Open for Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Quick links Market research and business plan Location and layout Budgeting and costs Licenses and legal requirements Creating the menu Staffing Technology and systems Marketing and branding Opening your restaurant Market research and business plan Market research and crafting a solid business plan are foundational steps in opening a restaurant.

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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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SpotOn

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

After the austerity and hibernation of the first couple months of the year, the spring season brings ample opportunities to fill tables and reach new customers. Advertise your egg hunt ahead of time through social media and email marketing, as well as in your restaurant's entryway so diners know to look out for pastel-colored surprises.

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EATER

APRIL 6, 2023

But after the flurry of press releases, joyful Instagram posts, and weapons-grade whining from a few who were left off the list, a somewhat altered Vancouver dining scene has emerged from the fray with hiked prices and impossible-to-score reservations. It’s a cash-grab for sure,” said one Vancouver chef who asked to remain anonymous.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 27, 2022

Restaurant operators have chosen to go digital to ensure customers’ health and safety as these touchless menus can help mitigate virus spread. In Hospitality Technology’s 2021 Customer Engagement Technology Study , it was found that 37% of diners prefer to dine at restaurants that do not have a paper/physical menu.

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

This proves that any restaurant business owner who wants to survive in this economy should be open to trying unconventional sales strategies to attract customers and continue making a profit. Once in your customers' hands, this piece of paper can directly influence what your diners order and how much they spend in one sitting.

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Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

The cost of living in a specific area factors into the going rate for a job, and salaries at fast casual restaurants differ dramatically from those in fine dining. They’re responsible for wiping up spills and doing any other needed cleanup during service. They coordinate all other kitchen team members and oversee service.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Restaurant reservation systems help solve one of the biggest challenges of the foodservice industry – managing the constant influx of reservations and customers. Resy has also launched its curbside pickup feature, “Resy at Home”, which lets customers order food for contactless pickup with no extra fee for the restaurants.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Restaurant reservation systems help solve one of the biggest challenges of the foodservice industry – managing the constant influx of reservations and customers. Resy has also launched its curbside pickup feature, “Resy at Home”, which lets customers order food for contactless pickup with no extra fee for the restaurants.

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Bingage

JANUARY 15, 2020

No matter what type of restaurant you are running whether it’s fine dining or a food truck, all need the same efforts to make it call a successful food business. The smart owner first analyses the reasons why a restaurant fail then try to overcome it by implementing effective marketing strategies.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Manager log books Even if it’s just a shared cloud document, you need a centralized place for your managers to exchange information. This keeps information from getting lost in the text and email shuffle. Management log books also cut down on confusion. Kiosk ordering Your busy customers don’t always have time to wait in line.

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Lavu

MARCH 23, 2020

With narrow margins, unpredictable crowds, and new trends such as delivery services, it is critical to provide customers a variety of dining opportunities, like hosting events. Offering your restaurant as a venue gives potential customers a reason to dine with you and experience your hospitality.

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Next Restaurants

MAY 26, 2020

The news may raise concerns for both customers and operators alike because it’s no secret just how contagious COVID-19 can be in public places. People that may have been loyal customers in the past may also be looking forward to cheaper options. That does not mean you have to alienate your current customer base.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 26, 2021

And Independence Day 2021 may be the busiest one yet, with 46% of American consumers reporting that they’re excited to dine out again as pandemic restrictions are loosened. For example, if you’re a fine dining establishment, diners probably aren’t looking for streamers and balloons everywhere.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 9, 2021

Restaurant reservation systems are specifically designed to help to automate the tedious process of taking and managing bookings. Restaurants are able to maximize capacity with multiple online booking touchpoints, including your restaurant’s website, web and mobile discovery apps, or even directly through Google. Weaknesses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

. “With 100 years of quick service success, the time has never been more perfect to envision what the next century of White Castle and the restaurant industry looks like. Miso Robotics understood where we could improve and stay true to White Castle’s brand of taste, innovation and best-in-class dining.

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Restaurant Clicks

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

While there are many that offer great features, some are better equipped for different service styles, restaurant sizes, budgets, and so on. . Restaurant point of sale software can often handle bookings, arrange seating, collect and track customer information, and more. Marketing & CRM. Custom floor plans.

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Kounta

AUGUST 13, 2019

One of the biggest mistakes a food establishment can make is not investing enough time and resources into training staff on how to speak to customers. Here are some tips on what to focus on when communicating with a customer in-person: Non-verbal communication: This includes tone of voice, voice quality, eye contact when talking (a big one!),

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BNG Point of Sale

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Merchant service providers offer these systems for sale or lease. POS systems help staff get orders right the first time, which increases customer satisfaction with faster turnaround times. Some systems let customers order for themselves right at the table or online, which also reduces errors and speeds turnaround times.

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Gourmet Marketing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We’re a Restaurant Marketing Agency that’s worked with restaurants for over a decade. Restaurant Marketing Ideas. As such, it’s important to use unique marketing ideas in order to truly stand out from other restaurants. Establish a loyalty program to offer your customers rewards. Work with food delivery services.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Manager log books Even if it’s just a shared cloud document, you need a centralized place for your managers to exchange information. This keeps information from getting lost in the text and email shuffle. Management log books also cut down on confusion. Kiosk ordering Your busy customers don’t always have time to wait in line.

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Lavu

MARCH 11, 2020

At the center of this technology lies a POS system in which a transaction between a merchant and a customer takes place. If you want your POS system to benefit management, employees, and customers, you should have a restaurant POS system that streamlines the process for all three groups.

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EATER

MAY 26, 2020

Travel and dining rewards don’t mean much when you can’t travel or dine. Grossman estimates the flights and hotel stays he booked on miles and points were worth close to $40,000. Cards that were once focused on travel and dining are, like all of us, embracing life at home. Getty Images. They’re right to be worried.

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Embrace the Suck

JUNE 13, 2022

I had a couple of events, private events, corporate dining events, and there were two more left on the book. I would say it's worth your time and energy to have your own delivery service that doesn't cost a lot of extra money. You don't get that with a third party delivery service. Donald Burns: No. It's interesting.

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Restaurant365

MAY 13, 2020

As the restaurant industry emerges from the effects of COVID-19, the restaurant labor market is much more volatile than usual. However, when restrictions ease and the economy picks back up, the labor market is likely to rebound, and employers will once again face high employee turnover rates. Average restaurant employee turnover.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

She moved to information technology in 1994 where she was instrumental in putting in the first network and email system for SBCI. Bill formally served on the Great Lakes Franchise Association Board, Del Taco’s Franchise Marketing Advisory Council and the Finance Excellence Advisory Council for Burger King.

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EATER

AUGUST 22, 2022

If courses were inspired by something exact, the servers mentioned its scene of origin: After Catelyn Stark arrests Tyrion Lannister at an inn, she dines on onions dripping in juices, and we got the same. At Elizabeth under Regan, her use of these sources transcended dining room cliche. Martin’s book series A Song of Ice and Fire.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Custom designed to be unlike anything currently on the water, the process to receive permitting and approvals charted unmapped territory for the United States Coast Guard and the City of San Diego. Hunter also has plans for a robust dining program in partnership with San Diego’s top restaurants and caterers. billion on average.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Focused on the retail, services and restaurant industries, the SpotOn ecosystem offers powerful technology to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a price they can afford. These include marketing, website development, omnichannel payments and point-of-sale (POS) solutions. "We're SpotOn Executive Team.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Flippy ROAR hits the market with advanced cooking capabilities to quickly learn menu items, allowing operators to appeal to new customers and retain eaters with consistently cooked options. Miso Robotics plans to offer financing options through TimePayments to empower food service providers to quickly adopt automation technology.

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EATER

MAY 29, 2020

Meanwhile Tock, a reservations platform that should be in deep trouble as bookings for dine-in experiences go to zero, just raised $10 million. We’re going to do that all through service. We have a busy service to do and stuff. Then I called our HR team, I said, “Why can’t I email the whole company?”

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EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2020

At another Brooklyn restaurant Lalou a few weeks ago, I scanned the QR code to find the menu and also the health screening form, where they collected my email in case they needed it later for contact tracing. Chicago is eliminating indoor service at bars and enacting a 10 p.m. curfew on indoor dining. .; Barry Brecheisen.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts to gaze into a crystal ball and re-imagine the future of dining. Coke Freestyle machines allow customers to make their selections using their own smartphone screen. Space is limited, click here to register. Here are their insights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature updated links for the PPP, the acquisition of Grubhub and contactless products and services. For the 2019 financial year, Grubhub had 23 million active customers, recorded 180 million orders, GMV of $5.9 PPP Revisions. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the U.S.

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