Restaurant Operations
Commercial Kitchen Equipment List
The complete commercial kitchen equipment list with 2026 prices: cooking line, refrigeration, ventilation, dishwashing, prep, smallwares, and technology, plus new vs used strategy and worked budgets by concept.
Jul 14, 2026
Industry Insights & Trends
Restaurant Franchising: Costs and Fees
How restaurant franchising works in 2026: franchise fees, royalties, total investment ranges, reading the FDD, franchise vs independent economics, due diligence steps, and how to franchise your own concept.
Jul 13, 2026
Restaurant Technology
Restaurant POS System Cost: 2026 Guide
What a restaurant POS system really costs in 2026: software plans, hardware, payment processing, hidden fees, and worked year-one totals for cafes, full-service restaurants, and multi-location groups.
Jul 12, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Hiring and Retention
A practical guide to restaurant hiring and retention: what turnover really costs, job posts and interviews that work, onboarding, scheduling, pay, culture, and the KPIs that show whether staff will stay.
Jul 12, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Types of Restaurants: Every Concept
Every restaurant type explained: fine dining, casual dining, fast casual, quick service, cafes, buffets, food trucks, ghost kitchens, and pop-ups, with the economics, service models, and trade-offs behind each concept.
Jul 10, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Lingo: 100+ Terms to Know
The complete restaurant lingo glossary: 86, FOH and BOH, covers and tops, fire and all day, campers, the weeds, bar calls, kitchen brigade titles, and the business terms behind the numbers.
Jul 10, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Mise en Place in Restaurant Kitchens
What mise en place means, how to pronounce it, and how professional kitchens build it: station setup, prep lists, par levels, labeling, and the working-clean discipline behind every fast line.
Jul 10, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Opening and Closing Lists
Complete restaurant opening and closing checklists for FOH, kitchen, bar, and managers, plus sign-off systems, timing benchmarks, and templates that staff actually follow.
Jul 7, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Startup Costs: 2026 Guide
Restaurant startup costs in 2026, line by line: build-out, kitchen equipment, permits, opening inventory, marketing, and the working capital reserve that decides survival, plus cost ranges by concept and a budget you can actually build.
Jul 4, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Profit Margins: 2026 Guide
What restaurant profit margins really look like in 2026: averages by concept type, gross vs net explained, the four cost blocks that eat revenue, benchmarks worth trusting, and a 90-day plan to add margin points.
Jul 3, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Customer Service: 2026 Guide
A practical restaurant customer service guide: the five basics, service standards by daypart, complaint recovery, training and pre-shift habits, handling reviews, and the technology that gives servers more time at the table.
Jul 2, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Food Safety and HACCP: 2026 Guide
A practical restaurant food safety and HACCP guide: the temperature danger zone, cross-contamination, allergen control, cleaning vs sanitizing, FIFO storage, passing health inspections, and building a food safety culture.
Jul 1, 2026