Restaurant Profit Workshop
Unlock your success!
In 2024 Foodie Coaches presented the Restaurant Profit Workshop at Food & Hospitality Queensland.
Secrets to real success were unlocked at this special one-day event for seasoned restaurateurs, busy cafe owners and caterers alike, this event helped to supercharge strategies.
Why attend?
- Expertise: Learn from the best in the business.
- Strategies: Acquire tools and tactics that boost your bottom line.
- Connections: Networking on the inside with peers and industry leaders.
- Growth: Propel your business to new heights with actionable takeaways.
2024 speakers included:
Belinda Clarke
CEO, FOODIE COACHES
Martin Boetz
Short Grain
Taylor Craig
Owner, Catch Coffee
Reif Hand
Owner, Corner Store Cafe Byron Bay
Katrina Maunier
Chief Operating Officer, Foodie Coaches
Michelle Henry
Former Operations Manager for Zambrero
The 2024 program
| 9.00am | Registration + Tea & Coffee | |
| 9:30am | Preparing for Profit in 2025 - how you can survive, thrive and win. Hosted by Foodie Coaches CEO, Belinda Clarke. Fresh thinking on handling competitors and economic news, boosting your profits, and working all the numbers in your favour. Join the conversation and get practical insights. | Belinda Clarke |
| 10:15am | Building Champion Leaders Ever wondered how to shape your team into a group of champions? Foodies Coaches' Michelle Henry dives into this important topic. She will show you powerful ways to develop, inspire and keep your best managers - a strong team is the backbone of any successful venue. Let's build yours together! | Michelle Henry |
| 11.00am | Coffee Break | |
| 11:15am | Interview with Martin Boetz Martin is an award-winning chef who has accumulated more than 36 chefs’ hats during his restaurant career. His unique spin on Thai and Southern Chinese cooking has redefined modern Asian cuisine. He was the Executive Chef at Longrain Sydney for 14 years, and Longrain Melbourne for seven years. He then established the Cook's Shed on the outskirts of Sydney, and has now moved to Brisbane. In 2023 he opened Short Grain in Fortitude Valley, already collecting hundreds of 5 star reviews and great acclaim. | Martin Boetz- Short Grain Belinda Clarke |
| 12:00pm | How to Get Your Time Back Do you spend all your time putting out fires and handling staff drama, with no time for marketing, team development, or looking closely at your figures? We’ll show how to ‘clear the decks’ of low-value tasks, claim back the time you need to be a real business owner… and see more of your family and friends. | Katrina Maunier |
| 12.45pm | Lunch and Food & Hospitality Queensland Tradeshow Visit | |
| 1.30pm | Effective Marketing in a Tough Market Discover how 'always on' marketing works and how to set this up with 24/7 messaging. Plus, we'll look at the importance of reward psychology and start a networking action plan to build community ties and sales. It's also essential to differentiate yourself from competitors, understand the finer points of communicating with customers, and use the 'surprise and delight' factor to boost visitor numbers. | Taylor Craig - Catch Coffee Reif Hand - Corner Store Cafe Belinda Clarke |
| 2:15pm | The Bullet Proof Roster For most hospitality business owners, wages are the biggest single cost and a huge source of stress. We’ll show you how to turn this around and take back control. Start by looking at operational efficiency, identifying your ideal opening and work hours, rostering without emotion, and communicating the new arrangements to your team. This could be the most important session in the whole workshop! | Katrina Maunier |
| 3.00pm | Finish and Food & Hospitality Queensland Tradeshow Visit |
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