Running a restaurant group is a never-ending, ever-changing job. There’s only one you and there’s a huge team reporting to you, and it’s growing every day. Wouldn’t it be great if you could leverage that team to help you drive success in your operation, even if you’re not physically at every restaurant in the group […]
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Avero Index: National Restaurant Sales See Positive Growth
Each month we release the Avero Index highlighting year-over-year national, Las Vegas and New York restaurant trends. Here are our findings from October 2015:
Avero Participates in Terry Fox Run
Each year Avero participates in the Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research, a 5K run in Central Park that supports research at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Thousands of dedicated New York City runners showed up for this year’s event, held on a gorgeous fall morning. Terry Fox is especially close to Avero’s heart because […]
Avero Supports the Epicurean Charitable Foundation at Annual M.E.N.U.S. Event
Not only is Avero the premier restaurant software company in the industry, we also make a point to support amazing organizations that mentor emerging leaders in the food and beverage world. There is no greater example of this than the Epicurean Charitable Foundation (ECF). ECF is made up of more than 20 leading hospitality executives […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Sales Plummet During Pope’s Visit
Pope Francis’ visit to the United States last month caused an increase in foot traffic, street closures and general hoopla, but what impact did it have on restaurant sales? Several media outlets reported that it was pretty brutal for restaurant sales, so Avero decided to dig into the raw data and see if that assertion is accurate. […]
Fraud Fridays: How Employees Steal from Restaurants
According to the National Restaurant Association, the turnover rate for employees in the restaurants-and-accommodations sector is 62.6%. This means that the majority of your restaurant employees will be working for someone else within a year – in fact, most of them are probably looking for another job right now. Consequently, restaurant employees are likely to […]
Tips & Tricks: Restaurant Costing & Inventory Management
Night after night your restaurant is super-busy and your kitchen is working very hard to get delicious dishes out to hungry guests, but you’re not even making a profit because of insanely high food costs and a shockingly high labor percentage. Sound familiar? Avero understands how easy it is to fall into “survival mode”, just […]
Fraud Fridays: Three Ways to Prevent Restaurant Fraud
Picture this: All your life you’ve dreamed of opening a restaurant, and one day that dream becomes reality. You spend months and months deciding on a name, finding a location, perfecting a menu, purchasing supplies and building a team. Just six months after opening, the dream becomes a nightmare – you’re regularly booked with reservations, […]
So Long Sweet Summer
This summer Avero‘s New York City headquarters hosted recent college graduates and current students for AMP, a summer-long training program. After two months of rigorous hospitality industry education and career development, the students have returned to Cornell for their senior years while the new hires have started their official posts as Avero associates. In addition […]