If you're planning to scale your restaurant business, this is the blueprint for buying existing restaurants the smart way - straight from a 20-year restaurant industry veteran.

In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott shares what every restaurant owner needs to know before purchasing an existing business or expanding to new locations.

From costly mistakes made on his first restaurant acquisition to insider tips on evaluating financials, negotiating leases, and spotting red flags...

This episode is packed with real-world advice to help you scale your restaurant empire (without going broke).

Tune in to hear about:

✅ How to assess if you’re actually ready to scale to a second location

✅ The exact financial documents you need before buying a restaurant

✅ What EBITDA multiple to use for restaurant valuation

✅ Negotiation tactics with sellers and landlords

✅ The pros and cons of buying vs. building from scratch

✅ Lease agreement tips that can save you thousands

Listen to this episode before you sign another lease or make an offer on that available restaurant.

Key Moments:

00:01:40 Are You Really Ready for Location Two?
00:03:20 Avoid Scaling to Bankruptcy
00:06:00 Purchasing an Existing Business
00:09:00 Equipment Assessment
00:12:00 Negotiating the Best Deal
00:18:00 Location Selection
00:22:20 Competition Research
00:25:00 Contractors & Timelines

Buying a restaurant can grow your empire -or bankrupt it.

The strategies Andrew shares could save you hundreds of thousands of dollars and years of regret.

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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅

Thinking of opening another restaurant? Avoid costly mistakes with my free guide:
👉https://hs.ownershifttraining.com/optin-mupb

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✅About Us✅

The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.

Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.

✅For Restaurant Owners✅

Interested in growing your restaurant business while working less? Book your free assessment call:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call

✅Connect With Us✅

https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/

Tired of restaurant managers who don’t take initiative, don’t know their numbers, and always need hand-holding?

Welcome back to the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast with your host Andrew Scott, a multi-unit restaurant owner with nearly 20 years of experience helping restaurant leaders grow sales, improve profits, and reclaim their time.

In this episode, Andrew is tackling one of the biggest challenges in hospitality:

"How do I get my restaurant managers to take ownership and accountability?"

If you're constantly pulling your managers across the finish line instead of coaching them to lead, this episode is for you.

Tune in to hear about:

✅ Why most accountability issues are rooted in selection or training

✅ How to shift from spoonfeeding managers to developing true leadership

✅ The power of scoreboards and measurable KPIs in driving performance

✅ How to structure weekly one-on-ones so managers come prepared

✅ The reporting secret that’s key to winning the week, month, and quarter

✅ How to identify if a manager has real initiative (or if they’re just holding a title)

This episode is packed with real-world examples, coaching approaches, and actionable strategies you can implement immediately to improve your restaurant management.

Key moments:

00:01:11 The Spoonfeeding Problem
00:02:48 Setting Clear Expectations
00:06:09 Making Unprepared Painful
00:12:08 The Scoreboard Principle
00:16:30 Leading vs Pulling
00:20:48 Training or Selection
00:23:46 The Two-Factor Test

Stop doing everything yourself.

Click play and learn how to build a team that actually takes ownership.

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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅

Claim your FREE Restaurant Weekly Financial Tracker to uncover thousands in hidden profits and optimize your costs (in less time than it takes to finish your morning coffee):

https://ghl.ownershifttraining.com/weekly-tracker-lp

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✅About Us✅

The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.

Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.

✅For Restaurant Owners✅

Interested in growing your restaurant business while working less? Book your free assessment call:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call

✅Connect With Us✅

https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/

Data is the secret weapon of today’s most profitable restaurants.

Join Andrew Scott and Russ Hawkins as they break down how to use numbers and data to scale your restaurant, cut costs, and increase your revenue.

If you're a restaurant owner, multi-unit operator, or manager looking to improve your profits, reduce staff turnover, or optimize operations, this episode is packed with actionable insights you can use today.

Tune in to discover

✅ How to use POS data to drive smarter decisions

✅ Why most restaurant owners are losing money… without realizing it

✅ Hidden margin leaks every operator should be tracking immediately

✅ The surprising way you can use data to reduce employee churn

✅ Real-world strategies to upsell and boost average check size

✅ Simple data points that reveal massive profit potential

By the end of this episode, you’ll know all the hidden profit leaks costing you thousands - that simple data tracking reveals instantly.

Key Moments:

00:03:00 Transaction Data
00:07:20 Seasonal Patterns
00:15:00 Upselling Performance Metrics
00:22:00 Promotion Effectiveness Analysis
00:27:40 Emotional Vs Logical Decisions
00:33:00 Labor Optimization Strategies
00:39:20 Internal Theft Detection
00:44:00 Data-Driven Growth Strategy

Ready to stop flying blind and start making data-driven decisions that actually grow your bottom line?

Listen now to discover the systems that transform overwhelmed operators into profitable business owners who work less and earn more.

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✅About Russ Hawkins✅

Russ Hawkins has spent over 35 years in the technology industry and is the president and CEO of the leading data technology and SASS Analytics company, Agilence.

Agilence, helps retailers, grocers, and restaurants improve their operational effectiveness and uncover preventable losses using the data already in their hands.

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✅Connect With Russ Hawkins✅

https://www.agilenceinc.com/

Email: rhawkins@agilenceinc.com

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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅

Claim your FREE Restaurant Weekly Financial Tracker to uncover thousands in hidden profits and optimize your costs (in less time than it takes to finish your morning coffee): https://ghl.ownershifttraining.com/weekly-tracker-lp

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✅About Us✅

The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.

Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.

✅For Restaurant Owners✅

Interested in growing your restaurant business while working less? Book your free assessment call:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call

✅Connect With Us✅

https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/