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How to Get Started With Restaurant Email Marketing

Touch Bistro

Few marketing channels are as effective as restaurant email marketing. A whopping 59% of people say that marketing emails influence their purchase decisions. And, email has proven to generate the highest return on investment of any marketing channel at $38 for every $1 spent. Download Now.

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How to Tell If You Should Start Catering

Restaurant Engine

Some of your customers have even asked about catering options. But is a client base enough to start your catering business? Opening a catering business tied to your restaurant can add extra profits to your business. In this article, we look at how to tell if you should start catering. Let’s look at what you need to begin.

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The Guide to Success with Ghost Kitchens for Restaurant Owners

7 Shifts

A ghost kitchen (also known as a delivery-only restaurant, cloud kitchen, or dark kitchen) is a restaurant that is solely focused on cooking to-go meals. One ghost kitchen may contain multiple units where different brands can prepare food for delivery, and in some cases, pickup. What are the benefits of a ghost kitchen model?

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Ultimate Restaurant Website Design Guide for Beginners

7 Shifts

According to a survey conducted by S&P Global Market Intelligence, 40% of Americans are ordering more food for takeout and delivery now than they were before the pandemic. Allow customers to place takeout and delivery orders through your website. Online ordering - Ditto.

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The Complete Guide to Creating a Winning Restaurant Newsletter (+Real Examples)

7 Shifts

A great email newsletter. When done right, email marketing works wonders—you stay top of mind and increase order values. of customers make a monthly purchase based on marketing emails. But what makes email newsletters such an effective marketing strategy for restaurants? Emails are easy to track.

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[Live Panel Recap] New Ways to Make Money at Your Restaurant

7 Shifts

Traditional strategies for driving additional revenue in your restaurant such as new menus items, events, catering, or pop-ups have been displaced by changed consumer habits, regulatory guidelines, and dine-in restrictions. a bi-weekly email digest of the most important stories affecting restaurateurs right now.

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How to Transition Your Food Business to Delivery or Ecommerce

The Food Corridor

Two common themes are food businesses transitioning to online ordering for delivery or curbside pickup, and others turning to an ecommerce model. Transition to Food Delivery or Ecommerce. Create a Streamlined Delivery Menu. Your delivery menu needs to be focused and full of favorites. Delivery Logistics.