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How to Plan Your Restaurant's Grand Re-Opening Event

7 Shifts

Consider food costs, labor costs, and cost of marketing your reopening. Plan your budget to include food costs, labor costs, operating costs, marketing costs, and any extra costs such as for party favors and special decor. Additionally, by keeping the menu to a limited number of dishes, you can better plan and manage your food costs.

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How to use QR Codes for restaurant marketing and management – dozens of easy examples

Ken Burgin

Include a code in printed marketing material : flyers, postcards and posters can all have a QR code added for contact details, Facebook and Instagram accounts or special Coupons. Share Recipes and Food Stories : put a small QR Code on your menu next to key dishes. Need equipment repairs ?

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Takeout For Good and Menus Go Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative. ” Over 200 food banks face a surge in demand for emergency food aid in the wake of COVID-19. Aramark Creates Safety Plans.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-July 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Using order data from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 and a national consumer survey, DoorDash’s mid-year report checks in on popular food trends, nationally and regionally, how users ate through social distancing, cravings across the country, and more.

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Defining a Post-COVID19 Consumer: What Your Guests Will Look for When They Walk Through Your Doors

Goliath Consulting

First, we know that consumers will continue to regard safety and sanitation in high importance, possibly going towards 2021 (1). Restaurants need to openly communicate their safety standards to their customers and make sure they are being perceived as a safe establishment.” A Safe Environment with a Touch of Convenience.

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7 Creative Ways to Use Videos to Promote Your Restaurant

Restaurant Engine

Because people who enjoy your food are more likely to return, and they’re more likely to tell people about your restaurant, you want to do everything you can to engender their loyalty. For example, offer them several coupons for free meals. For example, one video might be showcasing everyone’s favorite food at your restaurant.

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7 Proven Marketing Strategies for Cloud Kitchen To Attract and Retain Customers in Saudi Arabia

The Restaurant Times

Cloud kitchens, also known as virtual restaurants, dark kitchen, ghost kitchen, and delivery-only restaurants, have taken the restaurant industry by storm. The cloud kitchen concept is also being welcomed in the Saudi Arabia F&B space. How To Market Your Cloud Kitchen In Saudi Arabia.