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The 11 Best Restaurant Event Ideas That Actually Bring In New Customers And Keep Regulars Excited

ChowNow

You need ideas that will wow new customers and get the regulars excited to come back in. In-house promotions Leverage customers presence in-store by using flyers, table tents, A-frames, and mentions at the bottom of receipts. When its go-time, everyone should be cool, calm, and collectedthat includes both front and back of house.

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The Ultimate Guide To Restaurant Marketing: Strategies for Restaurant Operators In 2025

ChowNow

Whether its a loyalty program, strategic promotions, or email marketing campaigns, great marketing isnt just about attracting new customersits about keeping the ones you already have coming back. 4 Reasons Why You Cant Ignore Restaurant Marketing in 2025 Restaurant marketing in 2025 isnt just a nice-to-haveits a necessity.

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How to Read a Restaurant P&L (Profit and Loss) Statement + Free Template

SpotOn

Joe Nicholson was a manager and tech consultant at one of the busiest restaurants in Sacramento, CA—Tower Cafe. Now, as a copywriter at SpotOn, he helps restaurant owners and managers learn how to run a more profitable operation. Restaurant P&L statements can be downright confusing. Prime costs. Contribution margins.

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QR Code Restaurant Guide: 6 Tips for Success

SpotOn

Over the last several years, QR order and pay has gone from being a fringe technology to a widely used solution for restaurants, bars, breweries, and wineries. What started as a simple way to swap paper menus with contactless ordering during COVID quickly evolved into an operational solution to battle staff shortages and improve efficiency.

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Restaurant Management Training Guide

Open for Business

Teach your team when to handle issues in-house versus calling in professionals. Even talented staff can struggle to handle the daily demands of overseeing a busy restaurant without proper guidance. A well-structured management training program equips new leaders with essential skills while promoting ongoing development.

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Restaurant Profit Margin: 7 Ways To Actually Make Your Operation More Profitable

SpotOn

A bar or brewery is considered to be the highest profit margin restaurant business with a gross profit margin on alcohol that's around 80%. And sit-down operations tend to struggle the most because of more complex menus and service models. We all know it. Restaurant profit margins are pretty low.

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During Times of Crisis, Restaurants Are Always the First to Give Back

EATER

On that Wednesday, Dulan and Prince drove down Altadenas Woodbury Avenue, past downed power lines, and into the eerie darkness, where houses still smoldered and ash permeated the air. Restaurants are always the first ones to give back, says chef Daniel Shemtob, who lost his own Pacific Palisades home in the fires.