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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 restaurants successful? Explore elements of a top-performing restaurant, as well as some industry terms and marketing tidbits.
Wondering how to start your own coffee shop? Find out what you need to know in our step-by-step guide.
Explore our complete guide to restaurant management, including key responsibilities, strategies for success, and advice on how to become a restaurant manager.
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.
Explore the skills of an entrepreneur that could be essential to your success, and how you can hone them.
If you’re interested in merging business with the culinary world, consider these 8 careers for food entrepreneurs.
Here are the key steps to follow to start a home-based catering business.
Learning how to promote your catering business may help you reach more customers and expand your operations.
Ready to discover how to start a food business from home? Here’s a step-by-step guide and some ideas to get started.
Ready to explore how to open a bakery? Consider these easy steps including location, capital, permits, and more.
Wondering how to start a restaurant? Find out what you need to know in our step-by-step guide.
Find strategies to attract new customers and potentially increase revenue in this Restaurant Marketing 101 Guide.
Learn how to create a restaurant menu that fits your establishment’s cuisine and style in order to help attract your ideal customers.
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.
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? Find out average revenue for various types of restaurants and how capacity, location, and menu make an impact.
The cost to open a bakery may include leasing a space, permits, renovations, equipment purchases, inventory, and more. Plan your bakery with cost estimates.
An overview of how to write a restaurant business plan for foodservice entrepreneurs, from concept and menu planning to kitchen design and marketing.
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.
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.
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 people to run a restaurant? The type, size, and service hours of your restaurant impact the answer.
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 a location for your food truck? Start by finding the friendliest food truck cities, and sites with parking or plenty of foot traffic.
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?
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
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.
Escoffier’s Work and Learn program can help restaurants educate employees with online degrees and diplomas, or with custom training programs.
Escoffier has teamed up with the GLEAM network to offer mentorship opportunities to student and alumni entrepreneurs. Check out these success stories!
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.
Everything you need to know about ghost kitchens and ghost restaurants: an alternative restaurant model with lower startup and operating costs.
Do you want to start a bakery business from home? Before you begin, consider these four tips to running a cottage industry bakery.
Are you thinking about opening a vegetarian or vegan restaurant? Here are several key things to consider when opening a plant-based restaurant or café.
Employee retention can be a challenge for restaurant managers. Get tips for keeping the people you’ve got, plus how you can work with Escoffier for better training.
The restaurant industry was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. What can we expect moving forward, and how can you prepare?
What is a positioning statement, and how do restaurants position themselves? We’ll show you how restaurants can set themselves up for success through positioning.
Ever wonder if going to culinary school is worth it or not? Learn more about all of the benefits of attending culinary school as a restaurant owner.
Army and Navy veteran Lance McWhorter shares his successful journey from military to contractor to executive chef & restaurant owner. Get inspired!
Learn how Chef Safari made Colorado his new home, and how he knew he was ready to start a restaurant during the coronavirus pandemic.
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