Restaurant Layout Basics

This week we look at the?basics of a restaurant layout including?the entrance, waiting area, dining room, kitchen, bar and rest rooms. Depending on the size and style of your restaurant, your layout will vary. It's important to have a clear idea of what goes where, before you start buying equipment. Read on for more information.

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Restaurant Catering Basics

Catering offers restaurants an opportunity to increase their profits?and expand?their customer base. There are many different types of catering options, from holiday catering to business meetings luncheons to lavish weddings.?To help you get started I've put together a guide covering the basics?of catering at your restaurant.

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Basics of Restaurant Business Plans

Is it your dream to one day open a restaurant of your own? The first toward making that dream a reality is to draft a business plan.? A restaurant business plan is like a roadmap to opening day. Creating a good business plan requires research into the local competition. It also?forces you to create a budget and a long term forecast of sales. Basically, it makes you do your homework. Read more about the Basics of Restaurant Business Plans.

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