Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 17, 2020

There are short-term band aid solutions such as takeout, delivery, or even conversion into retail markets where wine inventories and local necessities take over space once occupied by diners, but they are not a replacement for a steady turn of tables. Even the best operators are at a loss for solutions.

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Goliath Consulting

AUGUST 2, 2022

The restaurant industry saw a significant increase in delivery and takeout during the COVID-19 lockdown. However, most restaurants were still getting more delivery orders than ever. Restaurants found that ramping up their delivery services had mitigated some of their losses from in-person dining during 2020 and 2021.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They're people leaders, customer service providers, line cooks, inventory managers, occasional bartenders, public relations reps, number crunchers, and even marketers. Delivery and takeout options are endlessly accessible for most. It all starts with a great marketing plan. What is a restaurant marketing plan?

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

The sauce has been handed down from great grandmothers and the bread doesn’t come off the back of a delivery truck – it is made on premise every morning starting at 3am. It’s the neighborhood food market that has controlled a corner of your town for decades. So, what is this higher calling? This is a place with a higher purpose.

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Indoor Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Many customers may feel better eating takeout than visiting your restaurant in person due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, in 2020, loyal customers spent twice as much on takeout meals compared to those who were not members. This underscores the importance of promoting takeout as a restaurant business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest news on restaurant recovery, delivery trends, top ice cream toppings and the ideal "delivery doughnut." “The market’s recovered a lot quicker than we thought… I think we’re in for a really good summer.” " Remarkable Resiliency.

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Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

Shelter-in-place orders, dine-in restrictions and diners’ hesitation to eat out have combined to prompt restaurants to shift their focus to takeout and delivery. In the strictest sense of the term, a ghost kitchen is an off-premise facility for the preparation of food for delivery. What is a ghost kitchen?

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Bottleneck Management

DECEMBER 7, 2020

” Secret Sauce launches as a delivery-only barbecue concept, operating out of existing City Works and Old Town Pour House kitchens around the country, and will evolve to offer pick-up and catering options in the near future. Bottleneck’s other markets will launch on Monday, January 4th, 2021. Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich.

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Xtra Chef

APRIL 7, 2020

This blog is being posted on behalf of xtraCHEF’s Marketing Intern, Kali Masciangelo. . Hi, I’m Kali , xtraCHEF’s Marketing Intern. I currently study Marketing at Temple University and am looking forward to graduation in May 2021. A s I got older , the restaurant became more of a family affair.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

” The experts at Parts Town authored a blog post for independent restaurants about how to transition toward delivery. . ” The experts at Parts Town authored a blog post for independent restaurants about how to transition toward delivery. .” MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Marketing Moves to Make Now. Beyond waiting for Congress or the states to act, what can restaurants do from a marketing perspective, to maximize the likelihood of survival during the final four to six months of COVID? Most are already offering takeout and delivery. Creating Empathy, Managing Your Reputation.

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ChowNow

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

When brainstorming restaurant marketing ideas, many restaurateurs seek out strategies that will help bring in new customers. Marketing to your existing customers keeps your restaurant top of mind leading to increased order frequency and higher ticket sizes. The math is simple: more orders over time equals more sales.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 6, 2021

In this blog, we’ve compiled tactics for restaurant success that will help you start 2021 on the right foot. Keep delivery on the table. If you shifted your restaurant operations in 2020 in favor of both takeout and delivery, you’ll want to keep delivery as one of your restaurant success tactics in 2021.

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ChowNow

MARCH 17, 2021

2020 flipped the restaurant industry upside down, and the restaurant industry statistics compiled in this blog post convey just that. It also sped up adoption of digital tools to facilitate takeout, delivery, and on-premise digital ordering. Restaurants expect 62% of their revenue to come from takeout and delivery in 2021.

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This blog takes you on a captivating journey through the birth, growth, and impact of Coffeefy, an establishment that beautifully combines work and leisure in one welcoming space. They focused on food delivery and takeout, trimmed expenses, and expanded their food menu.

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Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 28, 2022

According to one study , about 80% of diners visit a restaurant’s website before deciding to dine in or order takeout. Reviews and customer testimonials are powerful marketing tools, and this customer feedback helps encourage others to dine with you. Takeout and delivery options are the choices of many diners today.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

Take the Flights restaurant , for example: Partnering up with the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce, Flights started ‘Feed the Need Bay Area’ to leverage accounting support and marketing talent so that they could support the Bay Area community. Rid yourself of the non-essentials, get back to the basics, and work smart.

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Lavu

MAY 27, 2020

Khatri, CEO of Lavu and MenuDrive, wrote that the National Restaurant Association 2019 State of the Industry report indicated that nearly half of adults were more likely to order food delivery online than just two years prior. While, on the other hand, restaurants adjust to curbside delivery and takeout orders.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 13, 2022

As we end 2021 and consider the vast increase in takeout, comfort food, and overconsumption of alcohol that took place during the throws of the pandemic, many of us are resolved to doing better in 2022. During the pandemic the takeout market more than doubled. A new year always brings about opportunities for change.

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OneDine

JANUARY 9, 2024

With the onset of 2024, there’s no better time for restaurateurs to embrace innovative technological advancements to streamline operations, enhance customer experiences, and stay ahead in a competitive market. Note: OneDine offers a built-in delivery platform, so you don’t have to manage a fleet of drivers).

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine surveyed marketing experts to find out the best ways restaurants can market themselves now. Basant Baruah, Senior Content Marketer, Beaconstac. Below are a few examples of small and big F&B chains applying unique marketing techniques. Here are their insights.

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Chowly

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Marketing Trends In marketing trends, strategies focus on adapting to higher food costs through off premises options and promotions. Learn about Digital Marketing that's done-for-you. The economy defied expectations, avoiding a downturn, thanks to successful efforts by the Federal Reserve. million jobs added nationally.

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Restaurant365

JULY 8, 2021

For instance, the increase in customer expectations for convenience or the rise of online ordering for takeout or delivery already existed before the pandemic. Restaurants had to change business models, pivoting to a larger focus on takeout food and food delivery. The rise of off-premise dining.

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Cheetah

MAY 11, 2021

As a side-note, remember that although dine-in is back, delivery is here to stay. kitchen layout, takeout utensils and packaging, reservation and ordering systems, etc.) and that you comply with the SF takeout and delivery guidelines. . Restaurant Reopening Requirements. We recommend you read it here before reopening.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Domino’s launched their “Carside Delivery” Service nationwide this June which would allow customers to receive their online order without ever leaving their car (2). Which brings us to the next point on deliveries. DELIVERY: Food deliveries have soared in the past couple of months. of total sales (4).

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

.” You rapidly shifted operations and resources between different order modes, most likely approaching dine-in, delivery, takeout, or drive-thru differently. Your restaurant may have expanded takeout, online food delivery, or curbside pickup to increase your sales and adapt to the new reality. Drive Thru.

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Bingage

MAY 28, 2020

While the government has given a clean chit to online food delivery partners to resume their operations, some misinformation regarding the safety of these services has made people consider it unsafe for health. Tips for the restaurant owners to ensure safe online food deliveries and take away services – 1.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The ghost kitchen segment was already around at the beginning of 2020, but the market became even more significant in the restaurant industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. As food delivery boomed, and on-and-off capacity restrictions changed indoor dining, the ghost kitchen business model became more widespread.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 8, 2021

First, stay-at-home orders and dining restrictions prompted restaurants to focus on takeout and delivery. Now, the pandemic has impacted what the dining experience looks like, what guests want, and most significantly—the demand for delivery and takeout. The rise of delivery as a consumer trend.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 18, 2020

If your state allows dine-in, or perhaps delivery only, you are working to make critical decisions about staying open, changing your dining options (for instance, only seating customers 6 ft. apart), modifying your menu to serve takeout, or closing temporarily. How to Determine If You Should Trim Menu Offerings.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 6, 2022

In this blog, we’ve compiled tactics for restaurant profitability that will help you start 2022 on the right foot. Keep delivery on the table. If you shifted your restaurant operations in 2020 in favor of both takeout and delivery, you’ll want to keep delivery as one of your restaurant profitability tactics in 2022.

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Focus POS

MARCH 18, 2022

Suppose you are considering adding restaurant online ordering or third-party delivery integration. In 2021, 60% of American consumers ordered takeout or delivery at least once a week, according to Fundera by Nerdwallet. The Key to Success is Knowing the Facts. Online ordering is growing 300% faster than in-house dining.

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Chowly

MARCH 28, 2024

Marketing Beyond the Four Walls In the competitive realm of restaurant marketing, success hinges on more than just operational excellence—it requires authentic communication of the brand’s story. The pandemic spotlighted the detrimental effects of isolation on mental health, noting the imperative of open conversation.

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Cheetah

MAY 1, 2020

In an effort to help San Francisco restaurants stay afloat in this unstable economic reality, Mayor London Breed has recently capped the fees food delivery apps can charge restaurants at 15%. “In The time has come to drop the apps and set up your own delivery system that will be profitable now and in the future.

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Focus POS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Restaurants can leverage software like upselling prompts to conduct better and more effective marketing. Another service that has been increasing in popularity lately is delivery. A delivery operation can be very profitable if done well, but it requires the right software. Do your research. Industry-Focused POS.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 9, 2020

Marketing for restaurants has never been more critical. Your online presence is a key component of a successful marketing effort for your restaurant business. When considering starting a marketing campaign, it’s first essential to understand your target audience. Prioritize local SEO.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

While these types of kitchens have always been a feature of the restaurant industry, new trends in food service have led more owners and operators to consider adding them to their business model. Commissary kitchens may host a wide range of different types of food businesses. Who uses commissary kitchens? Your Restaurant’s Kitchen.

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