Restaurant success, by the numbers: a money-guy's guide to opening the next hot spot
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Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, 2014.
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Second edition ; revised edition.
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xix, 298 pages : charts ; 24 cm
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This one-stop guide to opening a restaurant from an accountant-turned-restaurateur shows aspiring proprietors how to succeed in the crucial first year and beyond. Ninety percent of all restaurants fail, and those that succeed happened upon that mysterious X factor, right? Wrong! A man of many hats -- money-guy, restaurant owner, and restaurant consultant -- Roger Fields shows how a restaurant can survive its first year and keep diners coming back for years. Featuring real-life start-up stories (including many of the author's own), this comprehensive how-to walks readers through the logistics of opening a restaurant: concept, location, menu, ambiance, staff, and, most important, profit. Updated to address current trends such as food trucks and to tackle online opportunities (and pitfalls!) including Groupon, Yelp, and Twitter, Restaurant Success by the Numbers remains a critical resource for navigating the food industry. Opening a restaurant isn't easy, but this realistic dreamer's guide helps set the table for lasting success. - Publisher.

Fields shows how a restaurant can survive its first year and keep diners coming back for years. Featuring real-life start-up stories, he walks readers through the logistics of opening a restaurant: concept, location, menu, ambiance, staff, and, most important, profit. This edition has been updated to address current trends such as food trucks and to tackle online opportunities (and pitfalls!) including Groupon, Yelp, and Twitter.

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Previous edition: 2007.
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Includes index.
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This one-stop guide to opening a restaurant from an accountant-turned-restaurateur shows aspiring proprietors how to succeed in the crucial first year and beyond. Ninety percent of all restaurants fail, and those that succeed happened upon that mysterious X factor, right? Wrong! A man of many hats -- money-guy, restaurant owner, and restaurant consultant -- Roger Fields shows how a restaurant can survive its first year and keep diners coming back for years. Featuring real-life start-up stories (including many of the author's own), this comprehensive how-to walks readers through the logistics of opening a restaurant: concept, location, menu, ambiance, staff, and, most important, profit. Updated to address current trends such as food trucks and to tackle online opportunities (and pitfalls!) including Groupon, Yelp, and Twitter, Restaurant Success by the Numbers remains a critical resource for navigating the food industry. Opening a restaurant isn't easy, but this realistic dreamer's guide helps set the table for lasting success. - Publisher.
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Fields shows how a restaurant can survive its first year and keep diners coming back for years. Featuring real-life start-up stories, he walks readers through the logistics of opening a restaurant: concept, location, menu, ambiance, staff, and, most important, profit. This edition has been updated to address current trends such as food trucks and to tackle online opportunities (and pitfalls!) including Groupon, Yelp, and Twitter.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Fields, R. (2014). Restaurant success, by the numbers: a money-guy's guide to opening the next hot spot. Second edition ; revised edition. Berkeley, Ten Speed Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Fields, Roger. 2014. Restaurant Success, By the Numbers: A Money-guy's Guide to Opening the Next Hot Spot. Berkeley, Ten Speed Press.

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Fields, Roger, Restaurant Success, By the Numbers: A Money-guy's Guide to Opening the Next Hot Spot. Berkeley, Ten Speed Press, 2014.

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Fields, Roger. Restaurant Success, By the Numbers: A Money-guy's Guide to Opening the Next Hot Spot. Second edition ; revised edition. Berkeley, Ten Speed Press, 2014.

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