10 Ways Restaurants Can Save Money
Tuesday July 7, 2009
Everyone is looking to save money and restaurants are no exception. Here are 10 simple ways that you can trim costs at your restaurant, without sacraficing service, quality or profits. Do you have other suggestions that can help restaurants save money? Share them at the Restauranting Forum.
One way to save on costs of the restaurant business is outsourcing the day to day functions of the business to a service provider… Accounting and bookkeeping is an ideal example for this…
I wrote an entry about saving costs for restaurants on my blog.. You can check it out here
There are a lot of really good ideas in this article. I think it’s interesting how many ways you can save money also fall under the blanket of “eco-friendly” or “Green” practices. Initially, I think that the investment to “Go Green” seemed too high for a lot of companies. Yet, as more information becomes available like product testing, etc…, it’s really apparent that many eco-conscious practices not only help the environment, but can also put more money in your pocket.
It’s really fitting that switching to CFL light bulbs would be number 1 as it’s a really easy change that has a lot of benefits. If you have a moment, I highly recommend checking out The WEBstaurant Store’s Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Energy Savings Calculator at http://www.webstaurantstore.com/guide/80/compact_fluorescent_light__cfl__energy_savings_calculator.html You’ll be amazed by the money you can save just by changing a few light bulbs!