Spring Brings Five Ways to Clean Up Your Restaurant Business
Mother’s Day is the second-most important holiday on the calendar for the restaurant industry. Plus, it’s also the entry point to ramping up your business for a busy summer season, which typically will have peaks all the way until Labor Day. And that means sprucing up your business and making a few key adjustments that can help you boost your image and ride the service wave through this critically important revenue-generating season.
Check Uniform Inventory
Many quality restaurants anticipate the ramp-up in summer business by boosting staffing levels. That means now is the time to make sure your uniform inventory levels are accurate and reflect your seasonal staffing needs. Make sure you take all areas into account, including the kitchen, front end, and bar areas.
Review Uniform Sizes
While you’re checking uniform inventory levels, also remember to adjust uniform sizes to your new summertime reality. Augmenting staff may require increases or decreases in various sizes to accurately fit your new wait staff or kitchen crew. Since it’s usually “all hands on deck” for Mother’s Day and into the summer season, now is the time to make adjustments.
Adjust For Outdoor Seating
All it takes is the first warm weekend to think about opening up the patio for outdoor seating. Determining whether your linen levels reflect your restaurant’s increased capacity is essential. Will the restaurant use the same layout, inside and out, as it has in the past? Will the outdoor seating open up daily or only on weekends? Will it be used during both lunch and dinner? All these questions should be addressed to make sure the restaurant is fully equipped for expanded service.
Optimize Your Mat Program
Now is also the time to make any adjustments in a restaurant’s mat program. Reducing mats now can help reduce costs, freeing up dollars best spent elsewhere. Also, consider adding mats with the restaurant’s logo. The spring season makes everyone more image-conscious, and adding a logo mat program can help a restaurant take advantage of the boost in customer awareness after winter’s thaw.
Add to Your Ambiance
Every restaurant is a multi-sensory experience. During the first blush of spring, customers’ senses go into overdrive! This means it’s an opportune time to take a good look at all your service and janitorial products, including new products. Consider switching to new air fresheners with a spring-like scent.
Ask whether your textile service provider is meeting the demands of the season.
Ready to Gear Up for Your Busiest Season?
From uniforms to mats to facility supplies, Miller’s Textile Services has everything your restaurant needs to look its best this Mother’s Day and all summer long. Reach out to our team today to review your inventory and make sure you are fully prepared for the summer rush.
