ANTHONY DINARDOFood business • Operations • Growth

Insights

The Business Behind The Food

Writing on profit, people, operations and growth for owners of bakeries, delis and fast-casual concepts.

01 Profit02 People03 Operations04 Growth

Growth

Before You Open Location #2

A second location multiplies everything — your revenue opportunities and your problems.

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Profit

Prime Cost Is the Scoreboard

Why food and labor together tell you more than any other number in the business.

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People

Building Managers Who Can Actually Run It

The difference between a shift leader and someone who owns the outcome.

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Operations

Consistency Is the Product

Customers don't come back for your best day. They come back for your average day.

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The stuff nobody teaches you about running a food business.

Once a week, Anthony shares one lesson, observation or idea from inside the business of operating and growing restaurants, bakeries and fast-casual concepts. No motivational fluff. No twenty-step funnels. Just things worth knowing if you're responsible for payroll on Friday.

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