SpotOn

DECEMBER 30, 2024

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%. But many owners don't account for the high fixed costs of bars —like repairs, insurance, and alcohol theft which can leave them with less profit than expected. Labor costs.

Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2025

Turn Pricing into a Growth Strategy : A smarter approach to menu pricing can boost revenue and profitability without compromising guest experience. In one case, Incognia identified a single Samsung device that accessed over 200 accounts to fraudulently return more than $5,000 worth of stolen merchandise.

Delivery

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2025

. “While current economic conditions have a clear effect on dining habits, consumers are demonstrating remarkable adaptability, strategically allocating their spending based on what matters most to them – be it exceptional experiences, convenient access or maximizing value.”

Pricing

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

What Customers Want and How Operators Can Deliver Consumers want speed, ease of use and rewarding experiences. 94 percent of all consumers say speed is critical, with over 9 in 10 citing customer service as a top priority. Three-quarters of delivery customers value tech-enabled ordering and payments.

Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Despite softer nationwide searches for malls, restaurants/food businesses contribute to many of the top growing categories since 2019, including bubble tea, vegan food, beer bars, waffles and Filipino food, and make up 17 of the top 25 brands seeing the most consumer interest in malls.

Point of Sale

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 11, 2025

Prototype locations feature flexible bar layouts, zoned seating areas, integrated digital order screens, and dedicated mobile pick-up drawers to streamline service flow and enhance the customer experience as part of the Back to Starbucks efficiency drive. Seattle, Washington, US) Wed, 9 Jul – NCA ends funding for animal tests.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Your customers will recognize your business (or not) by your logo. But, if you have a playful style that could be embodied by a mascot character, consider developing a fun mascot figurehead to speak directly to your customers from your social media posts, signage, menu, website, and maybe even merchandise. Your Website.

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Alcoholic beverages, in particular, can have an enormous impact on guest checks, especially for bar and grill and more upscale restaurants. Engaging Customers During COVID-19. Consumers prefer an easy experience when they do choose to order food or buy products or services online. For projections, click here.

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We strongly believe that our significant experience in the QSR space, our strong digital focus, our ability to innovate, as well as our proven execution capabilities, will enable Subway to become a dominant player in the region.” “Everstone Group is delighted to be a partner and custodian of Subway in the region.

Franchise

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2020

After all, intuitive design and up-to-date information can turn a website visitor into a paying customer. Add photos and videos to show customers what they can expect. Share press and customer reviews for external validation. Check out this example from Barcelona Wine Bar for inspiration. Online ordering - Ditto.

Design

Lavu

JUNE 11, 2019

Coffee shops have a unique customer base that stands and waits patiently (we hope) for their lattes—and not selling merchandise is a lost business opportunity. Those minutes could be spent checking out your café’s merchandise instead of idly scrolling through Instagram feeds. How to Merchandise a Café. Travel Mugs.

Merchandise

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

“I applaud all of the chefs for excelling in the kitchen, and thank them for their devotion and dedication to continuously innovating our customers’ dining experience.” Starbucks' Largest Immersive Coffee Experience. Stephen Aheimer. Richard Grab. Allan Wambaa. FirstEnergy Stadium. Oregon Convention Center.

Delivery

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 2, 2023

It can also be the enemy of payment processing cost efficiencies and the ability to deliver a satisfying customer experience (CX). Whether you own or operate a bar, restaurant, hotel, resort, casino, or sports venue, your ability to control costs and deliver a satisfying CX depends on many factors. The list goes on.

Operations

7 Shifts

JULY 25, 2024

Delivery apps help boost your restaurant's visibility and attract new customers. The only tradeoff to this is that you and your customers have to pay additional fees, which typically fall between $0.49 Subscription boxes take the concept of meal kits a step further by providing customers with regular deliveries of meals or ingredients.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Alonso Castañeda , VP of Brand Development & Strategy for Savory Restaurant Fund, will discuss how the brands he works with have been able to take advantage of the current landscape to creatively serve customers. Additional Panelists include: Ryan Volberg – SVP and GM, PAR Restaurant Solutions Group. US Foods Holding Corp.

Kitchen Safety

7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Coffee Bars. Get to know your future customers, before they even step foot in your door. You may discover that your target customers enjoy an afternoon pick-me-up and are sensitive to price. Now, tell him or her about these key areas: Your unique selling proposition which details the value you're providing customers.

License

EATER

APRIL 25, 2023

The story starts in the mid-1990s, when an unknown schoolboy stepped into Fory Fay, a traditional bar and restaurant specializing in seafood and ceviche. Fory Fay serves mayonnaise and ketchup sachets alongside caldosas, allowing customers to doctor the mix as they please. Juan Miguel Pacheco outside Fory Fay.

Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

The company is exploring collaborations with corporate partners and charities, as well as merchandise sales, to keep its mission alive. "When Made with #5 polypropylene, customers can recycle the K-Cup® pods by peeling and disposing of the lid, composting or disposing of the grounds, then recycling the remaining empty cup.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Her wealth of experience with leading brands and impressive set of skills will be highly valuable to our business and its outstanding franchisees. Checkers & Rally’s will continue its tradition of putting the customer first and serving its communities by delivering high quality, craveable food at exceptional values.

Franchise

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Junction Food & Drink is preparing to bring a new dining experience to Colorado Center, with a multitude of food and drink options appealing to workers, residents, light rail users, foodies, and University of Denver students and faculty throughout the bustling area. Colorado Blvd.

Brewery

Deliverect

MARCH 17, 2020

Governments all over the world have been ordering restaurants, bars and other food businesses to close up shop - until further notice. One way to still serve your customers is through delivery or takeaway - two options that are supported by most, if not all local governments of the countries and areas in lockdown. .

Online Ordering

EATER

MAY 28, 2020

The dinner, featuring such dishes called Notes From a Black Pantry and Cart of Yams, was one of Tate’s Honeysuckle pop-ups, which explore and pay homage to the black experience through food and art. The pair, neither of whom had any restaurant experience before launching, started the Hood Vegan Chefs out of necessity. Ryan Soule.

Front of House

7 Shifts

JULY 20, 2024

With over 5 billion people using social media globally, platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok have become necessary tools for businesses to reach customers. Keeps your restaurant top of mind 68% of customers follow brands on social media to stay updated on new products and services.

Social Media

Sante

JUNE 9, 2020

As the country faces the challenges brought on by COVID-19, two food service industry leaders join forces to revolutionize the dining experience with an innovative sous vide solution. Sous vide provides a consistent safe dining experience that is healthier than other cooking methods that must add more fat to the preparation process.

Kitchen Safety

EATER

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The company has not yet announced further details on exactly how dynamic pricing will impact consumers, though it hopes that the new menu boards will “drive immediate benefits to order accuracy, improve crew experience and sales growth from upselling and consistent merchandising execution,” Tanner said on an earnings call. restaurants.”

Pricing

EATER

JUNE 12, 2023

They cannot have sleekly designed merchandise. The customers have to be at least a little bit annoyed when I walk in. The customers have to be at least a little bit annoyed when I walk in. The servers are allowed to know that the place is special, but they aren’t allowed to openly care about it.

Back of House

Cheetah

AUGUST 28, 2020

In response, people are looking for personalized experiences they can document and share online. Restaurants that capitalize on this create dining experiences that encourage brand loyalty by making customers feel unique. This also allows them to collect data on customer purchases to help them better tweak the menu.

Online Ordering

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 16, 2022

By drawing on an ever-increasing number of data points, baristas and coffee shop owners can understand more about the coffee they are using, which can help to enhance the customer experience. We know that the structure of a coffee shop can affect how baristas operate and how customers order.

Café

Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Alongside an exhibition, the event will feature the Roasters’ Zone, an Espresso Martini Bar, and the Latte Art Zone. Applicants should have experience in brewing coffee, ideally with Marco’s automated SP9 brewer. The three-day event includes exhibitions, seminars, workshops, and interactive experiences.

Sustainability

BNG Point of Sale

JUNE 19, 2020

Our 2020 merchant systems work with most payment methods, including credit cards, debit cards, making it easy for customers to pay in a way that’s best for them, increasing your chance for a sale. Other examples of our mobile point of sale benefits include processing gift and loyalty cards, creating incentives for customers to buy.

Point of Sale

Touch Bistro

APRIL 27, 2021

It’s clear that a well-design restaurant website is key to getting customers in the door (or ordering online), but great restaurant website design is a lot harder to achieve than you might think. Email Sign-Up Forms: Even if you don’t have a loyalty program, collecting customer emails is a great way to stay in touch with your guests.

Design

Lavu

MARCH 27, 2020

The reason is simple: comprehensive restaurant management systems make restaurant operations more efficient, straightforward, and ultimately beneficial to everyone involved, from restaurant owners to customers. Mobile and online ordering will put control in the customers’ hands. Menu customization. Modern System Capabilities.

Point of Sale

Open for Business

MAY 16, 2024

Diners are doing more research than ever and a restaurant website is a critical touchpoint of the guest experience. Accessibility and convenience for guests Make it easy for potential customers to find baseline information about your restaurant, like location, menu, hours of operation, and contact details.

Website Management

Clover - Restaurants

MAY 30, 2024

Figuring out which opportunities are right for your eatery can help increase profitability and bring in new customers. Any business that successfully launches new revenue streams can benefit from increased profit, new customers, and a financial safety net in case something goes wrong. Here’s where to start.

Merchandise

EATER

MARCH 9, 2022

On the outskirts of Cuenca, Ecuador, bar hoppers might accidentally wander from the Andes right into Los Simpson. In the latter, fans are greeted at the bar by a life-size Moe Szyslak cutout, who extends the phone Bart often prank calls in the series. Taberna de Moe in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico | Tamlin Magee.

Bar

Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

This change should be subtle enough so as not to offend your regulars, and compounding over time, saving 5% on 100 preparations of a dish can add up to a lot of savings, while not compromising the experience for your guests. Sure, it takes some oversight—and maintaining a great guest experience is a must.

Email Marketing

BNG Point of Sale

JUNE 19, 2020

Our 2020 merchant systems work with most payment methods, including credit cards, debit cards, making it easy for customers to pay in a way that’s best for them, increasing your chance for a sale. Other examples of our mobile point of sale benefits include processing gift and loyalty cards, creating incentives for customers to buy.

Point of Sale