Common Sense COVID-19 Restaurant Survival Tips

The pandemic has had a brutal effect on the restaurant industry. Government restrictions and those frightened of the virus have ruined trade. On top of that many customers are fearful they will lose their jobs and so are being very careful with how they spend their money. But there are a number of things you can do to protect your business, the mindset is on survival right now not profit:

Review the Menu Your menu needs to be modified to reduce costs, obviously you need to keep the popular dishes that your regulars enjoy but are people ordering the more expensive ones? The menu needs to be reviewed not just in terms of food cost and demand but also the labour that goes into it.

Staffing is one of the biggest costs and therefore difficult choices need to be made with regards to who stays and who goes – remember you’re fighting to save the business. Dishes that need a lot of prep time need to be removed from the menu and simpler dishes added where possible. 

Rota Normal rules…