Even for pizza restaurants with a solid track record of success, it can be extremely difficult to obtain funding for growth. Why are lenders so skittish? Considering the industry’s over-saturation and its notoriously high failure rate, their reticence is...
I’ll never forget the night it happened. It was dinnertime on a Friday night. My best-ever crew was getting ready for the rush and I had all of my aces in their places. I realized that I had forgotten to restock the petty cash box with small bills and...
Effective promotions are invaluable weapons in a pizzeria’s marketing arsenal. Imposters abound, but The Employee 10 Percentage Discount Card is worth consideration. Don’t confuse the card with coupons featuring mass distribution, deep discounts and price...
Often, seasonal employees help operators maintain service and food quality levels during particularly busy periods. Before you decide to up your crew during the upcoming summer break or the winter holidays later in the year, however, ask yourself these questions:...
Operations Management Use a Camera to Catch an Employee Thief By Jeff Freehof I’ve got a surveillance camera, but I think I have a manager stealing from me. It looks like she’s ringing people in, but I can’t really tell. Is there a better way of...
