Kuypers Creative
Thoughts, stories and ideas from the restaurant world.
July 4, 2026
It is the great paradox of the modern hospitality era: the dining room is packed, the reservations are booked three weeks out, and the "Open" sign…
Read the story : The 2026 Margin Crisis: Why Do Restaurants Fail Even When Sales Are Up?June 28, 2026
Listen, I’ve seen things. I am the rectangular strip of real estate sitting right behind Robert Kuypers’ head on LinkedIn. While he’s busy "disrupting" and "strategizing"…
Read the story : The Best Restaurant Systems Pro Advice You’ll Ever Get (From Robert Kuypers’ LinkedIn Banner)June 27, 2026
The "90% failure rate" myth has been the industry's favorite bedtime story for decades. It’s a convenient boogeyman that justifies high interest rates and scares away…
Read the story : The Ultimate Guide to Why Restaurants Fail: Everything the Restaurant Systems Pro Needs to SucceedJune 21, 2026
Listen, I’ve seen things. I’m that blueish, slightly blurry gradient you see behind Robert Kuypers on his LinkedIn profile. I’m stretched, I’m distorted, and I’ve been…
Read the story : Why Do Restaurants Fail? 7 Brutal Truths from Robert Kuypers’ Stretched LinkedIn BackgroundJune 20, 2026
Let’s kill a ghost before we start. You’ve heard it at every cocktail party and in every "so you want to open a bistro" lecture: “90%…
Read the story : Why Do Restaurants Fail? A 2026 Deep Dive into the Economic Data and Tech PitfallsJune 14, 2026
Tools of the Trade (Or: How to Not Look Like a Luddite) You don't need to be a Photoshop wizard to have a decent background. Even…
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