As an F&B manager in a large multi-outlet operation [or a hotel chain], you’re used to focusing on the cost side of things. Shaving a percentage point off food costs here… eking out a few extra pennies by tightening up inventory procedures… stomping out waste. Every little bit adds up…

You don’t have to be Starbucks or Mcdonald’s to win at franchising, but you have to get the basics right. We’ve studied small and midsize restaurant groups and found ten essential elements for running a successful restaurant franchise business. Managing a chain of company-owned restaurants is very different from working…

If one thing is certain, consumers want food delivered to their homes ready to eat. The European Online Food Delivery Market is projected to reach US$ 66.2 Billion by 2027 with a 10,7% year over year growth. Let those numbers sink in for a second. That’s massive. New avenues for…

Franchising is a time-tested business model that allows restaurant owners to scale their business fast and efficiently. However, like every business model, it has a few drawbacks you should consider. In this post, we are NOT exploring the benefits of a restaurant franchise. …

Creating a successful and profitable business is every restaurant operator’s goal. If you run a thriving F&B business, your concept may offer opportunities to expand beyond your current locations. However, expanding your brand does present a challenge: to succeed, you need to invest plenty of time, resources, and capital. The…

From 6th April 2022, certain food businesses in England have to display the calorie content of the food they sell. The new law regarding calorie information applies to large out of home businesses with more than 250 employees, including caterers, restaurants, cafés and takeaways. The new measure is a weapon…

For restaurant operators and F&B operations managers, the devil really is in the details. It’s an ironclad rule in the hospitality industry and menu costing is no exception. The most important of those details is your cost baseline. It’s essential for everything you do, from menu pricing to closing the…

Instead of trying to conquer the food delivery space on their own, foodservice operators can also gain market share through established virtual brands. Over the past few years, the hospitality industry has been evolving at breakneck speed to meet consumers’ ever-increasing expectations of speed, choice, and convenience. The demand for…

“What can Apicbase do for our _______?” Fill in the blank with: ‘100 hotel restaurants’… ’15 fast-casual outlets’, … ‘a fine-dining franchise on three continents’, or… ‘an emerging dark kitchen network.’ … and you get a question that lands in my inbox a few times every week. And, every time…