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How Insurance Needs Differ for Traditional Restaurants v. Mobile Food Businesses 

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Traditional sit-down restaurants and mobile food businesses have uniquely different needs when it comes to insurance. And when it comes to a traditional sit-down restaurant versus a mobile food business, such as a food truck, catering business, or food cart, the insurance needs of both are vastly different and unique.

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Wrapping Up a Restaurant Marketing Trend

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. “Our marketing plan has always been to get new people to try our food,” he said. We advertised in local papers, supporting youth sports and wrapping our vehicles. We continued to advertise and market our food, focusing specifically on takeout and delivery to drive business.

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Niche Marketing for Restaurants: Finding Your Audience (Infographic)

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Whether you’re serving gourmet food in a fine dining establishment or flipping burgers next to the local university, there’s going to be an audience that works best for your business. For example, if you own a food truck adjacent to a university, you could focus your marketing efforts on college students.

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Five Tips for Celebrating Halloween at Your Restaurant

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Serve Special (Spooky) Food and Drinks. Do the same for your food menu and consider offering special party discounts to entice customers even more. Make sure the effort you’ve put into planning your Halloween party pays off by advertising sufficiently and strategically in the weeks leading up to the event.

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How Restaurant Owners Can Prepare for the COVID-19 Cold Weather Lull

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Should you consider entering the food truck business? Investing in digital marketing efforts, prioritizing Google ads, SEO and paid social media advertising can go a long way to reach new audiences during this challenging time. Does your dining room layout need a social distance inspired layout?

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How to Start a Food Truck Business

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Owning any business is a complicated venture, but the food industry is particularly competitive. Food trucks are becoming an increasingly trendy way to sell food, and for good reason. By managing to successfully run a food truck, you cut a lot of maintenance, utility, and wage expenses that come with owning a restaurant.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Opening a Food Truck Business: Part 3

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So you made it through part 1 of the guide , where we learned about buying a food truck, and choosing the best spots, and through part 2 where we dealt with limited storage and suppliers, and coming up with delicious menu offerings. An even better option would be to create an app specifically for your food truck.