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Podcast: Digital Hospitality
Episode: The Thinking That Turns Busy Restaurants Into Profitable Ones
Description: Shawn Walchef sits down with Roger Beaudoin, founder of Restaurant Rockstars, to explore where real profit is hiding inside restaurant operations. Drawing on decades as an operator, Roger shares why menu engineering is often the biggest financial lever owners ignore, and how tightening profit spreads can unlock meaningful gains without raising prices. The conversation moves through leadership versus management, empowering teams to think like owners, and building loyalty through recurring revenue ideas that actually work. Interview Takeaways:
Menu Engineering Unlocks Hidden Profit – Many restaurants lose money because menus are built around habit, not co...