At OpsAnalitica, we are big believers that conducting consistent daily inspections drives better operations, safer restaurants, and increases profitability. We are such big believers we have developed our pre-shift inspection methodology, the SMART Pre-Shift Inspection. We will be hosting a 30-minute webinar on SMART Pre-shift inspections on Tuesday July 14th at 3:00 pm central time. Click …
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More Tech Is An Expectation From Consumers
NRN.com posted an article highlighting early results from a survey currently being conducted by Technomic out of Chicago. The survey focuses on how certain restaurant brands are performing as it relates to using technology to better the consumer experience. The four categories the survey focuses on are; loyalty programs, free WiFi, online ordering, and mobile …
Operations, Data, & Reporting in Restaurants
This week we are going to be doing a deep dive into restaurant operations, data, and reporting in the industry. We are going to be exploring areas of the restaurant business where operators could be collecting more data, what that data could tell them, and strategies to collect data. The restaurant industry as a whole …
How much will minimum wage hikes hurt restaurants?
CBS News posted an article today “How much will minimum wage hikes hurt restaurants?”. They site a Moody’s Investor Services study that took a look at the effect on the industry. They mention in the article that the restaurants are going to have to eat this costs out of their profit. I don’t see that …
Broken Windows Theory For Restaurants
I first heard of Broken Windows Theory in the book Freakonomics. A synopsis of the theory is that there are social norms and expectations of how things are supposed to be. When expectations aren’t met then society reacts poorly by lashing out. The example that is commonly cited is an empty building in a city, if …
Let’s take a look at your temp logs and line checks
Depending on where you operate, the first thing that the local health inspector will ask for when they show up randomly is something to the tune of “let’s take a look at your temp logs and line checks for the past month”. Depending on how organized your operations are this can be an easy …
What Happened to the Inspection Data?
“PC Load Letter? What the F*#@ does that mean?” – Michael Bolton Every day, every shift we conduct our line checks and pre-shift inspections with the tried and true tools that have been available to us forever: a clipboard, pen, and paper. It’s great! We accomplish our goal of documenting this data, but where …
New Data in Restaurants
There’s a great article in Fast Casual By Dipock Das, VP of Technology at HotSchedules about Big Data in restaurants and how slow the industry has been to adopt new technology. But when they do adopt, and they will, it’s going to change the industry. It’s happening now. Just being at the NRA Show you can see …
Making the Most of Your 30-Day Free Trial – Part 1
As more and more cloud apps are being designed for business consumers, the 30-Day Free Trial is becoming more and more common in the corporate setting. OpsAnalitica, my company, offers a 30-Day Free Trial for our Inspector App. The Free Trial is not a new concept; it is one of the best sales models for …
Bad Manager vs. Good Manager Part II
Restaurant Managers Without Line Check Technology Are Just “Putting Out Fires With Gasoline!” “Lexi” Without A Line-Check App vs. “Lexi” With a Line Check App, With OpsAnalitica to the Rescue. Don’t be embarrassed if the person we describe sounds exactly like you. Actually, it may be you, but not for long. You won’t have to read far …