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Embark on the journey of restaurant entrepreneurship! Explore the path of conceptualizing, planning, and launching your very own culinary haven.
Restaurant Franchising: A Brief Guide and Opportunities
Thinking about buying a franchise? Turning your restaurant into a franchise powerhouse? Our guide can get you started.
How to Price a Menu to Improve Profitability for Your Restaurant
Elevate your restaurant's success! Learn how to set profitable menu prices with smart strategies that could increase your bottom line.
Food Trucks in Austin: The Story of How Mobile Cuisine Took Over the Capital
Explore the evolution of food trucks in Austin, Texas, from humble beginnings to a cultural phenomenon.
Everyone’s Favorite Cookie Guy: Wes Duckworth’s Story from Escoffier to Entrepreneur
Dive into Wes Duckworth's journey, where resilience, innovation, and a profound love for cookies converge.
How to Transition Your Food Truck to a Restaurant
Looking to grow your food truck business? Opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant could be your next move! Discover key points to consider as you develop your plan.
How to Start a Food Truck
A detailed overview of how to start a food truck, from the business plan to the truck purchase to marketing. Plus resources for further reading.
How to Create a Great Restaurant Menu
Learn how to create a restaurant menu that fits your establishment’s cuisine and style in order to help attract your ideal customers.
Kitchen Incubators: What They Are & Why You Might Use One
Kitchen incubators can be a way for small food businesses to access commercial kitchen equipment and business advice in one location.
How to Calculate Food Cost Percentage
Learn how to calculate food cost percentage, and find out how this vital performance indicator can help contribute to the success of your business.
How to Negotiate with Food Vendors
Explore how to negotiate with vendors, including researching your options, using your leverage, and requesting terms that can benefit your business.
How to Improve the Ambiance of Your Restaurant
The elements of ambiance seem simple, but combining them can be tricky. Get some inspiration and guidance in improving your restaurant’s ambiance.
What Makes a Restaurant Successful?
What makes restaurants successful? Explore elements of a top-performing restaurant, as well as some industry terms and marketing tidbits.
How to Open a Coffee Shop: A Step-By-Step Guide
Wondering how to start your own coffee shop? Find out what you need to know in our step-by-step guide.
Restaurant Management 101: An Essential Guide
Explore our complete guide to restaurant management, including key responsibilities, strategies for success, and advice on how to become a restaurant manager.
How to Start a Bakery Business from Home
Being a baker doesn’t mean you can’t work from home. Cottage food laws allow bakers to start their own businesses right from their own kitchens! Here’s how.
5 Skills Every Food Entrepreneur Should Have
Explore the skills of an entrepreneur that could be essential to your success, and how you can hone them.
8 Career Paths If You Want to Be a Food Entrepreneur
If you’re interested in merging business with the culinary world, consider these 8 careers for food entrepreneurs.
The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Home-Based Catering Business
Here are the key steps to follow to start a home-based catering business.
How to Promote Your Catering Business
Learning how to promote your catering business may help you reach more customers and expand your operations.
How to Start a Food Business from Home
Ready to discover how to start a food business from home? Here’s a step-by-step guide and some ideas to get started.
How to Open a Bakery: 6 Steps to Success
Ready to explore how to open a bakery? Consider these easy steps including location, capital, permits, and more.
How to Start a Restaurant: A Step-By-Step Guide
Wondering how to start a restaurant? Find out what you need to know in our step-by-step guide.
Restaurant Marketing 101: An Essential Guide
Find strategies to attract new customers and potentially increase revenue in this Restaurant Marketing 101 Guide.
How Much Can It Cost to Start a Restaurant?
If you’re interested in food entrepreneurship, you may be wondering: how much does it cost to start a restaurant? Here are some costs you can expect.
What Licenses and Permits Do You Need to Start a Restaurant?
Every restaurant owner must obtain the proper licenses and permits for a restaurant. Learn more about necessary documents as well as how to obtain them.
How Much Money Can Restaurants Make?
How much money can restaurants make? Find out average revenue for various types of restaurants and how capacity, location, and menu make an impact.
How Much Does It Cost to Open a Bakery?
The cost to open a bakery may include leasing a space, permits, renovations, equipment purchases, inventory, and more. Plan your bakery with cost estimates.
How to Write a Restaurant Business Plan
An overview of how to write a restaurant business plan for foodservice entrepreneurs, from concept and menu planning to kitchen design and marketing.
Food Truck Marketing: A How-To Guide
Use this food truck marketing guide to build a presence for your business, both online and in a physical space. Tips for a website, social media, and more.
What Licenses & Permits Are Needed to Start a Food Truck?
Starting a food truck? This overview on licenses you may need can help you map out the permitting process and account for the costs in your business plan.
How Many Employees Does It Take to Run a Restaurant?
Discover the perfect team size for your restaurant's success! Learn how factors like cuisine, size, and service hours shape the ideal staffing strategy for a thriving restaurant business.
How to Buy a Food Truck
Insider tips for marketplaces and funding sources to help you buy a food truck. Consider new vs. used, buying vs. renting, and how you can pay for it.
How to Choose the Best Location for Your Food Truck
How to choose a location for your food truck? Start by finding the friendliest food truck cities, and sites with parking or plenty of foot traffic.
How Much Money Can Food Trucks Make?
Find out how much money the average food truck makes in a year. How much of that could the food truck owner keep, and how much should they save?
The 5 Best Food Truck POS Systems
A food truck POS system can help you manage sales, inventory, marketing, and more. Here are the top five systems you should consider for your food truck
How Much Can a Food Truck Cost?
Find out how much it could cost to buy and equip a food truck. Plus costs for licensing and permitting, parking and prep space rentals, and more.
How to Train Your Restaurant Employees
The Work and Learn program by Auguste Escoffier Global Solutions can help restaurants educate employees with online degrees and diplomas or custom training programs.
How GLEAM & Escoffier’s Mentorship Program Can Guide Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Escoffier has teamed up with the GLEAM network to offer mentorship opportunities to student and alumni entrepreneurs. Check out these success stories!
The Pros and Cons of Becoming an Uber Eats Restaurant Partner
If you want to offer food delivery, consider working with a delivery company. Here are some of the pros and cons of becoming an Uber Eats restaurant partner.
Ghost Kitchens & Ghost Restaurants: What Are They and How Do You Start One?
Everything you need to know about ghost kitchens and ghost restaurants: an alternative restaurant model with lower startup and operating costs.
