Restaurant equipment: how to choose a pizza oven

One more practical situation which provided me with a great deal of experience was the choice of an optimal pizza oven for one of the establishments of the “Uncle Pizza” chain.

In 2015 we planned a big reconstruction of the premise where the family café “Uncle Pizza” (Lutsk, Voli Avenue, 4v) had been successfully functioning for 3 years. Together with the work on the premise, we organized an upgrade of the chain concept as well.

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BARCELONA with a stop for having meal in Poland

The first rains and cold weather in Motherland – and there appears a desire to get some more sunny days and summer mood. Barcelona at the end of September and in October is a perfect place for this case.

The sea is still warm and the weather is moderately hot with a light sea breeze. And from the culinary point of view Spain is the richest land, known all over the world for its seafood dishes, paella, tapas, jamon … so I made my way to try all of these in the most entourage places in the centre of Barcelona.

Because of several business meetings I made my way through Warsaw. I was getting there by car through Yahodyn – Dorohusk checkpoint. I know this way pretty well, that’s why even there I have some favourite places that I can recommend …

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RESTAURANT SERVICE: the most common mistakes that can easily be avoided

PART 1

During 10 years of my practical experience in the restaurant and entertainment sphere I have attended numerous seminars, trainings and lectures on personnel training, service inculcation and development.

Almost all of them considered the cases like “How to serve in a restaurant in a correct way”, but in this release I want to emphasize the most commonly occurring mistakes that I came across in my practice and observations. And even not always they depended on waiters.

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OKTOBERFEST through the eyes of a tourist-restaurateur

I am not a big beer lover… I drink it several times a year, but I am well up in this drink, have some experience of working at «Herforder» plant («WahrsteinerGroup»), that’s why beer in its motherland is the best thing ever!

This year it was the sixth time that I visited my favourite festival in Munich, the biggest food fest in the world.

How much is the entrance to Oktoberfest? How much is a glass of beer? It is possible to drink beer outside the pavilions? Is it possible to have something tasty at Oktoberfest?

Where does Oktoberfest take place? What sort of beer is the tastiest at Oktoberfest? What is the difference between the sorts of beer from different breweries? Where else to go besides Oktoberfest? What interesting restaurants are there in Munich? What are the prices at Oktoberfest?

The answer to these and many other questions has been found!
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Loyalty system for restaurants. What is better: discounts or bonuses?

The situation on the catering and entertainment markets is such that the dumping wars and the competition led to the state when the establishments of the same target group segment virtually have become equal in their pricing policies.

What do I mean by the prices in the target group segment? That is the literal example: one cannot compare the price for juice in a family café and at the night club. Approximately, that’s the way it is. The target group segmentation implies the distinct distinguishing of the target group itself as well as its pricing potential.

I have had such cases in my practice when we tried to surprise the Guests of a premium restaurant with good prices, for example, for sushi menu. But not all people understood that and the low price (let’s say, of the fast food level) was associated with bad quality. As a result, the sales were falling, but not rising. So, you need to be careful even with dumping.

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