: through a payment processor and through a register. Point-of-sale, or POS, systems take care of the logistics, from checking the validity of a credit card to logging transactions.

It’s finally time to upgrade the cookware in your restaurant kitchen, but you’re not sure which kind to buy or what you’ll need. Consulting with your chef is a good place to start, but even if you know which pieces you need, you may not know which material is best.

Ultimately, the right choice for your restaurant will depend on what you’re cooking. We’re going to cover the most common and best types of cooking pans so that you can make an informed decision when choosing your cookware.

Restaurants may be in every city, but unless you've been in the business, you probably overestimate how profitable a restaurant could be. Sure, a restaurant may be packed, but that doesn't mean that they're making money.

In fact, there are a lot of myths about owning a restaurant, average restaurant profit and the percentage of restaurants that fail. Which of them can easily be debunked?

Restaurants need to know how to be competitive in today's fast-paced world. Restaurant marketing in a merciless modern market means more than just offering exceptional service and great food. Restaurants have to do more to win over consumers.

What’s the one thing that can make or break your restaurant? Food quality. You can have the best location, a great atmosphere and a spectacular marketing strategy, but if your food is subpar, your doors won’t be open for long.

Food quality can suffer for many reasons, but there are also many ways to improve the dishes you serve.