Contributors to Restaurant Report

Maren L. Hickton is the principal of Maren Incorporated, a Full-Service Hospitality Consulting and Marketing Firm based in Pittsburgh, PA. Maren writes about a variety of business challenges that independent restaurants encounter. Maren can be reached by e-mail at info@mareninc.com.

Articles by Maren Hickton

• Anatomy of Closing a Restaurant: When to Hold -- When to Fold
  
  
• David Meets Goliath: A Contest to Attract and Retain Employees
  
  
• Desperate Restaurant Owners: Lessons From The Field
  
  
• Formulating Successful Purveyor Relationships
  
  
• Guest Satisfaction
  
  
• Independent Restaurant Success: It's About Perception and Attitude
  
  
• Independent Survival: "Marketing From The Inside Out"
  
  
• Inventory Control Is Key To Controlling More Than Costs
  
  
• Opening a Restaurant: It All Starts With Passion
  
  
• Problem Employees: Tips for hiring and keeping
  quality servers
  
  
• Restaurant Reality in the 21st Century
  
  
• Restaurant Risk Management
  
  
• Target Advertising
  
  
• Up-Selling vs. Overselling
  
  
• Who's Running the Restaurant?

New Contributors are always welcome. If you have expertise to share with our audience write in to us and let us know.