With the faltering economy we have seen several restaurants shut their doors. Those that are still around are constantly cooking up new ideas to boost business.
Luca Nasti, owner of Luca’s Ristorante and Pizzeria in Lake Stevens is offering a new perk, “kids eat free" on Thursdays and Sundays. Many of us may not be aware that typically only 4% of each dollar brought in goes to a restaurant's profit. “If traffic is down and if you are not carefully watching food and labor costs, it doesn’t take much for the 4 percent margin to disappear,” Anton said.
"Restaurant owners need to make sure they examine all their costs and labor output as customers scale back, he said. At the same time, restaurant owners need to maintain quality and preserve their reputation. Nothing makes owners better than new competition and tough times", Anton said.
