Opening a Restaurant Checklist

So many things go into opening a restaurant. With this free PDF checklist, you'll set your new restaurant up for success.

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Welcome to Restaurant Resource Center

Here you will find short video clips, eBooks, and templates designed to help you better run your restaurant business.

Restaurant Employee Handbook Template

Use this template to help establish restaurant employee rules and guidelines and build a custom restaurant employee handbook. It's where your staff will go to learn all of the HR policies for your restaurant, and much more.

Management | Staffing & Hiring

Restaurant Training Manual Template

Use this restaurant training manual template to create a custom training manual for your restaurant, outlining staff expectations, functions of their role, rules, and other employee specific policies.

Management

Restaurant Opening and Closing Checklist

A restaurant opening and closing checklist can provide guidelines to take some of the stress out of front-of-house (FOH) staff management.

Management | Menu & Kitchen

Kitchen Opening and Closing Checklist

Ensure your back of house runs like a well-oiled machine with this customizable kitchen opening and closing checklist.

Management | Menu & Kitchen

Par Sheet Template

Seamlessly track inventory with the help of this customizable par inventory template.

Management | Menu & Kitchen

Recipe Card Template

Use this template to create recipe cards that will enhance your back of house training and stabilize your profits by cutting down on waste and incorrect portioning.

Management | Menu & Kitchen

Back of House Management Guide and Resource Kit

This guide and resource kit will help you develop an efficient back of house management system to ensure quality and consistency in your restaurant’s kitchen.

Management

Bakery Business Plan Template

Use this free bakery business plan template to easily create a great business plan that organizes your vision and helps you start, grow, or raise funding for your bakery.

Management

Coffee Shop Business Plan Template

Use this free coffee shop business plan template to easily create a great business plan that organizes your vision and helps you start, grow, or raise funding for your coffee shop.

Management

Bar Business Plan Template

Use this free bar business plan template to easily create a great business plan that organizes your vision and helps you start, grow, or raise funding for your bar.

Management

Food Truck Business Plan Template

Use this free food truck business plan template to easily create a great business plan that organizes your vision and helps you start, grow, or raise funding for your food truck.

Management | Staffing & Hiring

Restaurant Cleaning Checklist

Download the Restaurant Cleaning Checklist, created in partnership with RestaurantSupply.com, to keep track of the cleaning tasks that need to be completed in your restaurant.

Opening a Restaurant Checklist

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Restaurant Employee Handbook Template

Restaurant Training Manual Template

Restaurant Opening and Closing Checklist

Kitchen Opening and Closing Checklist

Par Sheet Template

Recipe Card Template

Back of House Management Guide and Resource Kit

Bakery Business Plan Template

Coffee Shop Business Plan Template

Bar Business Plan Template

Food Truck Business Plan Template

Restaurant Cleaning Checklist