This past year has seen a flood of allegations and admissions of sexual harassment in the restaurant industry.  It’s been clear to many that incidents of this nature have been occurring for a very long time in a wide variety of ways.  A spark was needed to bring the issue into the spotlight and the […]

The transformation of the foodservice business model to incorporate restaurant sustainable practices is not simple, but momentum is making it easier and more important than ever. Using carefully established strategies have proven to both produce a profit bonus and enhance community image to operators who use them intelligently.

Restaurant expense loss controls and regular management can be the difference between restaurant success and failure. Bringing in a third-party to review all expense categories, purchase and receiving processes and policies, maintenance and operating procedures will result in increased profits.

Hotel sales training must be seen as an investment and not an expense. Done properly it can increase the revenue that your hotel is currently seeing. Consulting firms can help establish effective hotel sales training techniques to improve productivity and profitability.

Regardless of the number of years a restaurant and/or bar has been operating, having a check-up can bring efficiencies into line, improve guest experiences, restaurant profitability and employee performance.

How to gain loyal millennial hotel guests – or guests of any generation? It’s about genuine humility in service, impeccable cleanliness, creative thoughtful design, authentic knowledge of your neighborhood, and the guest, who is the purpose of our enterprise, our livelihood, and why we love hotels.

How can we as hoteliers drive more guests to book direct which is our most profitable booking channel? The relationship between OTAs and hoteliers isn’t a perfect marriage but there are ways to make the best of it and put more money back in our pockets!

Obstacles can be a significant constraint on restaurant performance, Eliminating obstacles that directly affect employee performance can result in better service, gratified staff, and reduced turnover.

Engaging an experienced hospitality professional to perform a hotel quality assurance audit takes a property review a step further by not only providing the analysis, but also defining sustainable solutions.

Hospitality consultant Scott Brush presents his monthly industry update. Find the latest on hotel business trends, hot topics and interesting analyst and industry expert opinions and projections.