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10 Winning Habits of Thriving Restaurants

Great restaurants are not built on luck or longer hours. They are built on habits: small, repeatable practices that compound into stronger margins, happier teams, and guests who keep coming

By Jaime Oikle

/ 7 Oct 2026

10 Winning Habits of Thriving Restaurants

Acres of Diamonds: The Restaurant Marketing Treasure Already in Your Backyard

Most restaurant marketing chases strangers. Learn how customer lifetime value and your existing guests can become your most profitable growth channel.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 5 Oct 2026

Acres of Diamonds: The Restaurant Marketing Treasure Already in Your Backyard

Restaurant Success Checklist: Action Steps by Category

Use this checklist to assess and upgrade your restaurant's performance in the areas that matter most. Print it. Share it. Revisit it monthly. Areas covered: * Staffing, Leadership &

By Jaime Oikle

/ 28 Sep 2026

Restaurant Success Checklist: Action Steps by Category

From Franchisee to Franchisor: Aaron Anderson on Building Sunrise Social

Aaron Anderson opened his first franchise the day before the 2020 shutdown. Since then he's run multiple brands, launched ghost kitchens, and built his own breakfast, brunch, and lunch franchise. Here's what he's learned about economics, systems, and people along the way.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 24 Sep 2026

From Franchisee to Franchisor: Aaron Anderson on Building Sunrise Social

The Invisible Sign: Why "Make Me Feel Important" Is the Most Profitable Habit in Your Restaurant

Everyone in your restaurant wears an invisible sign: "Make me feel important." Your staff, your managers, and your guests. Here's how independent operators can read that sign and turn it into lower turnover and more regulars.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 22 Sep 2026

The Invisible Sign: Why "Make Me Feel Important" Is the Most Profitable Habit in Your Restaurant

Atomic Restaurants: Small Habits, Big Wins

Independent restaurant operators can borrow James Clear's Atomic Habits framework to learn practical, tactical ways to apply the four laws of behavior change to your floor, kitchen, and team culture.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 17 Sep 2026

Atomic Restaurants: Small Habits, Big Wins

7 Ways Your First Five Minutes Are Costing You Repeat Visits

How you handle your first five minutes might be why some guests don't come back. Here are seven specific, fixable gaps between your door and your dining room, and how to close them this week.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 14 Sep 2026

7 Ways Your First Five Minutes Are Costing You Repeat Visits

Bootstrapped: Brianna Keefe on Toastique's Path to 65+ Locations

In this episode, host Jaime Oikle interviews Brianna Keefe, founder and CEO of Toastique, a fast casual wellness cafe with over 65 locations across 25 states. Brianna shares how her

By Jaime Oikle

/ 10 Sep 2026

Bootstrapped: Brianna Keefe on Toastique's Path to 65+ Locations

Scorecards & Dashboards: How to Use Data to Drive Staff Performance

In the heat of a busy service, it's easy to feel like everything is moving - yet nothing is improving. That's where staff scorecards and dashboards come

By Jaime Oikle

/ 8 Sep 2026

Scorecards & Dashboards: How to Use Data to Drive Staff Performance

Scrappy, Smart and Data-Driven: Inside the Growth of Teriyaki Madness With CMO Jodi Boyce

In this episode of the Running Restaurants podcast, host Jaime Oikle interviews Jodi Boyce, CMO of Teriyaki Madness. Jodi shares her unique career journey, from driving the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

By Jaime Oikle

/ 2 Sep 2026

Scrappy, Smart and Data-Driven: Inside the Growth of Teriyaki Madness With CMO Jodi Boyce

WEBINAR: 70+ Marketing, Sales, Service & Profit Ideas for Your Restaurant in 30 Minutes”

Performance Foodservice was the Diamond Sponsor for this Webinar. Performance Foodservice is RR's exclusive on demand replay partner – PFG customers can enjoy the full replay for a limited

By Jaime Oikle

/ 1 Sep 2026

WEBINAR: 70+ Marketing, Sales, Service & Profit Ideas for Your Restaurant in 30 Minutes”

In this session Jaime and Roger present a rapid-fire session with immediately actionable ideas to: * Drive business on a slow night(s) * Create Cash Cow items that bring a

By Jaime Oikle

/ 1 Sep 2026