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11/14/2025

🦃 Thanksgiving Prep: Set Your Team Up to Win

The holidays don’t have to be chaotic. A little structure now = smoother service later. Use this quick checklist to tighten your plan:

📊 Forecast smart: Base orders & staffing on last year’s covers + current reservations/to-go demand.
🧾 Lock vendors early: Confirm delivery windows, backups, and price holds for high-volume SKUs.
👥 Train for roles: Assign clear stations (carve/pack/expedite/phones) and run a timed drill this week.
🕒 Set the cadence: Stagger pickups, cap time slots, and post cut-offs for preorders to avoid bottlenecks.
🍽️ Menu discipline: Limited, high-margin items with shared prep; pre-portion sauces & sides.
📞 Guest comms: Publish holiday hours, pickup instructions, and parking/entry flow across socials & email.
🙌 Culture matters: Pre-shift gratitude round + recovery plan (who fixes, who communicates) when things slip.

11/04/2025

Consulting Spotlight: Church Kitchen Renovation Project

When a community church needed to modernize its outdated kitchen, we stepped in with a full-scale consulting approach:

✅ Assessment Phase – Interviews and walkthroughs revealed key functionality gaps
✅ CAD-Driven Redesign – We reimagined the space for maximum flow and efficiency
✅ Multi-Functional Planning – A new community table, coffee station & demo space now support flexible events
✅ SOPs Created – Clear procedures ensure safe, efficient day-to-day operations
✅ Strategic Layout – The kitchen now seamlessly connects with the auditorium for greater engagement

🔗 Book a time with us: https://recipeofsuccess.com/contact/

10/31/2025

JoyLark is Fairfield County’s newest plant based restaurant, walk don’t run to experience the flavor explosion.

10/30/2025

🔁 Industry Education: Guest-Led Service Flow

🎯 Today’s guests want flexibility—on their terms. From digital kiosks and QR menus to self-service beverage stations, the shift toward guest-led service is more than a trend—it’s a strategic evolution.

📲 This model not only enhances convenience for the guest but also helps reduce labor pressure and streamline front-of-house operations.

🔍 The key? Implementing the right systems without losing the personal touch your brand is known for.

🔗 Visit https://recipeofsuccess.com/ to explore how to evolve your service model without compromising hospitality.

10/24/2025

🎃 Halloween Is Coming… Is Your Restaurant Ready?

Halloween isn’t just about costumes and candy—it’s a major opportunity for strategic planning in the hospitality industry. 👻

🗓️ Tip: Seasonal events bring spikes in foot traffic, menu adaptations, and staff scheduling challenges.
📦 Inventory: Are your suppliers ready to meet last-minute surges in demand?
👥 Staffing: Have you created contingency plans for call-outs or holiday fatigue?
📈 Marketing: Have you aligned your promotions and specials with operational capacity?

Restaurants that plan ahead for holiday events don’t just survive—they thrive.

10/20/2025

What an amazing weekend celebrating family. A huge thank you for the incredible venues and hospitality they exhibited. Teams at both and were dialed in and focused. I was very impressed.

10/15/2025

Not all restaurant challenges look the same—📍 your location plays a major role in how operations succeed (or struggle).

🏙️ Urban operators may battle skyrocketing rents, competitive saturation, or local permitting hurdles, while 🌾 rural restaurants face staffing shortages and limited supplier access.
Seasonal fluctuations, zoning laws, and transportation issues 🚚 can also affect day-to-day business.

Success starts with understanding your region’s unique environment—and building systems that account for it.

10/07/2025

🤝 When Your Vendors Feel Like Partners

🗣️ The best vendor relationships are built on communication, trust, and shared success.
📦 A reliable supplier can improve consistency, reduce stress, and even uncover hidden savings.
💼 These aren’t just transactions—they’re strategic partnerships that support your restaurant’s growth.

💬 Shout out a vendor who goes the extra mile for you!

09/29/2025

📷 Behind-the-Scenes: A Day in the Life of a GM

From overseeing prep to managing staff and ensuring guests leave happy, General Managers are the unsung heroes of the industry.
Their leadership sets the tone for the entire restaurant.

💬 What’s one thing your GM does that no one sees—but makes all the difference?

09/25/2025

📊 Training Focus: Forecasting for Profit

Forecasting isn’t just for finance teams. Teaching your managers how to accurately forecast sales and labor needs can prevent waste, improve scheduling, and protect margins.

✅ It’s a skill that separates reactive teams from proactive ones.

🔗 Book a time with us: https://recipeofsuccess.com/contact/

09/23/2025

It’s going to be a sweet day!

09/17/2025

💬 Real Talk: What’s Your Biggest Operational Pain Point?

Whether it's labor challenges, rising costs, or lack of systems—every operator has something that keeps them up at night. You’re not alone, and chances are someone else has tackled it already.

👇 Drop yours in the comments—let’s talk solutions.

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The Recipe of Success is a nationally recognized consulting firm that has held the “secret ingredient” to creating some of the best restaurants, fast casual dining venues, cafes, bars, bakeries and multifaceted catering and events businesses. Embracing a hands-on consultancy philosophy and an entrepreneurial spirt, The Recipe of Success provides profitable and executable solutions to private equity, owners and operators of restaurant companies. The boutique firm specializes in both launching new restaurant startups along with turnarounds for struggling or financially distressed operations by bringing fresh ideas to the table, including: concept development, food and beverage strategies, menu development, real estate brokerage, restaurant design and construction, operational procedures, marketing and staff training to drive guest frequency and maximize revenue. Since 2000, The Recipe of Success has legacy of success “menu” of over 150 major clients.

Prior to starting his consulting business in 2000, Mark spent 19 years in corporate and entrepreneurial organizations. Mark has opened over 300 new restaurant and retail locations in both the Corporate and Consulting phases of his career.