Are you getting the expansion itch? Most restauranteurs that double as entrepreneurs know the feeling. Their existing locations are off and running with packed shifts, great reviews, and regular Instagram posts by their loyal guests. But, as anyone who’s ever expanded will share, what works in one location doesn’t necessarily work in another. There are… Continue reading The 6 Best Cities for New Restaurants
Author: Marisa Upson
Get Inspired—10 Restaurant Magazines and Books to Read in 2022
At EMERGING, we partner with restaurants and entertainment concepts, helping them develop their expansion plans and attain success by setting the appropriate supply chain, labor, and financial strategies. For clients and restauranteurs looking to expand their enterprise and take their establishments to the next level, knowledge is key. As Sir Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge itself… Continue reading Get Inspired—10 Restaurant Magazines and Books to Read in 2022
Widespread Slowdown of Year-over-Year Restaurant Sales Continues
Black Box Intelligence’s restaurant insight report for July 2022 revealed some interesting numbers, including the areas with the best and worst performance, how the economic pressures are affecting restaurants, and the need to “double down” on the experience. Let’s explore the latest trends and insights. Year-over-Year Sales YoY same-store sales experienced the fifth consecutive month… Continue reading Widespread Slowdown of Year-over-Year Restaurant Sales Continues
Using Data to Increase Your Restaurant’s Profits
You can’t go online these days without reading about the importance of data. Today, it defines successful businesses, including restaurants. The problem is that, as more and more data is created, it gets harder and harder to extract meaningful insights for us mere mortals. It can, however, be done. So, in honor of all those… Continue reading Using Data to Increase Your Restaurant’s Profits
Inflation Affecting Restaurant Wine Pricing
Supply chain and general inflation pressure have placed restaurants in the delicate position of raising prices monthly or quarterly, sometimes even more frequently. This is particularly astonishing when you consider that, historically, restaurants changed their menu pricing every six months or once a year. And wine is not immune. Wine is usually one of the… Continue reading Inflation Affecting Restaurant Wine Pricing
The Challenges for Early-Stage Restaurant Concepts
At EMERGING, we work with restaurants and entertainment concepts as a strategic partner supporting their growth using data science, managing supply chains, promoting investment strategies and developing hiring solutions in a tight labor market. In the 25-plus years and hundreds of restaurants we’ve served, we’ve watched the restaurant landscape transform. Today, the restaurant industry is… Continue reading The Challenges for Early-Stage Restaurant Concepts
What Is the Metaverse and How Will it Affect Your Restaurant?
Many of you probably do not remember a time before the internet or when people had to find a phone booth when they needed to make a call while on the road. Come to think of it, many of you probably don’t even know what a phone booth is. Remarkable. Keep those thoughts in mind… Continue reading What Is the Metaverse and How Will it Affect Your Restaurant?
Restaurant Real Estate Opportunities Emerging from COVID-19
While no one, or at least most no one, wants to feel like they are taking advantage of a bad situation, the truth is that some people and businesses will emerge better off post-COVID-19 than before the pandemic left a wasteland for many of us. In fact, some incredibly successful companies began during recessions when… Continue reading Restaurant Real Estate Opportunities Emerging from COVID-19