“Time for a Change: Makeovers, Turnarounds, and Redos” by Laura Taxel (Sante Magazine, May 2009). Expand your vision a bit and apply these restraunt industry focused ideas to your particular situation. The ultimate objective is to enhance your guest’s experience. It doesn’t matter where that inspiration comes from.

• The ongoing economic turmoil makes it more important than ever for
operators to be innovative, proactive, nimble, and responsive.

• It’s not enough to have a good concept. it has to be the right one for the
location and the dining demographic you serve.

• Fixing a problem can be expensive. Not fixing it will cost more.

• Challenges are chances to rethink what you’re doing and to do it better.

• Acknowledge mistakes, and act quickly to correct them.