Chef Franklin Becker on the Art of Restaurant Openings

#357 - Chef Franklin Becker on the Art of Restaurant Openings *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: MARGIN EDGE Take control of your costs with using MarginEdge. Best of all? No contract. No setup fee. Free and unlimited training and support.  VISIT: marginedge.com/chip ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: 7SHIFTS Get inside the minds of 1,500 restaurant employees to find out what motivates them, what makes them quit, and learn the simple practices that can help you limit your churn. Download the free 2024 report by clicking the link below.  DOWNLOAD HERE: https://www.7shifts.com/restaurant-employee-engagement-report?utm_source=chip-close&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=ac-data-study-2024 ***** Chef Franklin Becker is doing something many of us would cringe at... he's opening multiple restaurants in midtown Manhattan just a couple of years removed from the pandemic. The office workers are at home. Crime and homelessness has impacted pedestrian traffic. Rising labor costs, plus COGS... all of it is presenting incredible challenges on what we do. And yet, he's pushing thorugh anyway. On today's episode he explains why... and how.    IMPORTANT LINKS:  PRESS CLUB GRILL - https://www.pressclubgrill.com/ POINT SEVEN - https://www.pointsevennyc.com/ ***** Do you have a busy restaurant concept that's ready to grow? Before you scale, you need to lock in profitability. If you're ready for 20%+ in profits every single month, set up a time to chat with us about the P3 Mastermind:  SCHEDULE A CALL: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule