Successful experience of entrepreneurs in the catering industry

With the improvement of people's living standards, the catering industry is undoubtedly one of the first choices for starting a business, but we also know that the catering industry is becoming saturated from five-star hotels to roadside food stalls, so what should we do if we want to gain a foothold in this industry?

When you find a good employee, tell him that you think he is an excellent employee.

thank him often and praise him. If they feel respected, even though we both know that I can't pay them what they deserve, they are still willing to work with me.

second, look for those employees who have initiative in their work, and keep looking for them.

the main feature of this kind of people is that they always finish or participate in more work than you ask for. They are not easy to find, but they are real pillars, especially when your business is stable, they will keep the business running normally, so that you can get free time to relax and enjoy life with confidence.

Third, when you have a bad employee, don't waste your time trying to turn them into good employees, which is usually difficult to achieve.

I find the best way is to fire him as early as possible. A bad employee will hold you back. Not only will he not finish his own work well, but he will also have a bad influence on other employees. Get rid of them and focus on one of my suggestions, which will bring more return on your investment.

4. Pay your supplier before you pay yourself.

for you, a supplier, like your employees, can carry a boat and overturn it. Sometimes it is easy for us to think: because you are buying from them, you are God; So you can, like some of your customers, have the right to do whatever you want, just take it and not be grateful. -all wet! Yes, you are writing checks to these guys, but you should keep a good working relationship with them, otherwise they may ruin you. Similarly, they can save you. Once, when I was away for a few days to attend my sister's wedding, one of my employees stole the working capital from the safe. I don't have enough money to keep the business going. My suppliers, because they used to get the payment on time and have a good relationship with me; When I ask them for help, help me quickly. Without them, I would lose this restaurant. In addition, when you suddenly find that you forgot to order some goods at 5: 31 on Friday afternoon, and you want your suppliers to deliver them quickly, unless you have a good relationship with them, there is no way at all. In the restaurant business, you need to be friendly to everyone.

5. Wait for others' opinions carefully, and be good at listening when they speak to you.

as an entrepreneur, you must be a listener when people feel they need to express themselves? You have to listen to everything. When you think listening to someone's trivia is a waste of your time, you can't let them know. If you ignore what someone tells you, they will never talk to you again, and this will be one of the worst things that can happen. You need your employees to talk to you. They know more about what others are doing than you do. If they believe you are listening to what they say, they will tell you a lot you should know. Such as? I saw the new employee Li Si taking drugs in the locker room? . It will be difficult for you to know such things unless your employees tell you. Make sure that when people talk to you, you are listening, no matter how busy you are, no matter how trivial the conversation is.

6. Be innovative in the off-season of sales.

all restaurants will have a low business season, and at this time, you should launch a new marketing offensive. I know it sounds crazy, okay? Spend money on advertising knowing that business is slow. But if you do it right, you won't waste your time. I have a restaurant in Boston. February is a terrible month for restaurant business here. The cold climate makes people stay at home. But there is a religious fasting festival in February, so I developed a special menu before fasting and advertised it to promote it. Attracted many diners. As a result, this month has become our most prosperous month. This kind of marketing method can be suitable for all kinds of enterprises, as long as the promotion activities are unique and interesting, they can attract customers.

seven, don't get caught up in trifles.

Every day in a restaurant, countless problems will pop up, but you don't have time to solve them. Many problems seem urgent, but in fact they are not that serious. Therefore, after I worked like a madman for many years, I finally learned to grasp the big and let go of the small when all these annoying problems emerged, that is, to grasp the main contradictions and give priority to important issues. You must learn to overcome it? Trying to solve all the trivial things at once? This guy tries to provide free services and donations to charities that may be helpful to your business.

8. When you open a restaurant, every charity in the city will ask you for sponsorship.

at this time, it is best to determine a rescue theme: it is either important to you personally or helpful to your business. Almost all my charitable activities are related to AIDS, because several of my friends died of this terrible disease, and there are many gay settlements in the area where my restaurant is located, and they will thank me for my good deeds.

9. The entrepreneurial spirit of your own company is created by you.

will your employees imitate your behavior? Good or bad. If you thank and treat your customers well, most of your employees will treat people with this attitude. If you are cold or rude to customers yourself, then your employees will think it is acceptable to do so. Don't do anything yourself that you don't want your employees to do. ? Do as I say, not as I do? This sentence doesn't work. You are the captain of your own enterprise, and your employees will follow your lead.

for me, after five years of hard work, I finally have a stable capital for me to enjoy my life and travel around the world.

by the way, I forgot to remind you that if you can hire the right people and treat them well, you will enjoy your free time one day. There is no better feeling when you are lying on a yacht in the South Pacific and your business is making money for you a few miles away from Wan Li. It takes time, but it is possible for you. When you tell people that you want to open your own restaurant? There are three lies that people often tell. Many people? No experience in restaurant business? But I like to tell you terrible stories about this business. They said sternly to you with a tiger face and a terrible expression? You can't open a restaurant. It's not feasible and won't succeed. ? Where did these guys get these conclusions? Here are some common things about restaurant business? Comments? That is, lies:

11. Will nine out of ten newly opened restaurants close down? .

this is a terrible number. I don't know the exact statistics of closed restaurants, but I know that people often exaggerate the facts for some unknown reasons. I feel that this is just invented by those losers-if most people fail like them, it will make them feel better. As long as you spend some time before starting your own business, get to know and be familiar with this industry, and carefully investigate and inspect the target market of your business, your chances of success will be greatly increased. Doing so is far more reliable than trusting the threats of fools with ulterior motives and the nonsense of cowards who hide their heads and shrink their tails.