RESTAURANT STRATEGY
The Restaurant Strategy podcast is dedicated to helping independent restaurant owners increase the profitability of their restaurants and grow. The show is hosted by industry expert Chip Klose, who asks the question: What would your life look like if your restaurant could deliver consistent, predictable 20% returns?
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What Should Your Restaurant’s Food Cost Actually Be?
#593 - What Should Your Restaurant’s Food Cost Actually Be?
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Let's talk through the numbers... so you can really understand the difference between THEORETICAL and ACTUAL food cost. And let's talk about variance... and spoilage... and waste...
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The Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Marketing - How to Get More Customers and Keep Them Coming Back
#592 - The Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Marketing - How to Get More Customers and Keep Them Coming Back
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Using AI and Analytics to (Actually) Manage Labor
#591 - Using AI and Analytics to (Actually) Manage Labor
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Why Most Restaurant Marketing Fails (And What Actually Works for Independents)
#590 - Why Most Restaurant Marketing Fails (And What Actually Works for Independents)
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The Day I Realized I was the Bottleneck
#589 - The Day I Realized I was the Bottleneck
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How to CRUSH Street Fairs, Farmers Markets, and Community Events (ENCORE)
#588 - How to CRUSH Street Fairs, Farmers Markets, and Community Events (ENCORE)
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AI Phone Answering Can Save You Tens of Thousands of Dollars in 2026
#587 - AI Phone Answering Can Save You Tens of Thousands of Dollars in 2026
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How to Use AI to Market Your Restaurant (And Actually Get Results)
#586 - How to Use AI to Market Your Restaurant (And Actually Get Results)
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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO RESTAURANT PROFITABILITY - How to Actually Make Money in This Business
#585 - THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO RESTAURANT PROFITABILITY - How to Actually Make Money in This Business
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How to Get More Customers Without Spending Another Dollar
#584 - How to Get More Customers Without Spending Another Dollar
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STORYTIME (20) - Teaching Your Staff How to Tell Stories About the Job
#583 - STORYTIME (20) - Teaching Your Staff How to Tell Stories About the Job
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STORYTIME (19) - First Timers Will Change Your Business
#582 - STORYTIME (19) - First Timers Will Change Your Business
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STORYTIME (18) - A Better Goodbye
#581 - STORYTIME (18) - A Better Goodbye
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STORYTIME (17) - What the Heck is a Bar Boomerang?
#580 - STORYTIME (17) - What the Heck is a Bar Boomerang?
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STORYTIME (16) - Get Yourself a Tiny Little Notebook
#579 - STORYTIME (16) - Get Yourself a Tiny Little Notebook
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STORYTIME (15) - Getting That Ninth Person in Line
#578 - STORYTIME (15) - Getting That Ninth Person in Line
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STORYTIME (14) - The Magic of Great Storytelling
#577 - STORYTIME (14) - The Magic of Great Storytelling
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STORYTIME (13) The Story of Growing Danny Meyer's Empire
#576 - STORYTIME (13) The Story of Growing Danny Meyer's Empire
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STORYTIME (12) - The Power of Knowing Your Mission and Vision
#575 - STORYTIME (12) - The Power of Knowing Your Mission and Vision
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STORYTIME (11) - The Power of Unreasonable Hospitality
#574 - STORYTIME (11) - The Power of Unreasonable Hospitality
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STORYTIME (10) - The Power of Going to the Edges
#573 - STORYTIME (10) - The Power of Going to the Edges
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STORYTIME (9) - How Chef Greg Baxtrom Put Stories Front and Center
#572 - STORYTIME (9) - How Chef Greg Baxtrom Put Stories Front and Center
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STORYTIME (8) - How to Go Above and Beyond with Personal Touches
#571 - STORYTIME (8) - How to Go Above and Beyond with Personal Touches
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STORYTIME (7) - The Power of Asking One More Question
#570 - STORYTIME (7) - The Power of Asking One More Question
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STORYTIME (6) - Googling a Broken Ballerina
#569 - STORYTIME (6) - Googling a Broken Ballerina
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STORYTIME (5) - Ever Hear the One About the Chicken Trophy?
#568 - STORYTIME (5) - Ever Hear the One About the Chicken Trophy?
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STORYTIME (4) - WOW Moments Are Almost ALWAYS Manufactured
#567 - STORYTIME (4) - WOW Moments Are Almost ALWAYS Manufactured
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STORYTIME (3) - Putting Kids at the Center of Everything
#566 - STORYTIME (3) - Putting Kids at the Center of Everything
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STORYTIME (2) - Above and Beyond in Spain
#565 - STORYTIME (2) - Above and Beyond in Spain
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STORYTIME (1) - Playing Defense at the Door
#564 - STORYTIME (1) - Playing Defense at the Door
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How to Work 5 Hours a Week MAX (ENCORE)
#563 - How to Work 5 Hours a Week MAX (ENCORE)
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The Restaurant Opening Bootcamp will save you tens of thousands of dollars in costly mistakes. Run by restaurant coach, Chris Hughes, this 12-week program will teach you everything you need to know about opening a restaurant. LEARN MORE: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/restaurant-opening-bo
Eight Crazy Things I Believe About Profitability
#562 - Eight Crazy Things I Believe About Profitability
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The Restaurant Opening Bootcamp will save you tens of thousands of dollars in costly mist
The Five Profit Killers and How to Fix Them (ENCORE)
#561 - The Five Profit Killers and How to Fix Them (ENCORE)
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The Restaurant Opening Bootcamp will save you tens of thousands of dollars in costly mistakes. Run by restau
This is How to Recession-Proof Your Restaurant
#560 - This is How to Recession-Proof Your Restaurant
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The Restaurant Opening Bootcamp will save you tens of thousands of dollars in costly mistak
Tech Integration That Actually Pays Off (ENCORE)
#559 - Tech Integration That Actually Pays Off (ENCORE)
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The Restaurant Opening Bootcamp will save you tens of thousands of dollars in costly mistakes. Run by restauran
The Power of a Week Away from Your Restaurant
#558 - The Power of a Week Away from Your Restaurant
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The Restaurant Opening Bootcamp will save you tens of thousands of dollars in costly mistakes. Run by restaurant coach, Chris Hughes, this 12-week program will teach you everything you need to know about opening a restaurant. LEARN MORE: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/restaurant-ope
The Future of AI and Restaurant Robotics
#557 - The Future of AI and Restaurant Robotics
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The Restaurant Opening Bootcamp will save you tens of thousands of dollars in costly mistakes. Run by restaurant coach, Chris Hughes, this 12-week program will teach you everything you need to know about opening a restaurant. LEARN MORE: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/restaurant-opening-bo
Marketing is a Long Game Played Daily
#556 - Marketing is a Long Game Played Daily
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Profit is a Skill
#555 - Profit is a Skill
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Introducing P3 Plus Member, Chris Bradshaw
#554 - Introducing P3 Plus Member, Chris Bradshaw
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The Blue Plate might look normal from the outside... but they are doing extraordinary things be
Talking COGS Management with Jim Taylor
#553 - Talking COGS Management with Jim Taylor
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Learn more about Jim Taylor and the work he does...
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Your Restaurant Already Has a Brand, You Just Haven’t Defined It
#552 - Your Restaurant Already Has a Brand, You Just Haven’t Defined It
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Every company has a brand, whether you've defined it or not.
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If
Meetings Aren’t a Waste -- Unstructured Meetings Are
#551 - Meetings Aren’t a Waste -- Unstructured Meetings Are
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This one is for everyone out there who says, "I hate meetings."
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Consistency Beats Creativity
#550 - Consistency Beats Creativity
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Consistency over creativity.
Every. Single. Time.
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The Owner Is the Bottleneck
#549 - The Owner Is the Bottleneck
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Get this straight: You are the one holding your business back.
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Greg Provance, Author of Loyal AF
#548 - Greg Provance, Author of Loyal AF
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Is loyalty even possible with our employees? Greg Provance believes so...
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Interview with Andrew Roy, Host of Serves You Right Podcast
#547 - Interview with Andrew Roy, Host of Serves You Right Podcast
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We all know about the importance of training managers, developing managers... but so few restaurants do it well. Today's episode is a deep dive into the subject with operator and p
You’re Not Competing With Other Restaurants
#546 - You’re Not Competing With Other Restaurants
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You're not competing with other restaurants. You're up against inertia.
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Why Food Cost Is a Leadership Issue
#545 - Why Food Cost Is a Leadership Issue
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It's not about all those nickels and dimes. It's about the systems that are broken.
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Marketing Should Start Inside the Restaurant
#544 - Marketing Should Start Inside the Restaurant
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Great marketing can't make up for a mediocre experience. Start marketing by making a more mem
Your Systems Are Either Training Your Team... or Replacing You
#543 - Your Systems Are Either Training Your Team... or Replacing You
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Stop trying to be a hero. It's not cute anymore. Your job isn't to do it all. It's to teach every
Why Discounts Attract the Worst Customers
#542 - Why Discounts Attract the Worst Customers
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PRICE is different than VALUE.
The worst customers want the lowest price possible.
The best customers want the most f
The Hidden Cost of Being “Nice”
#541 - The Hidden Cost of Being “Nice”
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NICE is different than KIND. Let's talk about why you being nice is costing you people and money.
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The Myth of Word of Mouth
#540 - The Myth of Word of Mouth
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Word-of-Mouth is a result. What you need is a system for making it happen.
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Why “Trusting Your Managers” Is Costing You Money
#539 - Why “Trusting Your Managers” Is Costing You Money
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One of the most important aspects of the P3 Mastermind is to help owners get themselves out o
Social Media is NOT Content, It's Communication at Scale
#538 - Social Media is NOT Content, It's Communication at Scale
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Social Media isn't about likes and followers. It's not about keeping up with tr
Menus Are Operational Tools, Not Art Projects
#537 - Menus Are Operational Tools, Not Art Projects
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We are in the business of "selling things." And there is one piece of sales colateral you give to every single pe
Stop Chasing New Guests
#536 - Stop Chasing New Guests
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Customer Acquisition is a crucial piece of any restaurant's marketing plan... but only if there's a clear strate
The Real Reason Your Labor Is Out of Control
#535 - The Real Reason Your Labor Is Out of Control
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Stop trying to "cut labor."
Start redesigning your restaurant.
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You Don’t Have a Marketing Problem, You Have a Clarity Problem
#534 - You Don’t Have a Marketing Problem, You Have a Clarity Problem
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Busy Is NOT Profitable
#533 - Busy Is NOT Profitable
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The Connection Between Marketing and Culture (ENCORE)
#532 - The Connection Between Marketing and Culture (ENCORE)
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How to Inject True Hospitality into Our Restaurants
#531 - How to Inject True Hospitality into Our Restaurants
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What Exactly is a Figure Eight?
#530 - What Exactly is a Figure Eight?
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A Figure Eight is the repeated set of tasks that an employee is responsible for throughout se
If You Can't Take a Vacation, You Don't Have a Business
#529 - If You Can't Take a Vacation, You Don't Have a Business
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If you can't take a vacation, guess what? You don't have a business... you gave yourself a job!
This i
How to Find a POS That Works for You
#528 - How to Find a POS That Works for You
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Connect with Sam Maddox, founder of BridgeWave to see how they can help:
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Putting Employee Retention Front and Center
#527 - Putting Employee Retention Front and Center
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Google Should Be at the Heart of Your Marketing Strategy
#526 - Google Should Be at the Heart of Your Marketing Strategy
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The Biggest Difference Between Independent Restaurants and Chains
#525 - The Biggest Difference Between Independent Restaurants and Chains
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How to CRUSH Your Marketing Goals (ENCORE)
#524 - How to CRUSH Your Marketing Goals (ENCORE)
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Founder of Craveworthy Brands, Gregg Majewski (ENCORE)
#523 - Founder of Craveworthy Brands, Gregg Majewski (ENCORE)
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Why Not Raise Prices Every Single Month?
#522 - Why Not Raise Prices Every Single Month?
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In this episode Chip walks you through a simple framework he teaches to all of his
Busy Isn't the Same as Productive
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Busy Isn’t the Same as Productive
In this episode Chip walks you through a simple framework for how you can get out of the d
Good Is No Longer Good Enough
#520 - Good Is No Longer Good Enough
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Good food and good service is no longer enough. That's table stakes. To succeed you need to th
8 Ways to Increase Revenue (Without Spending a Dime on Marketing)
#519 - 8 Ways to Increase Revenue (Without Spending a Dime on Marketing)
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THE BOTTOM LINE
Let's recap these eight strategies:
Fix your menu mix - guide guests to high
8 Bold Predictions for the Future of Restaurants
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8 Leadership Tips for 2026
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Be predictably calm.
What is GOOD Marketing?
#516 - What is GOOD Marketing?
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Embracing the Abundance Mindset
#515 - Embracing the Abundance Mindset
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The Scarcity Mindset
How to Optimize Your Restaurant for AI Search
#514 - How to Optimize Your Restaurant for AI Search
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