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Avg Cost To Replace:

  • Avg Tenure Of A Restaurant Employee Is 110 Days
  • BOH Restaurant Hourly Employee $2,800
  • FOH Restaurant Hourly Employee $2,200
  • Restaurant Executive $213,000
  • Restaurant Manager $15,000

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Not Sure Where To Start?

Take The Operator’s Assessment. 15 minutes. It will tell you more about where your operation actually stands than most operators learn in a year. Come to the call with your results and we’ll have a much sharper conversation from the first minute.

[Take The Operator’s Assessment →]

If you know something is wrong and you are ready to find out what it actually is — call me. If you are at an inflection point and need someone who has already navigated it — call me. If you are not sure what you need yet, that is exactly what the free consultation is for. Tell me what is going on. I will tell you what I see and what I think it means. No pitch, no obligation, completely confidential.

The conversation costs you nothing. Not acting on what you learn will.

[Book a time that works for you →]

Phone or Text: +1 972-207-6368

[Email me: Jeffrey@JeffreySummers.com]

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