Kuypers Creative
Thoughts, stories and ideas from the restaurant world.
September 8, 2025
TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Renovate) If you can find a second-gen restaurant space with working hood, grease interceptor, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and egress, you will: And…
Read the story : Build Smarter, Open Faster: The Laugh-Out-Loud Serious Value of Second-Gen Restaurant SpaceSeptember 8, 2025
Let’s start with a hard truth wrapped in a warm roll: restaurants fail for painfully predictable reasons. Not because you’re not talented. Not because the fates…
Read the story : Why Restaurants Fail (And How Yours Can Be Boringly, Beautifully Successful)September 7, 2025
First, a confession from Kuypers Creative We get giddy about speaker posts. We also have strong opinions about gaskets. If that sentence didn’t scare you, welcome…
Read the story : The Surprisingly Cool World of Drive-Thru Hardware: Why DSA Signage Is Your Lane’s Best FriendSeptember 7, 2025
Quick TL;DR for the line cook in all of us Hiring the right restaurant consultant is like adding a sous chef, a marketer, a CFO, and…
Read the story : Why Restaurants Should Use Consultants (and How to Tell If You Need One Before Your POS Starts Crying)September 7, 2025
If you’ve ever looked at Chili’s sizzling fajitas and thought, “Teach me your ways,” congratulations—you’re a restaurant pro with survival instincts. Chili’s didn’t reinvent casual dining;…
Read the story : Chili’s Turnaround, But Make It Italian: How Maggiano’s Can Steal (Ahem…Apply) the PlaybookSeptember 7, 2025
If you’ve ever caught yourself whispering “there must be a cheaper way to buy romaine” into a walk-in at 12:47 a.m., congratulations: your inner operator is…
Read the story : The 5 GPOs Every Restaurant Should Know (and How Not to Marry the Wrong One)
