RESTAURANT STRATEGY

#467 - CRAZY IDEA - Why Don't We Productize Our Culinary Teams? ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: TIME FORGE TIME FORGE provides labor management for efficient teams. Recruit, retain, and manage your talent with a powerful piece of software.   VISIT: https://timeforge.com/RestaurantStrategy/ ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: POPMENU If you’re a restaurant owner you need a great website that not only looks beautiful, but helps drive more traffic and sales. Use POPMENU to take your business to the next level. Best of all, listeners of this show can lock in one, set monthly rate… and get $100 off their first month.  VISIT: https://popmenu.com/restaurantstrategy ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: DAVO Automate your sales taxes using DAVO BY AVALARA. The software integrates with most POS systems. It sets aside your sales taxes, files on time, and submits payments before the deadline. VISIT: https://davosalestax.com/RestaurantStrategy *****   Episode 8 of 10: I'm questioning some of the most funamental assumptions we have about our industry. Like today... "Why don't we productize our culinary teams?"   ***** Join us for the The P3 Profitability Summit  October 19-21, 2025  //  Fort Worth, TX LEARN MORE: https://www.chipklose.com/summit  

#466 - CRAZY IDEA - Is Dynamic Pricing the Only Way Forward? *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: MARGIN EDGE Take control of your costs with using MarginEdge. Best of all? No contract. No setup fee. Free and unlimited training and support.  VISIT: marginedge.com/chip ***** Episode 7 of 10: I'm questioning some of the most funamental assumptions we have about our industry. Like today... "Is dynamic pricing the only way forward?"   ***** Join us for the The P3 Profitability Summit  October 19-21, 2025  //  Fort Worth, TX LEARN MORE: https://www.chipklose.com/summit  

#465 - CRAZY IDEA - Could Our Restaurant Run With ONLY Part-Time Staff? *****   This week's episode is brought to you by: KICKFIN Thousands of restaurants across the country use Kickfin to send instant, cashless tip payouts, directly to their employees’ bank accounts, the second their shift ends. Get in touch today for a personalized demo and see how restaurants and bars across the country are tipping out with Kickfin.  VISIT: https://kickfin.com/demo/ ***** Episode 6 of 10: I'm questioning some of the most funamental assumptions we have about our industry. Like today... "What if we got rid of full-time staff?"   ***** Join us for the The P3 Profitability Summit  October 19-21, 2025  //  Fort Worth, TX LEARN MORE: https://www.chipklose.com/summit    

#464 - CRAZY IDEA - What If We Had Different Menus Each Night? *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: MARGIN EDGE Take control of your costs with using MarginEdge. Best of all? No contract. No setup fee. Free and unlimited training and support.  VISIT: marginedge.com/chip ***** Episode 5 of 10: I'm questioning some of the most funamental assumptions we have about our industry. Like today... "What If We Had a Different Menu Each Night?"   ***** Join us for the The P3 Profitability Summit  October 19-21, 2025  //  Fort Worth, TX LEARN MORE: https://www.chipklose.com/summit  

#463 - CRAZY IDEA - How Do We Maintain Profits If Alcohol Sales Keep Dropping? *****   This week's episode is brought to you by: KICKFIN Thousands of restaurants across the country use Kickfin to send instant, cashless tip payouts, directly to their employees’ bank accounts, the second their shift ends. Get in touch today for a personalized demo and see how restaurants and bars across the country are tipping out with Kickfin.  VISIT: https://kickfin.com/demo/ ***** Episode 4 of 10: I'm questioning some of the most funamental assumptions we have about our industry. Like today... "How can we possibly stay profitable if alcohol sales continue to drop?"   ***** Join us for the The P3 Profitability Summit  October 19-21, 2025  //  Fort Worth, TX LEARN MORE: https://www.chipklose.com/summit    

#462 - CRAZY IDEA - What If We Rethought Our Dining Rooms? *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: MARQII  MARQII is your one-stop-shop for listings management and reputation management. Collect reviews in one place to make responding easy and effortless and win the SEO game to land at the top of more search results. Win back guests and put more butts in the seats with Marqii.  VISIT: https://marqii.com/ ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGIES Simplify and automate your back of house operations with RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGIES and their cooking oil management program. These guys take the dirtiest job out of your kitchen!  VISIT: https://www.rti-inc.com/   *****   Episode 3 of 10: I'm questioning some of the most funamental assumptions we have about our industry. Like today... "What if we rethought our dining rooms?"   ***** Join us for the The P3 Profitability Summit  October 19-21, 2025  //  Fort Worth, TX LEARN MORE: https://www.chipklose.com/summit    

#461 - CRAZY IDEA - What If We Ditched Tipping? ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: TIME FORGE TIME FORGE provides labor management for efficient teams. Recruit, retain, and manage your talent with a powerful piece of software.   VISIT: https://timeforge.com/RestaurantStrategy/ ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: POPMENU If you’re a restaurant owner you need a great website that not only looks beautiful, but helps drive more traffic and sales. Use POPMENU to take your business to the next level. Best of all, listeners of this show can lock in one, set monthly rate… and get $100 off their first month.  VISIT: https://popmenu.com/restaurantstrategy ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: DAVO Automate your sales taxes using DAVO BY AVALARA. The software integrates with most POS systems. It sets aside your sales taxes, files on time, and submits payments before the deadline. VISIT: https://davosalestax.com/RestaurantStrategy *****   Episode 2 of 10: I'm questioning some of the most funamental assumptions we have about our industry. Like today... "What if we ditched tipping?"   ***** Join us for the The P3 Profitability Summit  October 19-21, 2025  //  Fort Worth, TX LEARN MORE: https://www.chipklose.com/summit

#460 - CRAZY IDEA - What If We Got Rid of Waiters? *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: MARQII  MARQII is your one-stop-shop for listings management and reputation management. Collect reviews in one place to make responding easy and effortless and win the SEO game to land at the top of more search results. Win back guests and put more butts in the seats with Marqii.  VISIT: https://marqii.com/ ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGIES Simplify and automate your back of house operations with RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGIES and their cooking oil management program. These guys take the dirtiest job out of your kitchen!  VISIT: https://www.rti-inc.com/   *****   Episode 1 of 10: I'm questioning some of the most funamental assumptions we have about our industry. Like today... "What if we got rid of waiters?"   ***** Join us for the The P3 Profitability Summit  October 19-21, 2025  //  Fort Worth, TX LEARN MORE: https://www.chipklose.com/summit    

#459 - P3 Member and Iowa Restaurateur, Todd Reding ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: TIME FORGE TIME FORGE provides labor management for efficient teams. Recruit, retain, and manage your talent with a powerful piece of software.   VISIT: https://timeforge.com/RestaurantStrategy/ ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: POPMENU If you’re a restaurant owner you need a great website that not only looks beautiful, but helps drive more traffic and sales. Use POPMENU to take your business to the next level. Best of all, listeners of this show can lock in one, set monthly rate… and get $100 off their first month.  VISIT: https://popmenu.com/restaurantstrategy ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: DAVO Automate your sales taxes using DAVO BY AVALARA. The software integrates with most POS systems. It sets aside your sales taxes, files on time, and submits payments before the deadline. VISIT: https://davosalestax.com/RestaurantStrategy *****   Todd Reding is a serial entrepreneur who has started multiple business over the course of his career. His latest venture? A foray into hospitality. Along with his three other partners -- Shannon, Paul, and Kalyn -- they own a 3-concept restaurant group, Prairie Hospitality, smack in the middle of Iowa.  Small town, for sure. But also big problems.  Learn about their journey from struggling single-location owners to where they are now.  WEBSITE: https://www.prairiecanary.com/   ***** Tired of the 80-hour workweeks for pennies on the dollar? The P3 Mastermind can help.  CHAT WITH US: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule   ***** Join us for the The P3 Profitability Summit  October 19-21, 2025  //  Fort Worth, TX LEARN MORE: https://www.chipklose.com/summit  

#458 - Better Table Touches to Drive Revenue (ENCORE) *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: MARGIN EDGE Take control of your costs with using MarginEdge. Best of all? No contract. No setup fee. Free and unlimited training and support.  VISIT: marginedge.com/chip ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: INKIND To the over 1,800 U.S. restaurant owners who have been funded by INKIND, it is the source of capital that takes a lot of the pain out of starting and running a restaurant, ultimately helping their dreams come true. VISIT: https://www.inkind.vip/restaurantstrategy ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGIES Simplify and automate your back of house operations with RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGIES and their cooking oil management program. These guys take the dirtiest job out of your kitchen!  VISIT: https://www.rti-inc.com/ ***** Ditch the hollow table touches. Do this instead.    ***** THE P3 PROFITABILITY SUMMIT Fort Worth, TXOctober 19-21, 2025 TICKETS ARE LIMITED: https://www.chipklose.com/summit Each year we host 2 in-person events. This event is strictly capped at 100 attendees, and has sold out every single time in the past. The P3 Profitability Summit is our annual signature event and is for independent restaurant owners looking to generate consistent 20% profits. Two full days of sessions (over 14 hours of education) plus a big party on Monday night (did someone say open bar?)... your tickets gets you into all of that. Plus we're also selling VIP tickets this time around, which have a couple of other very cool benefits including a VIP Welcome Dinner on Sunday, the night before the show officially starts.  REGISTER NOW: https://www.chipklose.com/summit