http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/food-works-blog.html Welcome to the Food Industry Articles Blog, where you will find current information on Food Works, Food Service Articles, Food Consulting information, and learning the tricks of the trade. en-us Food Works Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:54:09 GMT Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:54:09 GMT foodworksconsulting.com http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-franchises.html Restaurant Franchises - New Business Seekers - Small Business Consulting Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:54:09 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/used-restaurant-equipment.html Used restaurant equipment can make investment in your eating place go further. At the best of times a big investment is needed, with a lot of that cash going into the equipment necessary to cook, clean and serve the food. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:13:18 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/case-study.html Coffee shop menus descriptions, layouts and colours, whether formal, casual or playful, should match your coffee shop concept, location or theme. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:17:58 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/there's-no-such-thing-as-a-free-lunch.html There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:15:38 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/index.html Food Works: Happiness, Instead of Stress and Frustration - Including Making More Than Enough Money to Live Comfortably Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:55:42 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/food-labels.html Food labels: What Really Goes into the Food on Your Plate? Food labels are different from just about every other type of label. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:50:10 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/pro-consulting-services.html Pro Consulting Services: Levearge your knowledge and skills Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:26:47 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/recipe-templates.html Recipe templates: A simple jog for the memory. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:22:47 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/elevator-speech.html Your elevator speech should enable you to get your point across within 30 seconds. The rest is simply preparation or follow-through. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:36:42 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/letter-templates.html Letter templates are an invaluable workhorse that can save time and add style to your personal and business writing. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:27:14 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/catering-forms.html Catering forms save you time and money Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:29:09 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-job-descriptions.html Restaurant job descriptions Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:26:37 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-marketing-ideas.html Crazy or not, when looking for restaurant marketing ideas it helps to stay within your expense budgeting as well as to use a lot of creativity. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:19:03 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/opening-a-restaurant.html Opening a Restaurant of your own...many people have a romantic idea that being a restaurant owner is glamorous and a sure fire way to make a fortune. The facts, and the Profit Loss Statement could paint a different picture! Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:14:16 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/coffee-shop-business-plan.html Buying a Coffee shop? A Detailed Coffee Shop Business Plan will come first, then you can think about your funding Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:03:42 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/problem-solving-coach.html The Problem solving Coach can help. Problems are a drain on your time. We're going to take a look at ways of minimizing the time you spend on it, if you get your head around this topic, you can be your own problem solving coach. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:46:41 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/one-page-marketing-plan.html A One page marketing plan is the fastest, easiest way to write a marketing plan. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:31:49 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/cafe-marketing-plan.html None of us like writing a cafe marketing plan. The very thought brings most of us out in a cold sweat! But you will truly be doing yourself a disservice if you think you can do without one! Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:29:57 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/open-a-coffee-shop.html Open a coffee shop and join the ranks of the coffee shop entrepreneurs such as Gerry Ford who founded Caffè Nero and the brother and sister team Bobby and Sahar Hashemi who founded Coffee Republic. Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:47:14 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/coffee-shop-menus.html Coffee shop menus descriptions, layouts and colours, whether formal, casual or playful, should match your coffee shop concept, location or theme. Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:43:42 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/kindle-e-books.html Kindle e-books helped me declutter my home and life…yes it’s true! If you’re like me, you may you’ve made efforts to declutter your home or life. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:17:59 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-training.html Restaurant training evaluation does not start after the training programme is over – it starts before. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:26:34 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-revenues.html Restaurant Revenues The Greater Danger For Most Of Us Is Not That Our Aim Is Too High And We Miss It, But That It Is Too Low And We Hit It. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:20:12 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-problems.html Solve restaurant problems with the Courtesy System. It can help you build a business that is good for you, your team and your customers. However, the same approach works equally well to change other aspects of your life and your business. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:00:38 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-pos-software.html Your restaurant POS software provides more than just a vehicle for accepting cash or credit cards, but do you really use the system to its fullest? Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:55:10 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-mystery-shopper.html Restaurant mystery shopper isn't new; it's been used for decades by businesses wanting to look at their business, but from a customer's point of view. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:41:06 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-metrics.html Measure the Line Between Restaurant Metrics and Customer Experience with Care Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:32:08 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/life-plan-or-chicken-which-comes-first.html A Life Plan will only really work for you if you put in the right amount of time and effort. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:36:41 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/food-service-consultants.html Food service consultants start, as infants, learning to hold up our head, count on our fingers and sing our A,B,Cs. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:46:35 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/food-and-beverage-consultants.html Food and beverage consultants provide year - round coaching and expert advice. Have you ever thought that perhaps you were different and that you just don't fit into a typical coaching programme. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:24:41 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/coffee-shop-marketing-plan.html A coffee shop marketing plan is essential...you'll be doing yourself a disservice if you think you can do without one! Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:04:14 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/one-page-business-plan.html A one page business plan is the fastest, easiest way to write a business plan and is also among the common things you’ll hear from people today if you say you’re planning to start up a business. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:27:30 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/professional-restaurant-consultant.html A Professional restaurant consultant will help you see what's happening on the inside. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:48:42 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-checklists.html Restaurant Checklists help people avoid blind spots, save you time and money and improve your bottom line. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:15:31 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-training-manuals.html Restaurant Training Manuals I Hate Having to Read the Manual Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:59:35 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-operations-manual.html Getting your restaurant operations manual down on paper can be a very challenging job that requires a lot of time, patience and knowledge. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:31:20 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-coaching.html Restaurant coaching is really no different from any other form of coaching, but it’s important to note that coaching isn’t consulting! Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:51:03 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/recipe-costing-software.html Recipe costing software programs - there are literally thousands of on the market! But finding one that is right for your restaurant can be difficult. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:18:39 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/food-cost-calculation.html Food Cost Calculation Shrinkage, Waste and Trim can Seriously Impact Your Bottom Line. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:44:16 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/dealing-with-rude-customers.html Dealing with Rude Customers: Stop Angry, Hostile Customers COLD While Remaining Professional, Stress Free, Efficient and Cool As A Cucumber. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:20:02 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/buying-a-coffee-shop.html Buying a coffee Shop made me realise that a happy home life isn't necessarily a life separate from your work life. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:26:55 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-coach.html Learn about restaurant coach and author of FoodWorks Robert Bylett and and how he can help you build a business that will run just like clockwork. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:56:50 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-start-up.html Standard operating procedures are essential to the success of a restaurant start-up. . Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:22:36 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-manager-job-descriptions.html So, you need a restaurant manager job descriptions! I'll be absolutely honest with you, personally I hate writing any type of job descriptions and I've never met any one that does, but I guess there are exceptions to the rule. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:19:57 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/simple-marketing-ideas.html Simple marketing ideas...Attraction Marketing. This is simply the process of attracting customers to you by offering GREAT VALUE, things that your customers want and need. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:22:20 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-control.html Restaurant control is essential if you are to be successful. However, in my experience most restaurant owners don’t know how a particular dish performs as part of the restaurant sales mix, even though they may know the food cost. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:52:27 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-employees.html Restaurant employees can make or break your business! Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:50:11 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/recommended-products.html Recommended Products Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:50:04 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/chef-resume.html A great chef resume - the ultimate job seekers tool to help you get paid well for doing what you love to do.†Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:04:50 GMT http://www.foodworksconsulting.com/restaurant-consultants.html I work with individuals to cut out the nonsense and do things right, and as simply as possible. This includes getting the help they need to implement the right systems, methods and techniques to build business success - but in a way that is easy and affordable! 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