Restaurant Engine

MARCH 15, 2023

Restaurants all over the country want similar things. Let’s look at seven ideas to increase your restaurant’s website traffic. #1: Here are some essential tips: Use keywords that relate to your restaurants. It takes diligence to create, plan, and write your blog posts. Blog posts are essential.

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7 Shifts

JULY 30, 2021

With plenty of restaurants to choose from, you want to make sure yours stands out from the rest. You may have the finest ingredients, the friendliest staff, and a picture-perfect venue, but if your restaurant isn't getting noticed, all that hard work will go to waste. Did you know that over 35% of restaurant customers in the U.S.

Email Marketing 370

Email Marketing Social Media Loyalty Program Website Management 370

Goliath Consulting

MAY 31, 2023

Are you a restaurant owner or manager looking for ways to attract more customers and increase sales? This location-based marketing technique uses GPS or RFID technology to create a virtual boundary around a specific area, such as your restaurant’s location. How does Geo-fencing for Restaurants Work? What is Geo-fencing?

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In the restaurant industry, every bit counts. In this blog post, we will discuss suggestive selling and how it can improve your restaurant's bottom line. In this blog post, we will discuss suggestive selling and how it can improve your restaurant's bottom line. Higher tips and checks.

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EATER

APRIL 2, 2024

Food delivery apps have recently added new fees in response to minimum pay rules in New York City and Seattle. Not restaurants, who feel gut-punched by the commission apps take from them. Not restaurants, who feel gut-punched by the commission apps take from them. No one is happy about the delivery apps.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

Successful restaurant owners have many traits in common. Here we've outlined seven practices of highly successful restaurant owners. The fact that 60% of restaurants fail in their first year and 80% close within five years of their grand opening is an indication that few have what it takes for long-term success.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Restaurant owners and operators wear a lot of hats. And the big restaurant brands are only getting bigger , making it even harder to stand out. You need to put yourself in front of diners, get them in your door, and turn them into ambassadors of your restaurant that come back and tell their friends about you. Table of Contents.

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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. Whatever plans and forecasts you had for your restaurant are yesterday’s bread now. But as restaurants reopen and business starts to pick up again, it’s important you pick up your marketing plan too.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Having an online presence that’s consistent, accessible, and engaging is one of the best ways for your restaurant to make a great first impression to prospective customers. Now more than ever, people are going online first and foremost when they want to find a new restaurant or learn more about one they’d like to try. Not convinced?

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Loyalty Program Marketing Social Media Mobile Ordering 284

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

What are the benefits of self-operated delivery for restaurants? These fees, when not managed, cut deep into razor-thin margins, and in some cases, can contribute to a restaurant closing for good. Without existing apps, this lives on your restaurant’s website. Which means no fees paid to UberEats, GrubHub, Postmates, DoorDash.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. In addition to their main duties, restaurant managers also have to contend with all the unwritten or hidden responsibilities that fall on them.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2021

A restaurant is only as good as the team behind the scenes. We’ve also included tips on how to keep them involved in your operational processes to improve their experience and keep them coming back for more. If your restaurant has a blog, consider adding author bios to your blog posts.

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Social Media Customer Experience Email Marketing Online Ordering 204

Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

How you run and track your payroll accounting has a significant impact on restaurant operations. From hiring and onboarding to running employee payments and paying taxes, payroll touches on many different parts of a restaurant business. Tracking labor and payroll data for restaurant employees.

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Next Restaurants

JULY 23, 2021

As a restaurant business owner, it is sometimes difficult to juggle operating and marketing your restaurant all at once. Indeed, there needs to be some kind of balance between the effort you invest into your restaurant on a daily basis and the energy you spend on promoting this restaurant. By Nancy Howard, Contributor.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 27, 2020

We’ve created this COVID-19 restaurant closure guide to help restaurateurs like you navigate these difficult times. If local laws mandate that you have to shut your restaurant down, then you must comply. If your state considers restaurants non-essential, then you must shut down for the time being.

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Restaurant Engine

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

According to experts, nearly 80% of people will visit a restaurant’s website before dining in or taking out food. Because of this, it’s basically the open door to your restaurant and your menu. You can see how important it is to keep your restaurant’s website functioning, fast, current, and secure.

Website Management 110

Website Management Social Media SEO Email Marketing 110

Hot Schedules

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

With the very food and beverages your restaurant relies upon to operate no longer assured, knowing who to trust and what to expect over the coming months becomes essential. You have lots of choices on which companies supply your restaurant inventory, but how do you spot and manage great food suppliers? b3lineicon|b3icon-tray|?

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Goliath Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2023

In today’s competitive food industry, effective local restaurant marketing is the key to success. For restaurants seeking to increase their customer base, enhance visibility, and build long-lasting relationships with patrons, a well-rounded marketing strategy tailored to the local community is essential.

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Loyalty Program Marketing Email Marketing SEO 78

7 Shifts

AUGUST 26, 2021

The fast-paced nature of the restaurant industry makes it difficult for owners and managers to sit down, let alone read reports, restaurant magazines and blog posts to gain industry knowledge. Podcasts are an effective way to stay up-to-date on industry trends, and get tools and resources to help you run your restaurant.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2021

With a new year comes new challenges, and after the year for the industry that was 2020, we want to help set your restaurant up for success in 2021. As restaurants reopen and business starts to pick up again, it’s important you pick up your marketing plan, too. Which is where your restaurant marketing plan comes in.

Marketing 195

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2020

Is your restaurant putting itself front and center or have you unintentionally silenced your brand’s voice? All it takes is an Internet connection, a bit of marketing savvy, and these expert tips. Avoid irrelevant content, being overly promotional, and inundating the public with pushy ads.

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The Rail

MARCH 7, 2023

By Sarah Jarosz, Contributor Social media has revolutionized how businesses market their products and services, and restaurants are no exception. Whether you're a small, local restaurant or a large, chain restaurant, social media can be a powerful tool to help you attract new customers and build brand awareness.

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7 Shifts

JULY 10, 2020

Restaurants took a major hit from COVID-19 in 2020, with sales dropping by 79% in mid-March. If your restaurant was forced to shut down during the worst of the pandemic, then you’re not alone. Here’s how to plan your restaurant’s grand opening (or re- opening) to get back to business with a bang. 1 Set goals for the event ??

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Sling

JULY 4, 2021

Restaurant marketing has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. We’ve compiled some of the most effective restaurant marketing tips to help you win your market. Then, like the video you shot, display them on all your social media channels, on your website, and in your blog posts. 1) Produce A Food-Prep Video.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. In addition to their main duties, restaurant managers also have to contend with all the unwritten or hidden responsibilities that fall on them.

Management 195

Management Management Kitchen Safety Front of House 195

7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

COVID-19’s impact on restaurants around the world has been ramping up thanks to necessary social distancing measures—particularly in North America, where 4-5 meals are eaten away from home every week —and restaurateurs are feeling the squeeze on their bottom line.

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Restaurant Engine

JULY 27, 2022

Grab online users attention to draw them into your restaurant. It’s never been more important to draw customers into your restaurant and increase your online ordering. In this article, we look at how you can get more online attention for your restaurant with these five tips. #1: Where is your restaurant?

Email Marketing 105

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

If you’ve taken a look at Grubhub’s app lately, you may have noticed an immense amount of new restaurants available for online ordering. After all, the delivery giant more than doubled what they call their “restaurant inventory” in the past quarter. Grubhub added 150,000 “non-partnered” restaurants to its platform last quarter. .

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Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The new year turns a corner for many restaurants and paves the way for restaurant success. The COVID pandemic has certainly created an unpredictable restaurant industry this year. With restaurants across the United States pivoting on an almost weekly basis, many owners are wondering how to be successful in the coming year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine surveyed marketing experts to find out the best ways restaurants can market themselves now. 'Safety' is what I believe to be most important now to help assure patrons to revisit their favorite restaurants. . 'Safety' An app-first experience for restaurant chains.

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ChowNow

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

When brainstorming restaurant marketing ideas, many restaurateurs seek out strategies that will help bring in new customers. Marketing to your existing customers keeps your restaurant top of mind leading to increased order frequency and higher ticket sizes. Start a restaurant loyalty program. Keep customers engaged with email.

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The Rail

MARCH 29, 2024

By Owen Baker, Contributor Like any other business, a successful restaurant must be promoted properly. In previous years, word of mouth may have been enough in terms of restaurant marketing. A good restaurant marketing strategy must also leverage public relations (PR). What is Restaurant PR? Not anymore.

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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. Ghost kitchens cut the cost of real estate and labor by reducing the restaurant model to accommodate off-premise food sales. What is a ghost kitchen?

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Restaurant Engine

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The social media benefits for your restaurant are vital to your success. You know your restaurant needs to leverage the tremendous power of social media, and you may utilize some platforms. This article examines why the best restaurants have these four social media accounts and how you can harness their power for your business. #1:

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Hot Schedules

MAY 7, 2020

These quick tips will help ease the scheduling process as your staff comes back. As you wrestle with the question of when to reopen your business, here are a few tips for bringing your team back on to HotSchedules. Your employees could simply be inactive or maybe they need to be “rehired” and added back into HotSchedules and your POS.

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Employee Relations Blog Customer Service POS 78

Culinary Cues

JUNE 6, 2020

You wash and dry the cut (damn, it’s on the tip of my index finger where it is impossible to stop the bleeding) wrap it tightly with three band-aids and double up your gloves hoping that the blood won’t give away your misguided knife handling. Somehow you are nervous – why is that? Back to work – the only thing hurt is your ego.

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Kitchen Safety Recycling Supplies Training 392

Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 9, 2020

People love your food, and they want it outside your restaurant, too. You have a restaurant, and people already love your food. Opening a catering business tied to your restaurant can add extra profits to your business. The most important thing to consider is whether or not you have the resources to manage the added work.

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