7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

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. Their business grows by word of mouth—one of the best marketing tools in the book. Restaurant owners and operators wear a lot of hats. Table of Contents.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2021

Their business is built on the power of word of mouth—one of, if not the most useful marketing tools in the book. To help, we’ve created the ultimate restaurant marketing guide, covering strategy, creative, branding, marketing channels, paid and unpaid advertising, and so much more. Which is where your restaurant marketing plan comes in.

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Marketing 2021 SEO Loyalty Program 195

Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

What is Restaurant Table Turnover Rate? Table turnover rate measures of how often a table is occupied by a new group of guests during a specific period of time. It is calculated by dividing the number of guests served by the number of tables available during that time period. The ideal turnover rate changes based on type of restaurant.

Seating 173

Seating Mobile Ordering Customer Service Cash Management 173

Open for Business

MAY 4, 2023

You can have spectacular house-made charcuterie and a kitchen full of James-Beard-Award-nominated chefs, but the food won’t matter if other pieces of the puzzle are missing. Make sure your staff training program is on point As Massimo Bottura told The World’s 50 Best Restaurants , “The waitstaff are more than 50% of the experience.”

Take-out 78

Take-out 2023 Customer Service Online Ordering 78

The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 26, 2022

It should have all the programs required for front-of-house and back-of-house calculations, such as financial tracking, inventory reports, etc. Restaurant Reservation System. Restaurants are slowly transitioning from the traditional pen and paper booking method to the restaurant reservation system.

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2022 Management Management Loyalty Program 69

Restaurant365

JUNE 9, 2021

You can use data to improve restaurant operations, both in your front of house (FOH) and back of house (BOH). Restaurant KPIs impacting a profitable front of house. A new customer may book a reservation or an event, which means the customer will receive confirmations and reminders.

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Apicbase

AUGUST 5, 2022

You can do most, if not all, in-house. And secondly, talk with your front-of-house staff. If you look under the bonnet, you will see that struggling businesses often lack a clear restaurant marketing plan. Okay, stop right there, if you’ve started googling for a restaurant marketing agency.

Marketing 97

Marketing Operations Social Media Email Marketing 97

Open for Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Market research Before you even think about the menu or location, you need to understand the guests who will walk through your doors. Are you targeting families, young professionals, or a little bit of everything? Knowing your audience will inform your menu, but more importantly, your restaurant’s overall vibe and service style.

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License Email Marketing Seasonal Menu Front of House 78

Deliverect

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Booking management, analytics and client knowledge is included, as well. The platform supports order organization by dish order, time tracking in the kitchen and ticket printing in the front of house and in the kitchen. When you’re running a restaurant, choosing a point-of-sale (POS) system can make or break the business.

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POS Delivery Cash Management Point of Sale 60

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

With the right tech tools, managers can ease their workloads, employees enjoy a much smoother scheduling process, and guests benefit in countless ways — from mobile ordering to digital menus to better ways of making and managing reservations. A full 55% of consumers consider takeout and delivery essential to their restaurant experience.

Operations 367

Operations Management Management Mobile Ordering 367

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

With the right tech tools, managers can ease their workloads, employees enjoy a much smoother scheduling process, and guests benefit in countless ways — from mobile ordering to digital menus to better ways of making and managing reservations. A full 55% of consumers consider takeout and delivery essential to their restaurant experience.

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Operations Management Management Mobile Ordering 352

7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2022

Reservation software keeps your hosts organized, review sites provide you with actionable feedback on your performance, and staff management software keeps your team in sync with auto scheduling. In 2022, there aren't many areas in restaurant management that can't be made better with technology. Top Restaurant Management Apps. TouchBistro.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning. Ritual : Clean, simple online ordering with a loyalty program option and POS integration. Ideal for venues with simpler or more limited offerings.

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Technology Mobile Ordering Social Media Online Ordering 312

Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. It's not only your business and your livelihood— it's also your dream. Unfortunately, if your restaurant is typical, your profit margins are exceedingly narrow. According to a recent Forbes article , sit-down restaurants make a profit of about 6%. So, why do it?

Email Marketing 72

Email Marketing Merchandise Website Management Point of Sale 72

Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. It's not only your business and your livelihood— it's also your dream. Unfortunately, if your restaurant is typical, your profit margins are exceedingly narrow. According to a recent Forbes article , sit-down restaurants make a profit of about 6%. So, why do it?

Email Marketing 52

Email Marketing Merchandise Website Management Point of Sale 52

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Restaurant of the Future Panel.

Kitchen Safety 206

Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 206

Lavu

MARCH 11, 2020

The restaurant industry has been evolving consistently over the years. From the introduction of point of sale (POS) systems to accounting systems, technology is changing the ways restaurants operate today. Some of the practices that used to be acceptable a few years ago are no longer the norm. . You may also be unsure where to start.

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Management Management Cash Management Mobile Ordering 78

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

” Evidence of indirect and/or contractually reserved control over essential employment terms may be a consideration for finding joint-employer status under the final rule, but it cannot give rise to such status without substantial direct and immediate control. NLRB Issues Joint-Employer Ruling.

Mobile Ordering 140

Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Experience Back of House 140

Touch Bistro

JULY 15, 2021

and adding a reservation or online ordering widget. The challenge is, restaurant marketing and promotions can take many forms, and not every strategy will resonate with every diner. As a result, it’s important to test out different types of restaurant marketing ideas and trends to see what resonates most with your target audience.

Marketing 77

Marketing 2021 Email Marketing Social Media 77

Apicbase

APRIL 5, 2024

By integrating software and hardware like POS systems and kitchen printers with back-of-house systems like accounting and inventory management software, restaurants can achieve greater efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. What Back-of-House Processes Can Restaurants Automate? What Back-of-House Processes Can Restaurants Automate?

Back of House 52

Back of House Front of House BOH Point of Sale 52

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know. TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more.

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Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 173

Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Upserve basically handles everything, from the reception in the front to the back office. Reading Time: 5 minutes. A Point-Of-Sell system (POS) is the main hub of any restaurant. It basically governs any and all transactions made at your restaurant. Table of Contents Square Upserve Revel Toast SpotOn Product features.

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POS Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Cash Management 78

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

Since its inception in mid-March, more than 500 restaurants around the world have joined the program and are reporting sales ranging from several thousand dollars to up to $60,000. "The program is inventive and very attractive to our guests." "The program is inventive and very attractive to our guests."

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Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order Recycling 151

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features tech companies winning funding, AI in the kitchen, DoorDash invests in brick and mortar and the gamification of food ordering. Ordermark Raises $120M in Series C Funding. Ordermark closed its $120M Series C funding round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2[1] and joined by returning investor Act One Ventures.

Online Ordering 144

Online Ordering Customer Service Seasonal Menu Food Order 144

Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Restaurant management software should enable your front of house staff to efficiently split up table management, process payment, and adjust gratuity or taxes, and allow your management to quickly control refunds, voids, comps, and order status at any point. Cloud-based management. Automated tracking of sales and taxes.

2020 117

2020 Management Management Mobile Ordering 117

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a lot of technology and robotic news, virtual food halls and healthy kid menus. Flippy ROAR for Sale. Miso Robotics launched global commercial availability of the Flippy Robot-on-a-Rail (ROAR) – a zero-footprint, cost-efficient intelligent robotic kitchen assistant for the evolving commercial kitchen.

Kitchen Safety 155

Kitchen Safety Online Ordering Food Safety Point of Sale 155

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the impact of cold weather on restaurant viability, why franchises need to be nimbler and the pandemic's effect on guest expectations. Restaurant Adaptation. Limitations and consumer demand. A vast majority of the U.S. restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 221

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2020

Department of the Treasury, issued new and revised guidance for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This guidance implements the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA), signed into law by President Trump on June 5, 2020, and expands eligibility for businesses with owners who have past felony convictions. PPP Revisions.

Food Safety 169

Food Safety Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 169