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Five Ways for Restaurants to Thrive When Offices Reopen

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Reinvent Your Catering Menu. Many offices are requiring individual packaging for catered food and even office snacks. Rethink your catering menu. Merchandise new take-out procedures that will make customers feel more secure — such as curbside pickup and mask and glove requirements.

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Why Data Is the Secret Ingredient for Successful Loyalty Programs

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When customers feel that the restaurant understands and caters to their individual tastes, it fosters a sense of loyalty and belonging, making them more likely to return. This is where the hidden hero of loyalty programs comes in: branded merchandise. Let’s take the refrigerator magnet, for example.

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How to Calculate and Improve Your Bar’s Profit Margin

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Reevaluating the prices of your drinks and knowing the types of drinks you sell can help you earn more for each bottle, as well as implementing portion control and even redesigning your menu. Calculate the cost of each drink on your menu, including the cost of the alcohol, garnishes, mixers, and anything else that goes into the drink.

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The American Restaurant 2022 (Post Pandemic)

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POP UP RESTAURANTS give a chef the opportunity to experiment with concepts, menu items, styles of service and preparation, and even multiple locations. Renting shelf or cooler space for your product places the merchandising, collection of cash and credit, and facilities maintenance in the hands of the store.

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Ultimate Restaurant Website Design Guide for Beginners

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Menu - Your menu page is one of the most important pages of your restaurant's website. Rather than uploading a PDF of the menu, create a text-based web page for it. This method is mobile-friendly and makes your menu easily searchable. Can customers see menu items without zooming in on a PDF?

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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Further, it has the potential to help customers place their orders where the menu can display past preferences and also upsell based on the available data. This trend will manifest itself at many levels, whether in retail labeling or how restaurants describe their menu items to customers.

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7 key restaurant revenue streams to prioritize in 2024

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Offering additional services, like delivery and takeout, meal kits and subscription boxes, and even catering and hosting special events can unlock new growth opportunities. Additionally, catering large events can help you manage your inventory more efficiently, reducing food waste and maximizing profit.

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