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Tips For Keeping Your Restaurant Relevant In 2018

  • Posted by The CorkGuru
2018 is right around the corner, and savvy business owners know that you must constantly improve your restaurant in order to stay relevant in this ever-changing market. You need to always be aware of what the consumers want and where the industry is headed.  Make a point to shop your competition often and then take […]

Use Technology To Prep Your Restaurant For 2018

  • Posted by The CorkGuru
Nowadays, restaurant owners must be highly competitive to succeed: chain fast foods offer cheap over-the-counter alternatives, dietary trends gain fame rapidly on social media and shape picky guests and even one mistake can leave an un-erasable bad review on a reputable gastronomic website. So how can they keep on top of the restaurant business today? […]

Taste Wine Like a Boss

  • Posted by Danielle Gillespie
There are plenty of articles out there about how to “taste wine like a pro” …or sommelier …or expert. But nobody goes from 0 to 100 by watching one YouTube video. And, the vast majority of us will never be pros, so why would we want to pretend to be one? Those guys have a […]

Five Ways To Make Your Liquor and Wine Inventory More Manageable

  • Posted by The CorkGuru
Liquor inventory is a necessary evil. But doing bar inventory doesn’t have to be the boogeyman you dread at the end of every month. One way to make inventory more manageable is to set goals to achieve when performing your liquor counts. Setting goals and tracking your progress will keep you motivated. Using inventory as […]

Getting Your Restaurant Through The Holidays

  • Posted by The CorkGuru
The holiday season is coming. No, Scrooge can stop this. But restaurants can prepare themselves for the diamond-forming pressure that comes along with the holiday season. This time of year is unique for restaurant owners: it can mean big business in the form of parties, private events, and family dinners; but as your guests funnel […]

Better Ideas For Training Your Millennial Restaurant Staff

  • Posted by The CorkGuru
Effective staff training is one of those unrelenting issues in our industry. There are so many barriers preventing restaurants from implementing the training programs they want and need. And then there’s the difficulty of keeping that training engaging for millennials, who fill up most of the server roles in your restaurant. Since this generation – […]

Three Ways Technology Benefits Restaurant Managers

  • Posted by The CorkGuru
Innovative restaurant technology has changed the way businesses operate and drive success. In many ways, this technology has impacted the way that restaurant managers conduct their day-to-day responsibilities such as taking inventory, tracking sales, and overseeing the floor. POS and guest manager systems make owners’ and managers’ lives easier, but this restaurant technology can also […]

Ways Software Can Help Your Restaurant Build Loyal Guests

  • Posted by The CorkGuru
For many restaurant owners, there’s a drive to get new gusts in the door. After all, new guests mean new business and more money. But what about existing patrons? The National Restaurant Association’s 2013 Restaurant Industry Forecast found that repeat guests made up a larger amount of total sales for restaurateurs in 2012 than they […]

Six Ways Restaurants Benefit From Technology

  • Posted by The CorkGuru
No doubt technology has greatly improved our lives in different years, especially with its exponential growth within the century. The restaurant industry is one of those that has benefitted immensely, making life easier for both staff, owners, and their guests. In this article, we have included some of the most profound ways technology is helping […]