Harvest America CUES BLOG

Restaurant failure

  • THE RESTAURANT ECO-SYSTEM NEEDS HELP

    There are a number of reasons why restaurants fail – some are predictable and avoidable, while others can catch a business off guard.  None, however, are as devastatingly out of the operators control as this pandemic.  Even the best operators… Continue reading

  • CHEFS – FAILURE IS NOT INEVITABLE

    It seems that every time I check my email or flip through postings in social media – there is another restaurant, food business, or culinary school preparing to close their doors.  It is heartbreaking to read of life visions dashed… Continue reading

  • ARE RESTAURANTS FACING EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION?

    Is it just another one of those cycles with a few new challenges or is it something else? It seems to me, once you start to connect the dots, you will note that the times they are a changing, and… Continue reading

  • EVERYBODY WANTS TO ALIGN WITH A WINNER

    Pride can be a wonderful motivator. Chefs and cooks are, by nature, very proud individuals – they choose to enter a demanding field of relentless work because there can be immense amount of pride in creating beautiful, delicious food for… Continue reading

  • THE SLOW, PAINFUL DEATH OF A RESTAURANT

    The other day I witnessed, once again, one of the most gut wrenching events that may go un-noticed to others. I watched as a restaurant closed its doors for the last time, the “for lease” sign take the place of… Continue reading