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I have just started a “Cyber Discount Program” in which the customers contact me via email to sign up. I started knowing I was having appr. 20 hits on my website/day, by making it the very first thing you see. You guys can check it out at dariospizza.net. its been about 5 weeks, and I now have...

Take one quarter of sales (3 months), divide your cost of food by your food sales. Your percentage should be around 26%. It is understood that this may be a little high, however with the current cost issues, we can’t always cover them by increasing our prices by 126%, in order to stay within...

Let’s face it, to run a restaurant one must be a psychologist . In life we must teach people how to treat us, or we will constantly struggle with personal problems. I had a very close friend working for me as one of my drivers years ago, and I had just purchased car top signs and made it very...

Oh man, we stopped taking checks over 10 years ago!

The drive through would require you to team up with other businesses. These businesses could be gas stations, bars, etc. You go to them and make the same offer to their staff, and then have them mention when their receipt is brought to you, they get a free order of garlic bread or something like...

Just to begin, I wanted to mention that we have been in business since 1972, so I’m no stranger to economies in their different stages and cycles. I wanted to share with you guys some things I have done in the past, which ultimately helps us get through the harder times. These are permament...

Hey guys I wanted to mention something I did years ago which has well paid off. If you want the hotels, you need to offer 50% discounts to all the employees who work the front desks. I promise you, within no time you’ll have them locked in, and your competition will never see another hotel...

Weve been goint strong since 1972, and have never seen a drop in volume like the one which is happening right now! We are approaching a time in which we will have to take desperate measures to keep our businesses open. I simply don’t know what else I can do, and what’s even more horrible is that...

Yes they are brilliant! One can really only know by trying Grande for a while, while he sees it’s not appreciated and he watches his food costs go way out of wack.

I think that is a great system Charles. Running the orders out to the driver would save a few minutes for sure, and quite frankly I’m thinkin’ of adopting that for my place! I am a believer in quality and have always purchased top end goodies, but draw the line with the Grande cheese. We almost...

It’s really funny, because I felt the exact same way as those who currently stand by Grande. However, in economic times as these, we really need to do things that bring money in, not out. I guess maybe it does matter where you’re located, but we have over 3 decades under our belts and we peaked...

That’s exactly how I felt Charles. You really need to see an increase in sales when you switch over, not just for the piece of mind, but also to help offset the increased cost.

Hi guys, just wanted to share my own personal experience with Grande. We have always used Precious (36years), and towards the end of 2005 I decided to go with Grande in an effort to better our pizza. I honestly believe the price made me like the pizza more than ever! When the price of cheese...