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17 Restaurant Promotion Ideas To Boost Orders And Customer Loyalty

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The right promotion at the right time can reignite business, whether that means a packed dining room on a slow weekday or reconnecting with loyal customers who havent ordered in a while. Are you trying to increase your direct online ordering ? Rewarding customers for ordering direct creates long-term habits that boost your sales.

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Contactless Before Contactless Was Cool (Podcast)

Modern Restaurant Management

In this episode of The Main Course host Barbara Castiglia talked with Tim McLaughlin, the CEO of GoTab, a Restaurant Commerce Platform (RCP) used by large- and mid-sized restaurants, breweries, bars, and hotels. So, they set out to solve another pain point: ordering. GoTab uniquely allows patrons to have freedom of choice.

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2022 Predictions: A Look at What Awaits Hospitality Tech Next Year (and Beyond)

Modern Restaurant Management

The pandemic has forever upended restaurants, wineries, breweries, entertainment venues, businesses that had been reluctant to embrace technology. Guests will have the ability to order through a kiosk, a server and through their phone all in one venue.

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How Coronavirus Could Change the Way You Get Your Favorite Craft Beer

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Competition is fierce for cans, labels, and customers as breweries rush to package their beer for home drinking It’s been a rough couple of months for craft beer. Like the coffee and wine industries, the entire beer ecosystem was upended as the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered breweries, closed bars, and scared people away from beer shops.

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The Ultimate Guide To Restaurant Marketing: Strategies for Restaurant Operators In 2025

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The right marketing strategy helps you get the most out of every dollar by increasing customer retention , boosting order volume, and encouraging repeat visits. Between online reservations, third-party delivery apps, and direct ordering from your website, digital interactions often happen before a guest ever steps through your doors.

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Best Prep for Super Bowl Off-Premise Programs

Modern Restaurant Management

With the Super Bowl and March Madness coming up, restaurant owners should be preparing now in order to capitalize on the influx of online orders. Restaurant owners can create a compelling offer to engage those subscribers that haven’t ordered but fit the demographics for a game day customer.

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Encouraging Diners to Order Direct—Here’s How to Make It Easy

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While these platforms do bring in orders, they also come with the price of high commission fees, loss of customer data, and a weaker connection between you and your guests. Its up to you to educate them on the impact and show them why ordering direct makes a difference. can be an eye-opener for customers.

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