Restaurant Business

AUGUST 11, 2025

There are multiple vertically integrated revenue streams, including catering. It hits five dayparts (breakfast, brunch, lunch, snack and dinner). Beverages (coffees) are a core of the menu. Pharmaceutical reps buy a ton of fresh pastries and treats to bring to doctors’ offices, Perez said.) Sign Up Thanks for signing up!

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 7, 2025

07, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Photograph: Kraft Foodservice We recently connected with James Beard Award semifinalist ® Chef Lamar Moore to talk about originality, consistency, and what it really takes to lead a kitchen. Newsletter The latest from Restaurant Business, sent straight to your inbox. Sign Up Thanks for signing up!

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 7, 2025

Dutch Bros has improved its use of paid advertising, which has helped with brand awareness. and the company raised expectations for the year, sending its stock up as much as 20%. The company was able to generate sales and transactions by bringing back lavender beverages and introducing Dulce de Leche while using ingredients already on-hand.

Point of Sale

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 9, 2025

Almost half (49 percent) plan to add catering services, while 45 percent intend to add private events. Whether you need to purchase catering equipment, renovate space for private events, or expand your kitchen capacity, good business credit translates to more options and potentially better terms.

Cash Management

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

With this restaurant advertising idea , you can leverage the power of social proof and user-generated content to attract new customers. Offer catering or delivery services for local businesses Becoming the go-to lunch option for local businesses is an effective restaurant marketing strategy to establish a steady stream of regular orders.

Marketing

The Restaurant Group

MARCH 23, 2025

This round-the-clock access means restaurants can cater to night owls and early birds alike, boosting customer retention and increased order frequency. Targeted advertising and special deals enhance personalized customer experience , increasing customer convenience and satisfaction. Catering to Large Orders Planning a big event?

Online Ordering

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

Greenlane sees an additional opportunity with catering. That’s not to say sometime down the road when we’ve got some mass in the market that we may look to centralize some of the production, but, right now, we’re so focused on doing everything individualized at each store, which we’ve found to be pretty successful.”

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 12, 2025

Sealey also suggests a trick for catering to customers who don’t like cilantro. He discusses his menu development process and shares that the restaurants will soon have a crispy duck salad and a grilled pork chop with sweet chile sauce and smoked eggplant relish. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe on Spotify.

Innovation

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The quicker businesses can feed that information back into operations, the better, whether for personalized dining, staffing optimization, or advertising and marketing. The question now becomes – how to make sense of that data and use it to elevate the dining experience.

2025

Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

Consumers still want great in-store experiences, even if they don’t always use them. Premium Financing The market for restaurant chains is heating up The Bottom Line: A pair of firms are reportedly making a play for Papa Johns, and Bojangles is apparently on the market again.

Operations

Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Provide family-sized or catering platters that combine classic favorites like pizza, wings, and nachos. You can offer a small discount for pre-orders, which can be advertised through social media, email, and in-store promotions to get customers excited ahead of time.

Social Media

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 8, 2025

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Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 8, 2025

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Fast Casual

Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Get a Free Consultation » #2: Host Culinary Classes and Workshops Many people love to learn , and hosting classes and workshops is a great way to cater to this part of the population. This provides you with the perfect environment to advertise your restaurant and host new and current customers.

Events

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 7, 2025

Naya’s menu also lends itself well to catering, which represents about 11% of sales. Naya also has dishes like kibbe (crispy beef-and-pine-nut dumplings), fatayer (a mini pie with spinach, lemon and sumac) and rekakat (three cheese wrapped in phyllo and deef-fried). Newsletter The latest from Restaurant Business, sent straight to your inbox.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

Consumers still want great in-store experiences, even if they don’t always use them. Premium Financing The market for restaurant chains is heating up The Bottom Line: A pair of firms are reportedly making a play for Papa Johns, and Bojangles is apparently on the market again.

Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

The report includes a market-wide analysis of out-of-home food businesses, excluding restaurants and grocers, and segment-specific insights into bakers, mobile bartenders, caterers, event-based businesses such as food truck and farmers market vendors, personal chefs, and home (cottage) food businesses. percent decrease in claims.

Marketing

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

Newsletter The latest from Restaurant Business, sent straight to your inbox. Sign Up Thanks for signing up! so it is creating another one The Bottom Line: The company plans to open more locations of its chicken tenders concept Saucy, even as KFC’s struggles worsen.

Leadership

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

If you cater to young, social-media-savvy diners, your messaging might be playful and trendy. Reach a wider audience with online advertising. A casual brunch spot might use a fun, lighthearted tone, while a high-end restaurant might opt for something more refined and elegant.

2025

Indoor Media

JANUARY 16, 2025

Experts estimate that consumers are confronted with between 4,000 and 10,000 advertisements every day. Or advertising. Your ability to understand and cater to your customers’ needs transforms one-time diners into loyal fans. Try our 10 Ways To Promote Your Pizza Restaurant to get started. Customers want to feel valued.

Website Management

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 12, 2025

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Loyalty Program

SpotOn

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Loyalty program costs might include discounts and free item redemptions, paid social media advertising, and printing costs for signage. Discount for catering orders. Your loyalty program expenses fall under your marketing budget. Offering a loyalty program, however, doesn't have to be a pricey endeavor.

Loyalty Program

Restaurant Business

JULY 29, 2025

There he served food based on what people cooked in the region from the Colonial era onward—not what was in cookbooks, which catered to a wealthy audience, but what normal people grew in their gardens. Previously, he earned national acclaim at Loyal Nine in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JUNE 20, 2025

Amber Polk , who was director of catering, is stepping into the role of vice president of sales and marketing. Christine Allen , who has been in customer relations for 11 years, replaces Polk as director of catering. Austin Green , the daughter of founder Don Hallett, has been promoted to vice president of accounting and finance.

Leadership

Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 29, 2025

The decision not to advertise membership signals a growing sense of disenfranchisement, most recently stemming from the CVA rollout. Roasters and cafés display their logos in shop windows to communicate to consumers and other industry professionals that they prioritise quality and adhere to high standards.

Education

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

17, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn DoorDash now offers services like reservations and advertising. Then last week, DoorDash revealed that it had acquired Symbiosys, an ad tech startup that will allow restaurants to advertise themselves on places like Google, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. Is that a good thing for restaurants?

Leadership

The Food Corridor

JULY 10, 2025

Some of his tenants—mostly caterers—went under. Don now advertises on The Kitchen Door and Craigslist, but most new tenants come through referrals—farmers markets, food truck circles, or word-of-mouth from current renters. Trying to juggle both the kitchen and his wine tour business became overwhelming. “It Then COVID hit.

Food Truck

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

Newsletter The latest from Restaurant Business, sent straight to your inbox. Sign Up Thanks for signing up! Trending Premium Financing Yum Brands chicken concept is struggling in the U.S.,

Loyalty Program

Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

Consumers still want great in-store experiences, even if they don’t always use them. Premium Financing The market for restaurant chains is heating up The Bottom Line: A pair of firms are reportedly making a play for Papa Johns, and Bojangles is apparently on the market again.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 8, 2025

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Leadership

Goliath Consulting

MAY 8, 2020

Important points to consider before starting a catering program. Off-premise catering is undoubtedly a compelling business opportunity for restaurant owners. Catering also gives businesses brand exposure and valuable marketing opportunities. But on average these numbers are much more modest. annually through 2019 (4).

Catering

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 9, 2024

With the post-pandemic return-to-office, business catering is in full swing. But business catering is a different beast requiring different menus, operations, and technology. What are the primary differences in business catering vs. party catering? Business catering is complex and high stakes.

Catering

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 18, 2020

At the beginning of the pandemic, Paul Dioguardi, owner of Colorado-based Hickory House Ribs, realized there was only so much he could do with the amount of available restaurant tables so he decided to focus on growing the catering side of the business. We advertised in local papers, supporting youth sports and wrapping our vehicles.

Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Perhaps you cater primarily to women, making platforms such as Pinterest more useful. Advertising. A bigger investment in advertising, however, can save a lot of time, since you can test ads with various messages, visuals, locations, and audiences with specificity.

Social Media

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2022

In order to attract more customers, advertise your prix fixe Valentine’s Day menu on social media, flyers, and more. To ensure that you’re catering to all types of customers, offer take-home meals and/or cocktails kits if possible. Offer Holiday Meal Kits and Cocktail Kits.

Social Media

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

If you’re catering to a Gen Z crowd (younger, with less money), you’ll want to be near public transportation. Also note whether they market via traditional media such as newspapers or subway ads, or if they only advertise online. Look at their social media profiles and see what kind of interactions they get.

Transportation

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2024

For restaurants with liquor licenses, catering to millennials is key. Consider seasonal flavors, cold brew variations, and creative blends to cater to a broader range of preferences. Use targeted advertising and promotions to capture the attention of less price-sensitive delivery users.

Beverage