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The restaurant business is one of the toughest industries to be in. It takes a lot to run a successful restaurant. In today's blog, Fast Fix LLC offers some advice to new restaurant owners. Use these tips to keep your operation running smoothly and efficiently. 1. Find Your Niche. Go down any street in a city and you'll find a variety of food options. As a restaurant owner, you need to find your niche. Don't try to feed everyone; instead, find a singular focus. Choose what cuisine you will serve, set your menu and work on perfecting that menu. You want to be sure you're setting yourself apart from the competition. 2. Keep Your Staff Involved. Restaurants have one of the highest turnover rates when it comes to employees. Be sure to treat your staff like family, and allow them to be involved in the business. When you let your staff feel appreciated, included and needed, they're more likely to stick around. Brainstorm new ideas with them and ask for opinio...

Owning or managing a restaurant or other commercial food-service business comes with its challenges. At times, it can be a bit overwhelming, but Fast Fix LLC is here to help. We've come up with this list of some ways to make your commercial kitchen run more efficiently. 1. Ask for Employee Feedback.  Many managers can easily get set in their ways how things should be run. Unfortunately, this can cause problems and issues between employees and managers. A true leader is willing to listen to their staff and consider their recommendations about how to make processes run more efficiently. Try observing a full service to get a picture of what's going on in your kitchen. Then talk to each person on the team to find out what could help them be more efficient with their particular job. You don't want to be so controlling that people don't want to work for you. Instead, you want to teach your staff to work independently so they feel more invested in their job and will wa...

The holiday season is upon us and now is the time to start thinking about decorating your restaurant for Christmas! Something as simple as adding some lights can help brighten the mood and bring the holiday spirit into your environment. Keep reading to learn a few tips for decorating your restaurant from Fast Fix LLC . Holiday Lights  One of the simplest ways to decorate your restaurant for the holidays is to put up some holiday lights. From the exterior of the building to the dining room, some holiday lights will set the mood for the holidays. Exterior lights and decorations will help draw people into your establishment. Once they're inside, dazzle your customers with some beautiful holiday lights around the dining room.  Christmas Trees  If you have space, likely in the entryway of your establishment, consider setting up a Christmas tree! Besides lights, Christmas trees are one of the most common holiday decorations. Having a tree in your restaurant helps p...

The holidays are quickly approaching, and that means both companies and individuals are going to be looking for the perfect spot to host their holiday parties. Your restaurant could be that spot! Today's blog from Fast Fix LLC offers a few tips for preparing your restaurant for holidays. From training your staff to prepping the kitchen, there's a lot to do to prepare for the holiday season. 1. Hire Seasonal Staff.  Not only are you likely to have an influx of customers during the holiday season, but your seasoned employees are going to want some time off. Be sure to over staff during the months of November and December to make sure you can cater to all your customers, and continue to provide great service throughout the holiday season. You want people to keep coming back, and in order to do that, they need to have a great experience at your restaurant. 2. Determine a Holiday Menu.  Many restaurants choose to offer special menu items during the holiday season. Now...

Many commercial kitchens, such as those in bakeries and pizza places, wouldn't be complete without a good commercial mixer to make the dough. Depending on how you plan on using your mixer, there are a variety of different styles you can choose from. All commercial mixers are somewhat complicated pieces of food service equipment though. They have many moving parts, like belts, gears and even a transmission. Therefore, maintaining your commercial mixer is crucial in maximizing the life and productivity of your mixer. Keep reading to learn more about commercial mixers and how to maintain them. Selecting a Commercial Mixer Choosing the right commercial mixer for your restaurant is crucial for successfully producing a quality product, maximizing your yield and increasing profitability. Commercial mixers come in all shapes and sizes. The first thing you want to think about is production. How large is your bakery operation? Think about how much bread, pastries, pizza crusts, etc. y...

When opening a new restaurant, you have the option of purchasing gas equipment or electric equipment. There are advantages to both types of equipment. In today's blog, your Missouri restaurant equipment repair specialists discuss a few of the reasons you might choose gas over electric or vice versa. Knowing and understanding the differences can help you make the best decision for your restaurant. Advantages of Gas Commercial Kitchen Equipment  While gas equipment is likely going to cost more initially, you have to consider gas prices vs electric prices for the utility bills, as well as the other benefits. Let's take a look at a few of the advantages of gas equipment: Lower operation costs, as gas prices are typically cheaper than electric prices Precise control over how hot it gets, through control of the flow of gas with a knob No waiting time for an element to heat up, as the flame lights immediately  Gas equipment cools more quickly, meaning less ambient heat dur...

The holiday season can be one of the most challenging times for restaurants. During the holidays, 61% of restaurants face declining numbers of customers. However, many quick-service restaurants flourish due to the amount of people out shopping. Whether you're planning to stay open all through the holidays or just certain days, there's a lot of planning that goes into restaurant management this time of year. In today's blog, we offer a few tips for effectively managing your restaurant over the holidays! 1. Schedule Staff Accordingly.  While it may be hard to know exactly how busy you'll be on a holiday weekend, it's important that you consider staffing carefully. You don't want to get slammed with not enough employees, but you also don't want the staff standing around bored and mad that they aren't at home with their families. Consider how busy you were last year over the holidays, and also take into consideration the competition. How many other re...