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12 Tips to Increase Catering Profits This Busy Season

Cheetah

The busy season is underway, and for caterers and restaurants it is the biggest opportunity in the past two years to boost sales and make a hefty profit. Most travel and social distancing restrictions have been lifted and supplier indications point to a record breaking catering season. Reading Time: 4 minutes.

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Creating a restaurant website: Why it matters and how to nail it

Open for Business

Accessibility and convenience for guests Make it easy for potential customers to find baseline information about your restaurant, like location, menu, hours of operation, and contact details. Consider components like the navigation bar, home page sections, menu, press coverage, and photo galleries. A standalone menu page.

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MRM Research Roundup: Year-End 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The most popular day of the week for online ordering is Friday, with Mother’s Day 2020 coming out on top as the most popular holiday for online catering orders. The most ordered menu item of 2020 came from South Carolina chain, New York City Pizza, and its “New York” thin-crust pizza. percent and 17.9

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10 Father's Day Promotion Ideas for Restaurants 2024

SpotOn

Draft up a special Father's Day dinner menu Steak. Instead of having typical holiday dishes based on the seasonality of ingredients, craft special meal options for a Father's Day menu that'll turn some bearded heads. Grilled chicken. Mashed Potatoes. Just be prepared to see Dad fighting over the bill.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-November 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Among the highlights: Online Ordering sales of pizza (+9 percent), burgers (+10 percent), and fried chicken (+5 percent) were up from last year, but the largest trend in online ordering was sandwiches and wraps as guests give up on slapping bread together at home and restaurants pivot to menu items that travel well.

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4th of July Specials for Restaurants: Promotions and Ideas for 2021

Touch Bistro

They’ll appreciate subtlety, such as a beautiful flower arrangement in America’s favorite colors, or one well-crafted menu with a special of the day. Update Your Menu. One way to cater to these customers is by providing creative takeout options, such as 4th of July meal kits like grill-at-home BBQ kits, or fully loaded picnic baskets.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. Nearly a half (48 percent) of consumers are looking to pre-made/catered dinners, meal kits and takeout for their holiday meals. Diners Show Holiday Spirit.

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