Kuypers Creative
Thoughts, stories and ideas from the restaurant world.
March 19, 2026
Listen, if you’re reading this, you probably already know that the restaurant industry is a meat grinder. It’s a beautiful, chaotic, high-stakes meat grinder where the…
Read the story : Pei Wei Secrets Revealed: The Strategic Systems Every Fast-Casual Founder Needs to KnowMarch 19, 2026
Video analytics is having a moment in restaurants right now, and not because operators suddenly woke up and thought, “You know what would be fun? More…
Read the story : Why Everyone Is Talking About Video Analytics for Restaurants (And You Should Too)March 18, 2026
Listen, if you’ve been wandering around the Los Angeles dining scene anytime in the last decade, you’ve felt the gravitational pull of a Bacari. It’s that…
Read the story : The Ultimate Guide to Bacari: Everything You Need to Succeed in the Top 100 Independent RestaurantsMarch 18, 2026
Let’s be honest: when most restaurant owners hear the words "video analytics," they picture a windowless room filled with guys in suits eating lukewarm pizza while…
Read the story : Video Analytics for Restaurants Explained in Under 3 Minutes (Without the Creepy “Big Brother” Vibe)March 17, 2026
Look, I’ll be honest with you. Most people in this industry thought TGI Fridays was headed for the big walk-in cooler in the sky. For years,…
Read the story : Why Everyone Is Talking About TGI Fridays’ Survival Strategy (And You Should Too)March 17, 2026
Listen, I love a good spreadsheet as much as the next guy. Actually, that’s a lie. Spreadsheets are where dreams go to die and where math…
Read the story : 7 Mistakes You’re Making with Tip Management Software (and How to Fix Them Before the Audit)
