No, the industry isn’t crashing. Most restaurants are just flat but a handful of them are up slightly.
So if you’re watching your sales drop, it’s not the economy and it’s totally fixable.

Most restaurant owners talk about “building their brand”, but what they’re really doing is working on branding.

These are my two tried-and-true favorite holiday restaurant promotions that will bring in more guests in January when things traditionally slow down. The second one is a promotion that is very common but most people aren’t doing it the right way.

EATertainment or Family Entertainment Centers have historically struggled because people have thought of them as special occasion restaurants and typically an expensive night out, but if you know where to look, you can find a blueprint for how to succeed in any kind of restaurant.