After taking advantage of targeted government programs, offered as lifelines in a drifting economic sea, the restaurant industry now heads for shore, but with a few extra passengers on board. With Main Street loans,…
Last month I wrote about important issues to consider going forward from a financial standpoint. This month, I’ll focus on seven non-financial items I think we learned from the pandemic that we should take…
The pandemic may be starting to be in our rearview mirror, but don’t relax yet. There are still loose ends to attend to. Here are some actions that you need to be thinking of…
We are all anxious to get our restaurants reopened. And therefore, we are all anxious to come up with new ideas to attract back our customers and attract new ones. But keep in mind…
Working through the pandemic and watching the ups and downs of the financing world, I saw obvious winners and losers. The QSR world, particularly with drive-thrus, along with those with effcient takeout and delivery,…
As I’ve written about many times, but bears repeating: There are a number of government programs, grants and other help that have provided cash for the restaurant industry, particularly the independent restaurant owners who…
International consulting firm McKinsey and Company, took the Twin City restaurant community under its wing and provided a study of the current state of the local industry, both pre-pandemic and post-pandemic. Here are some…
One growth strategy deployed in the franchise world is when multi-unit operators acquire their own concepts and sometimes become franchisors. There are numerous examples, but relatively few successful ones. Being a franchisee is a…
Its tax time again, there probably has never been a year-end that has had so many opportunities and yet so many challenges for figuring out ways to save on taxes for 2020 and 2021….
