7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Restaurant managers also either oversee or directly respond to online reviews. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2023

With the Super Bowl and March Madness coming up, restaurant owners should be preparing now in order to capitalize on the influx of online orders. 5 Use social media and email marketing to promote Super Bowl specials and gift card promotions to attract customers.

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Lavu

MAY 27, 2020

Khatri, CEO of Lavu and MenuDrive, wrote that the National Restaurant Association 2019 State of the Industry report indicated that nearly half of adults were more likely to order food delivery online than just two years prior. While, on the other hand, restaurants adjust to curbside delivery and takeout orders.

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ChowNow

AUGUST 8, 2019

It’s not surprising that in the age of online ordering, pizzerias are uniquely poised to profit. Online ordering grows order volume and size , increases revenue, boosts efficiency , and fosters customer loyalty. Many pizzeria owners and operators are already fed up with these third-party online ordering fees.

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SpotOn

MARCH 12, 2024

Gigi Cohen is the Director of Marketing for MDP Restaurant Group. In her role, Cohen sets the restaurant marketing strategy, develops social media ads, and tracks the success of their online advertising and email marketing. The rest of our restaurants are in food courts, requiring different marketing strategies.

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SpotOn

MAY 13, 2024

  From crafting a summer menu that celebrates seasonal ingredients to offering cool beverages can enhance customer loyalty, adapting to the busy season with innovative menu ideas and online ordering can set your restaurant apart. Lean into marketing Summer brings a shift in consumer behavior and preferences. We can help.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

So far, 2020 has thrown marketing plans, advertising budgets, and restaurant growth out of the window. But as restaurants reopen and business starts to pick up again, it’s important you pick up your marketing plan too. Their business is built on the power of word of mouth—one of, if not the most useful marketing tools in the book.

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Next Restaurants

MAY 8, 2024

From innovative marketing techniques to strategic menu optimization, these methods offer a roadmap for encouraging repeat business and feeling excited to welcome new customers. By establishing a vibrant online presence, restaurants can cultivate a loyal following of hungry fans who are eager to post their next weekend outing.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Once upon a time, most restaurants operated on a patchwork of paper systems involving notebooks and back-of-the-napkin calculations, not to mention information owners and managers kept in their heads, hunches, and habits. Streamline the front of house. Run a smooth back of house. Streamline the front of house.

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ChowNow

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Our six tips for clever marketing will keep them coming back for more all season. Don’t forget to add the items to the top of your online menu in a “Featured Items” category, and promote them on your website, email, Instagram, Facebook, and other marketing channels. Spread the word via email.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Restaurant managers also either oversee or directly respond to online reviews. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 20, 2020

Email Marketing: Keep People Informed. Along the same lines, you'll want to have a crystal clear and effortless way for customers to sign up for your email newsletter. Along the same lines, you'll want to have a crystal clear and effortless way for customers to sign up for your email newsletter.

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Open for Business

JANUARY 26, 2023

And if restaurant owners don’t put restaurant marketing efforts behind a promotion, the best concepts can stall. Before launching any new menu promotion idea, it’s a good idea to go back to basics and get clear a few basic points first. Quick links What are restaurant promotions? Who is the target customer base? What is the goal?

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Apicbase

MAY 29, 2024

Market data, however, tells a different story. According to Statista , in 2023, the revenue of online food delivery was estimated at over $1 trillion, and it is expected to hold a 50% share of the drive-thru and takeaway food service markets by 2030. That is not too bad for a dying sector. That is not too bad for a dying sector.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Whichever way you go, remember that for every new restaurant you open, you'll need to conduct any necessary market research and document your planning process with a business plan and a feasibility study. You may also benefit from diversification in your market, particularly if you'd like to open your next location close to an existing one.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2021

As restaurants reopen and business starts to pick up again, it’s important you pick up your marketing plan, too. To help, we’ve created the ultimate restaurant marketing guide, covering strategy, creative, branding, marketing channels, paid and unpaid advertising, and so much more. So, where do you start?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

The National Restaurant Association launched an industry grassroots education and engagement resource available online at RestaurantsAct.com. Hundreds of restaurants are already taking advantage of this offer in Cox markets nationwide, with presence in ads similar to this one from Pensacola that is running today.

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Deliverect

MARCH 4, 2021

In this interview JP Then, the founder of Slerp , an e-commerce platform and order management system for the UK hospitality sector, shares valuable tips and tricks for the modern omni-channel restaurant that wants to optimize their online sales channels. How has online and mobile ordering changed the restaurant industry?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Some have white-labeled those same delivery services for integration within their organizations, and others have built out programs for pick up or delivery entirely in house. Delivery, digital ordering and the digital tools associated are at the heart of many discussions in the industry.

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Open for Business

MAY 4, 2023

Keeping your online presence up to date, cutting wait times, and highlighting your value all make for a dining experience that feels good to guests and keeps them coming back—no matter what’s happening in the economy. Your front-of-house team is your restaurant’s point of contact with guests once they walk in the door.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This is why, according to research from Sift , 62% of American restaurant guests fear data breaches in restaurants, and are often hesitant to order directly from restaurants that don't make them feel as though their data is safe. Table of Contents. The cost of restaurant cybersecurity. The cost of restaurant cybersecurity.

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SpotOn

APRIL 8, 2024

The National Restaurant Association says 45% of consumers plan to eat out or order online that day, making it the busiest and most profitable holiday of the year for restaurants everywhere. 💡 4 in 10 consumers will eat out or order online on Mother's Day. Moms aren't the only winners, however.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

And three, above all, we see the need for digital marketing automation continuing and growing into 2021 and beyond. Restaurant owners are as busy as they’ve ever been, so they will look for marketing platforms that allow them to efficiently and effectively set their marketing campaigns, to drive traffic and growth without added effort.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In fact, restaurants use an average of 3 technology tools to manage their back offices alone. If you’re on OpenTable, you have a robust online waitlist built in. It aims to be a tech solution to some of the most common back-office headaches restaurant owners face. Back of House is another good option in this category.

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Apicbase

AUGUST 5, 2022

If you look under the bonnet, you will see that struggling businesses often lack a clear restaurant marketing plan. Of course, marketing isn’t the only thing that makes or breaks a business, but it does give you an edge when you expand and open in new locations. You don’t need a fancy consultant to do your marketing.

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The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 29, 2020

One of the biggest challenges restaurateurs are facing today is marketing during the reopening. One of the biggest challenges restaurateurs are facing today is marketing during the reopening. The new reality for restaurateurs is going digital and leveraging online mediums to gain customers’ trust.

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Deliverect

JUNE 10, 2020

They house virtual restaurants which have no storefront and offer a menu of items only available for delivery via digital ordering platforms. You may have ordered from a virtual restaurant housed in a ghost kitchen without even knowing it. Cloud kitchens and COVID-19. That’s the big picture. Advantages of a ghost kitchen.

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Open for Business

MAY 19, 2023

Digital ordering has been a game changer, and the latest trends for 2023 could change how hospitality businesses operate even more. But the latest advances offer solutions for back of house too. Instead, they show orders on a screen and can even help manage how meals are coursed out.

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Ken Burgin

JULY 5, 2022

Every week in the Hospo Reset Newsletter, we share a product or service that’s caught our eye – for kitchen & beverage management, staffing, facilities management, marketing and overall productivity. Restoke manages back of house functions like recipes, menus, ordering, work lists, staff training, plus health & safety.

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Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

Shelter-in-place orders, dine-in restrictions and diners’ hesitation to eat out have combined to prompt restaurants to shift their focus to takeout and delivery. Sometimes called a virtual restaurant, virtual kitchen or cloud kitchen, a ghost kitchen is a food-service business that serves customers exclusively through online orders.

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ChowNow

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly half of all consumers have ordered delivery from a restaurant, and delivery sales have increased by 120 percent. This keeps costs lower and more predictable, giving more money and control back to restaurants. Keep an eye on delivery hours and order volume, too.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We quickly pivoted to offer Family Meals To Go and have continued to expand our third-party delivery partnerships in key markets, which has contributed to our continued growth, even during one of the most difficult years on record for so many restaurants. Here are their responses. Click here for part two. Shasta, California.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

There’s just less time to cook when there are parties to attend, house guests to entertain, cooking projects to execute, and holiday gifts to find. Retool the takeout menu with the goal of making it easy for people to decide what to get and order it from you. Send an email to guests about the new kids’ menu.

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Restaurant Engine

AUGUST 25, 2021

Their POS system allows you to manage credit card payments, take online orders and pickup orders, track your tables, customize your floor plans, and more. In addition, you can also manage delivery and pickup orders which ensures you’re meeting the needs of your customers. This allows you to later market to your customers.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Brands like Starbucks are increasing their drive-thru prevalence to accommodate the demand for contactless orders (1). Domino’s launched their “Carside Delivery” Service nationwide this June which would allow customers to receive their online order without ever leaving their car (2). DESIGN: It’s a new era of drive-thrus.

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Deliverect

JULY 24, 2020

The lockdown accelerated the adoption of online ordering and delivery tech as dining rooms closed and people were stuck at home. It has also brought contactless ordering and payment to the fore, especially as restaurants prepare to reopen with new sanitation and distancing measures in place. POS (point of sale) systems.

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The Food Corridor

MAY 7, 2020

Two common themes are food businesses transitioning to online ordering for delivery or curbside pickup, and others turning to an ecommerce model. Build your menu around what your best customers repeatedly order and optimize it for maximum efficiency. Lockdown or no lockdown, people need to be fed. .

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