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THE DE-SOCIALIZATION OF URBAN AMERICA

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This may seem like a strange topic for a blog focused on the restaurant industry and the world of food but hear me out. And urban bars and restaurants are finding it near impossible to fill their seats (especially during the once busy lunch period) and meet the cost of doing business. Food for thought.

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How to Get Restaurant Patio Seating Right

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Right now, restaurants are relying heavily on outdoor patio seating for a large part of their dine-in revenue. If you have the available space, patio seating is a great way to boost your sales and keep customers safe during the pandemic. However, it’s essential that restauranteurs get their outdoor seating right: .

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How to Plan Your Restaurant's Grand Re-Opening Event

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Pssst, if this is your first opening, check out our blog on How to Start a Restaurant! ] Set a goal for your restaurant’s grand opening—whether it’s seating capacity, an order volume, or revenue for your first day back in business. Alternatively, bar seating must be closed until physical distancing requirements are eased.

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Seven Traits of Successful Restaurant Owners and Managers

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There are email marketing campaigns, SMS or text messaging, social media, and blog posts. Expand or Remodel Expanding your restaurant's outside seating area with a deck, patio or tent, could bring you real financial benefits. Adding a bar to that outdoor space can increase revenue even more. Join your local chamber of commerce.

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SUPPORT SMALL RESTAURANTS EVERYDAY

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When you are walking down the street, thinking about where to eat today – drive by that enormous parking lot for your favorite brand restaurant and park on a side street, enjoy a short walk, and pop into that Bistro with 30 seats and 8 stools at the bar. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Don’t forget it. Restaurant Consulting.

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DO IT RIGHT

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When a destination welcomes more people than there are restaurant seats then even the mediocre seem to thrive but check back in a year or two and you will probably find a new owner, a new concept, and a different shot at success. Set the bar right from the beginning – We want to be the best fish fry restaurant in town. Do it right!

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EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE IN SHORT SUPPLY

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That world-famous bar-b-que joint that has been around for generations is in jeopardy. Allowing those operators to open with a restriction of 25% or 50% capacity does not help a business that depends on filling their seats and turning tables once or twice on a weekend night. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.