Restaurant Financial Basics: Raymond S. Schmidgall, David K. Hayes, Jack D. Ninemeier

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A complete, practical guide to managing restaurant business finances One of the keys to a successful restaurant business is strong financial management. This book equips readers with the tools needed to manage the finances of foodservice establishments effectively. Written by expert authors with extensive experience in the field, [...]

The Restaurant Dream?: Lee Simon

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“A must-read for anyone who plans on starting their own restaurant company. The Restaurant Dream? helps eliminate the nightmares.” — Rob Foraker, Director of Equipment Purchasing, Max & Erma’s Restaurants, Inc.
“Allows students and other would-be restaurateurs to make informed decisions about entering the restaurant business…” [...]

The Restaurant Manager’s Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service Operation 4th Edition - With Companion CD-ROM: Douglas Robert Brown

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I’m going to recommend a wonderful source of information, everything a successful restaurant operation needs. “The Restaurant Managers Handbook”. — Food Industry News November 2002, Jim Contis Publisher
New edition of a reference for professionals and newcomers to the field, provides step by step [...]

Opening a Restaurant or Other Food Business Starter Kit: How to Prepare a Restaurant Business Plan and Feasibility Study: Sharon Fullen

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Restaurants are one of the most frequently started small businesses, yet have one of the highest failure rates. Survivors need a powerful strategic advantage: a sound business plan and feasibility study prior to opening. A new study from The Ohio State University has found the restaurant industry failure rate between 1996 [...]

The Restaurant Business Start-up Guide (Real-World Business): Paul Daniels

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Written by specialty food service guru Paul Daniels, The Restaurant Business Start-up Guide is a must for anyone starting a restaurant. Paul has taken his extensive experience in this field and made it available here for the first time. The book connects to a special Internet site where readers can get [...]

The Restaurant: From Concept to Operation: Donald E. Lundberg, John R. Walker

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“- “…presents a basic framework of a broad variety of issues which the budding restaurateur would need to address” International Journal of Hospitality Management”
–This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

This elementary text for hotel [...]

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Starting a Restaurant, 2nd Edition: Howard Cannon

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The recipe for a successful restaurant—now revised … In this revised edition, aspiring restaurateurs will find everything they need to know to open a successful restaurant, including choosing a concept and location, creating a business plan, finding the cash, and much more. New content [...]

Restaurant Success by the Numbers: A Money-Guy’s Guide to Opening the Next Hot Spot: Roger Fields

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"We say read his book before you sign anything." — Restaurant Hospitality, Sept 1, 2007
"a gem that will really save you time, money and headaches" — Jewish Herald Voice, August 23, 2007
"a great reference guide that contains more than facts, figures and checklists." — My [...]

Restaurant Success by the Numbers: A Money-Guy’s Guide to Opening the Next Hot Spot: Roger Fields

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"We say read his book before you sign anything." — Restaurant Hospitality, Sept 1, 2007
"a gem that will really save you time, money and headaches" — Jewish Herald Voice, August 23, 2007
"a great reference guide that contains more than facts, figures and checklists." — My [...]

Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip–Confessions of a Cynical Waiter: Steve Dublanica Aka The Waiter

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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Anonymity is tough to maintain when you want to do a book tour. Such is the case with Steve Dublanica, a seminary dropout and laid-off psychiatric worker who, in 2004, started www.WaiterRant.net, blogging as The Waiter. His brutal observations on waiting [...]