ISBN-13: 9781607745587 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 320 str.
ISBN-13: 9781607745587 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 320 str.
This one-stop guide to opening a restaurant from an accountant-turned-restaurateur shows aspiring proprietors how to succeed in the crucial first year and beyond.
Ninety percent of all restaurants fail, and those that succeed happened upon that mysterious X factor, right? Wrong A man of many hats money-guy, restaurant owner, and restaurant consultant Roger Fields shows how a restaurant can survive its first year and keep diners coming back for years. Featuring real-life start-up stories (including many of the author s own), this comprehensive how-to walks readers through the logistics of opening a restaurant: concept, location, menu, ambiance, staff, and, most important, profit. Updated to address current trends such as food trucks and to tackle online opportunities (and pitfalls ) including Groupon, Yelp, and Twitter, Restaurant Success by the Numbers remains a critical resource for navigating the food industry. Opening a restaurant isn t easy, but this realistic dreamer s guide helps set the table for lasting success."