Behind every failing restaurant is a menu filled with profit vampires - those seemingly innocent items secretly draining your bank account with every order.

Andrew Scott (Founder Owner Shift) and Nathan Voulgaris dive deep into how your menu could actually be hurting your bottom line.

They explore counterintuitive insights about scratch kitchens versus pre-made products (hint: one can perform better than the other… and it may not be what you think).

The conversation challenges common restaurant owner assumptions, like whether customers truly value your housemade condiments or if your kitchen workflow can efficiently execute your current menu design.

You’ll also learn simple menu analysis frameworks that help identify which items deserve your focus and which might need elimination.

This episode is essential listening for any restaurant owner looking to maximize profitability through strategic menu design.

Key Moments:

00:00:54 Hidden Menu Profit Killers
00:02:00 Alfredo Profit Transformation Example
00:04:00 Volume Discounts
00:06:32 Pride vs. Profit
00:09:14 Results Vs. Process
00:10:58 Modern Prep
00:14:00 Brand Identity Focus
00:16:54 The Menu Star System
00:19:34 Strategic Item Replacement
00:24:22 Kitchen Choreography
00:27:32 Bill Time Secrets
00:32:25 90-Minute Sandwich Disaster

Ready to find thousands in hidden profits that could be trapped in your menu?

Tune in now and discover the simple changes that could transform your restaurant's bottom line.

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✅About Us✅

The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.

Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.

✅For Restaurant Owners✅

Interested in growing your restaurant business while working less? Book your free assessment call:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call

✅Connect With Us✅

https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/

From staffing nightmares to making enough during peak months to survive the off-season, seasonal restaurants face obstacles most year-round establishments never encounter.

In this episode, your host, Andrew Scott, interviews Benjamin Devlin, a successful multi-location seasonal restaurant owner.

You’ll hear how his restaurant in Muskoka (the "Hamptons of Ontario") does a quarter million in sales during peak weeks - and $4 million in just six months of operation.

You'll discover Benjamin's counterintuitive approach to staffing that helps him attract the best talent, and keep the restaurant drama free.

You’ll also hear from Ben’s experiences on a range of topics, including:

✅The "sports coach recruiting" strategy keeps his kitchen fully staffed - even when competitors are desperate for employees

✅The importance of hiring for peak season levels well in advance

✅Taking "radical responsibility" as a restaurant owner

✅Optimizing menus for efficiency

Benjamin's insights apply to all restaurant owners, not just seasonal operators.

Key Points

00:01:10 Benjamin's journey to restaurant owner
00:05:30 Staffing challenges for seasonal restaurants
00:11:20 Recruitment strategies
00:15:00 Being an "employer of choice"
00:17:40 Management and certification systems
00:19:30 Responding to a major fire
00:24:10 Hiring tips for seasonal restaurants
00:31:20 Taking radical responsibility for everything in the business
00:39:40 Optimizing kitchen efficiency
00:41:10 Menu simplification
00:45:10 The value of seeking advice from others

Ready to transform how you approach your restaurant business?

Listen now and discover strategies that could transform your operation and profitability.

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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅

Claim your FREE Restaurant Weekly Financial Tracker to uncover thousands in hidden profits and optimize your costs (in less time than it takes to finish your morning coffee): https://ghl.ownershifttraining.com/weekly-tracker-lp

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✅About Us✅

The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.

Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.

✅For Restaurant Owners✅

Interested in growing your restaurant business while working less? Book your free assessment call:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call

✅Connect With Us✅

https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/

The only thing standing in the way of your success as a restaurant owner is the mental barrier you've placed in front of your own potential.

Andrew Scott (founder of OwnerShift) and Dave Doyle confront the limiting belief that restaurant owners MUST work 20+ hours per day to be successful - a belief Andrew once held himself.

They break down the fascinating psychology behind why we cling to beliefs that actually harm us, including the "frog in boiling water" syndrome where restaurant owners gradually accept declining revenue until it's too late.

Andrew shares the alarming story of an owner who lost $1.5 million in revenue before seeking help - all because he once spent $2,000 on marketing that didn't work.

Key moments:

00:02:45 Making excuses for failure
00:04:30 Breaking justification cycles
00:05:49 Mental barriers fall together
00:08:45 Why your profit ceiling is self-imposed
00:10:12 $1.5 million costly delay
00:12:45 Beliefs dictate results
00:16:45 Systems replace presence
00:17:45 Profitable habits create profits
00:19:35 Rapid transformation IS possible
00:21:35 Question your deepest assumptions

This episode reveals exactly how to identify and challenge the self-limiting beliefs that are secretly sabotaging your restaurant's success.

Listen now to discover how to transform both your mindset and your bottom line.

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✅About Us✅

The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.

Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.

✅For Restaurant Owners✅

Interested in growing your restaurant business while working less? Book your free assessment call:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call

✅Connect With Us✅

https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/