Profitable Hospitality Podcast
Information and Interviews by Ken Burgin of ProfitableHospitality.com. Focused on Restaurant & Hotel Management, Marketing & Cost Control. Tune in if you're the owner, manager or chef of a restaurant, cafe, hotel, club, bar or catering business.
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101: How Restaurant & Hotel Managers Can Negotiate a Higher Salary
Many managers and chefs think they deserve more money, and ...
Many managers and chefs think they deserve more money, and most of the people who make salary decisions are struggling to keep down wage costs. So how do you have a productive discussion? There are many ways to request a salary review, in a way...
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100: How to Create a Paperless Restaurant: Office, Bar, Kitchen & Staff
In this podcast, Ken Burgin talks about dozens of ways ...
In this podcast, Ken Burgin talks about dozens of ways to create a more efficient and paperless business. It won't happen overnight, but month by month you will find more and more ways to stop the flood of forms and paperwork. Does this mean...
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099: The Future of Credit Card & Payment Systems for Restaurants & Bars
Hospitality operators have mixed feelings about card payments – we ...
Hospitality operators have mixed feelings about card payments – we like to offer convenience, but we don’t love the fees charged by banks and card companies. And like many fees, they always seem to be going up! This may be changing, with...
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098: Who's Who in the Entertainment Industry – What Club & Bar Managers Need to Know
From venue bookers to agents, and all types of managers. ...
From venue bookers to agents, and all types of managers. Producers, promoters, publicists and ‘friends of the band’ – there’s a whole cast of characters behind the singer, comedian or musician you want performing at your...
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097: How to Use Facebook Competitions to Grow Sales
A lot has changed for businesses using Facebook – it’s ...
A lot has changed for businesses using Facebook – it’s no longer a free ride. Just having people ‘like’ a Facebook Page won’t guarantee that fans will see your news and updates. For that to happen, you need much more...
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096: 20 Lessons from Smart Cafe & Restaurant Operators
A change of pace in this interview – Ken Burgin ...
A change of pace in this interview – Ken Burgin is talking to another industry podcaster, Eric Cacciatore from Restaurant Unstoppable. He’s a young industry gun who’s hungry to find out how new and seasoned operators are handling...
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095: How to Negotiate With Landlords and Business Owners
Negotiation is part of everyday life – we’re always having ...
Negotiation is part of everyday life – we’re always having to work out deals with family members, staff and suppliers. Occasionally there are BIG deals that need to be agreed upon – the sale or purchase price of a business, details...
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094: Preparing and Promoting a Food & Wine Dinner
Food & Wine Events are a great way to showcase ...
Food & Wine Events are a great way to showcase your food, wine list and the skill of chefs and sommelier. Customers book and pay in advance – they’re keen, the numbers are known and the cash is already in the bank. What’s not to...
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093: Legal Essentials for a New Cafe, Restaurant or Bar
There are plenty of legal issues to be handled before ...
There are plenty of legal issues to be handled before you begin a new restaurant or bar: the lease, a contract if you take over an existing business, planning permission and all the details around finance and equipment. But there’s still more to...
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092: How to Make Short, Interesting Videos to Share with Customers
Marketing and social media keep changing, and video is more ...
Marketing and social media keep changing, and video is more popular than ever – with customers, and with potential guests. Google also wants to show more video, not just text and photos. We all have a smartphone in our pocket - it’s time...
