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The blog for hospitality professionals
Welcome to the Gestionomie blog, your go-to resource for restaurant management, profitability strategies, staff development, and business training for hospitality professionals and food entrepreneurs. Whether you run a restaurant, café, bakery, or any HORECA business, this blog is packed with insights to help you optimize operations, increase margins, and grow sustainably.
Here you’ll find actionable content on topics like menu costing, pricing strategies, team leadership, customer experience, process optimization, and digital tools, all explained in clear, practical terms so you can apply them right away.
Gestionomie’s blog is designed for professionals who want to combine creativity with smart business decisions—because in gastronomy, success is built on both passion and data.
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10/03/2026How much food consulting costs and how to know if it's worth it
Pricing models, what should be included, common risks, and a clear way to estimate ROI without empty promises.
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01/03/2026What a food consultant is and what restaurant consulting adds?
A rigorous view of real consulting value: economic impact, limits, follow-up, value-for-money, and which businesses should seek help.
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23/02/2026Menu engineering: What to push to earn more (with example)
Learn what to feature, adjust, or remove using a simple popularity vs margin matrix—without rewriting the whole menu or guessing prices.
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18/02/2026How to reduce Food Cost without cutting quality (12 real levers)
Reduce cost without cutting corners: portions, waste, purchasing, base recipes, sales mix, and delivery—plus a practical 7-day plan.
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13/02/2026Prime Cost at restaurants: How to control Food Cost and Labor Cost to protect margin
Practical guide to controlling food cost and labor cost to improve restaurant profitability.
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11/02/2026Technical Sheets & SOPs in restaurants
How to standardize recipes and processes to improve food cost control and profitability
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09/02/2026Why your costing sheet doesn’t match your cash, how to fix it with a template that works
If your costing “looks good” but your month-end doesn’t, here’s why: portions, yields, inventory, bases and delivery.
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06/02/2026How to cost a dish and set the selling price (quick guide)
How to calculate real cost per portion, control food cost and set profitable menu prices.
Thank you for taking the time to read this article on restaurant management and profitability. Our goal is to provide practical and strategic insights that help you make better decisions in your restaurant, whether in Barcelona, Girona, or any competitive market.
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In the Gestionomie blog, you will find more articles on food cost control, prime cost management, process standardization, pricing strategy, and restaurant optimization.
See you in the next article.
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