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Texting Your Loyalty: Avoiding Potential TCPA Litigation

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants hit hard during the COVID-19 outbreak may be doing all they can to stay in touch with their customers to encourage them to participate in takeout and reward them for their loyalty. Just because a customer has joined your restaurant’s loyalty program, that doesn’t mean you have consent to send text marketing messages.

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Simple Customer Retention Strategy for Restaurants

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A 2015 study found that nearly 70% of customers don’t return to a restaurant after their first visit, putting the average restaurant customer retention rate at about 30%. Recommended Reading: Simple Restaurant Marketing Plan for 2020 Reward Their Loyalty ?? Customer loyalty is formed with positive experiences.

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Tyga Bites and Sushi with an Attitude

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TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

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This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. Emotional Connection and Loyalty. Studying more than 5,000 customers in a loyalty/rewards program, researchers at Washington University in St.

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Virtual Acceleration, Raising the Bar and Insult Monitor

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To make this role easier, US Foods is introducing new enhancements to its Tipping Point program, specifically designed to help operators introduce new menu items and train staff on how to more effectively drive sales for Scoop products on the menu. Two-Hens Growth Fueled by Accelerator Program. A comprehensive training program.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Church’s Goes Hybrid and Curry Up Incentives Now

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This program, piloted last year, is designed to help KFC team members build short-term savings and create lasting savings behaviors. “This program is a way to empower and equip restaurant employees with tools and resources to help them succeed and achieve their goals. To be able to offer these types of resources means a lot.

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MRM Franchise Feed: TCBY at 40 and, Mr. Potato Spread to Franchise

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Both opportunities provide franchisees with a turnkey opportunity that includes a detailed training program, real estate/food truck leases, all kitchen equipment, inventory, supplies, and a three-month capital reserve among other benefits. For more information on the program, including the 2022 scholarship application details, visit [link].

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