Melissa Evans

Content Marketing Manager, Buyers Edge Platform

Melissa Evans is the Content Marketing Manager for Buyers Edge Platform with over six years of experience in the foodservice industry. She creates strategic content designed to help multi-unit operators boost profitability, streamline operations, and stay ahead in a competitive market. Her goal? To turn complex industry challenges into clear, actionable insights. And when she’s not writing about margins and menu strategy, she’s probably thinking about her next snack.

Recent Posts by Melissa Evans

Restaurant server delivers food to four guests seated around a table in a warmly lit dining room.

Restaurant Cost Savings: How Multi-Unit Brands Can Reduce Operating Costs

A multi-unit restaurant can sell more and still feel squeezed if operating costs creep up location by location. Cost savings for restaurants are not about cutting indiscriminately; they come from...
Chef reviewing food purchasing information on a tablet in a busy commercial restaurant kitchen

Food Purchasing Strategies for Multi-Unit Restaurant Operations

Food purchasing becomes significantly more complicated when a restaurant grows from one location to five, 25, or 100. What once involved a manageable list of products and a few supplier relationships...
Professional kitchen knives, tongs, spatulas, scales, and utensils for a multi-unit restaurant equipment checklist.

Commercial Kitchen Equipment Checklist for Multi-Unit Restaurants

When a single unvetted replacement part can silently derail a multi-unit brand’s entire operational consistency, how confident is your commercial kitchen equipment checklist in bridging the gap...