Kuypers Creative
Thoughts, stories and ideas from the restaurant world.
September 6, 2025
If you follow the restaurant biz for sport (we do, professionally and recreationally), you’ve probably seen the headline: Andy Wiederhorn is back—not just as the longtime…
Read the story : “Back in the Big Chair”: Andy Wiederhorn’s Return to FAT Brands, What It Means, and Why Your Milkshake Still Brings All the Guests to the YardSeptember 6, 2025
Hello from Kuypers Creative, where we read your P&L so you don’t have to cry into the walk-in. You asked what sales will look like for…
Read the story : The Totally Scientific (But Also Kinda True) Forecast for Restaurant Sales: The Rest of This Year + Your Q1 Reality CheckSeptember 6, 2025
Every year, Restaurant Business drops its Top 100 Independents list—a glitzy roll call of the highest-grossing single-concept restaurants in America—and every year the rest of us…
Read the story : The Secret Sauce of the Top 100 Independents (2025): A Slightly Snarky Field Guide for Ambitious RestaurateursSeptember 6, 2025
AI in restaurants isn’t a sci-fi someday—it’s arriving shift by shift. In the next year or two, you’ll see voice bots in more drive-thrus, computer-aided kitchens,…
Read the story : The (Very) Near Future of AI in Restaurants: What’s Coming in the Next 12–24 MonthsSeptember 6, 2025
How to use this guide (and avoid overspending) 1) Toast — Restaurant-native depth across FOH, BOH, and growth modules Why operators pick it: Android-based hardware built…
Read the story : The 2025 Restaurant POS Buyer’s Guide: 15 Top Systems Compared (with Pricing)September 6, 2025
In the razor-thin margins of the restaurant industry, financial flexibility isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. Cash flow needs shift by the hour, vendor bills loom large,…
Read the story : Restaurants’ Financial Lifeline: How Tab Commerce is Redefining Payments & Credit
