For the people behind the food

Good food deserves a great business.

Practical guides for planning, running and growing a food business. Pick your stage, read a worked example and use the free workbook to test the numbers for yourself.

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Three stages

Start where your business is today

Each series follows one stage of a food business, from the first plan to running several sites.

Start strong

Small Biz, Big Moves

Practical guides to starting and running small food businesses.

For founders & small businesses

2 guides

Run better

Service Mode

Restaurant operations, food cost control and team management.

For growing teams & operators

2 guides

Scale thoughtfully

Scale Mode

Multi-outlet management, hotel F&B operations and central kitchen planning.

For groups & larger operations

2 guides

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Small Biz, Big Moves

Café Business Plan for India: From Idea to Opening Budget

Build a practical café business plan around your menu, customers, opening costs and daily sales. Includes an editable budget and concept worksheet.

5 min read

Small Biz, Big Moves

Small Restaurant Equipment List: Buy for Your Menu

Build a small restaurant equipment list around your menu, peak service and available utilities. Includes a buying worksheet and quotation checklist.

5 min read

Service Mode

Restaurant SOPs: Build a Playbook Your Team Actually Uses

How to write short, task-specific restaurant SOPs with clear owners, checkable standards and escalation, plus a sample cash-closing procedure and rollout plan.

6 min read

Service Mode

Restaurant Inventory Management: Run a Reliable Weekly Stock Count

Run a reliable weekly restaurant stock count with a fixed cutoff, location-first sheets, standard units and a worked example of actual versus expected use.

6 min read