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How to Handle Temporary Restaurant Closure during COVID-19

7 Shifts

However, many states that are forcing restaurants to stop their dine-in services are allowing them to operate as takeout and delivery-only establishments. Consider things like merchandise sales, inventory sales, or private cooking lessons. What measures can you take to make customers feel more comfortable ordering from you?

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Promoting Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Your Cafe or Restaurant

Ken Burgin

Brainstorm with your staff – as you engage them, their enthusiasm to communicate with customers will become natural, not something they need reminding about. Make plans to share with customers in your venue, on social media and through your email communication. It’s an issue for women and for men. Pink latte anyone?

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Keep your customers coming back: Effective communication strategies for hospitality

Kounta

Communicating in person. 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. Where people often go wrong is communicating one thing verbally, and another non-verbally. Believe us when we say it’s easier said than done.

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MRM Research Roundup: Year-End 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Digital transformation accelerates forward as restaurants go virtual : Across both on- and off-premise experiences, technology played an integral role in powering safe options for customers. NCR is the largest vendor overall and in the grocery sector, with major customers including supermarket giant Tesco and fuel convenience chain Marathon.

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5 Reasons NOT to Order Restaurant Supplies from Cheetah

Cheetah

Big names like Sysco, Restaurant Depot and others are now fighting to maintain their customer base as more and more SMB restaurants are making the transition to smaller, honest distributors like Cheetah. Is your supplier treating you like their #1 customer? We offer supportive services and partner discounts. Good for you!

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Ultimate Restaurant Website Design Guide for Beginners

7 Shifts

After all, intuitive design and up-to-date information can turn a website visitor into a paying customer. Add photos and videos to show customers what they can expect. Share press and customer reviews for external validation. Allow customers to place takeout and delivery orders through your website.

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Pivoting From an Economic Downturn

Modern Restaurant Management

As states reopen, restaurants must deal with rehiring staff, redesigning floor plans to comply with social distancing, and battling customer hesitation dine-in again. Since Georgia's push to reopen in late April, customers did not flood back to eateries at the expected rate. When It Comes to Your Customers.