Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 16, 2022

For many coffee shop owners, including seasonal food and beverages is essential to boost sales and maintain customer interest. But what factors need to be considered when designing a seasonal menu? I spoke to two coffee shop owners and a head barista to better understand what goes into designing an autumn menu.

Design 157

Design Menu Seasonal Menu Social Media 157

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They're people leaders, customer service providers, line cooks, inventory managers, occasional bartenders, public relations reps, number crunchers, and even marketers. It all starts with a great marketing plan. Your marketing plan is the cornerstone of your restaurant's success and business plan. Table of Contents.

Seating 222

Seating Email Marketing Marketing SEO 222

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2021

As a restaurant owner, digital marketing can be a daunting task that takes up valuable time, energy, and resources. Most simply do not have the time needed to research digital marketing strategies, let alone implement them. This often means marketing and advertising efforts are done on-the-fly or simply 86’d.

Marketing 199

Marketing Social Media Mobile Ordering Website Management 199

Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Many of these spaces were repurposed factories or storefronts, and had not truly been designed with customer experience in mind. . I spoke to some baristas and café owners to learn about more of the factors that influence café design. Exploring Some Of The Major Trends In Café Design. How Travel Influences Café Design.

Café 172

Café Influencer Design Social Media 172

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2024

How can you keep customers returning to your restaurant when so many choices exist? This stresses the need for customer retention programs. Today, customers find restaurant brands through influencers, social media, review sites, and multiple channels. It increases the restaurant sales and builds a loyal customer base.

Loyalty Program 126

Loyalty Program Point of Sale Email Marketing Customer Experience 126

7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2021

As restaurants reopen and business starts to pick up again, it’s important you pick up your marketing plan, too. To help, we’ve created the ultimate restaurant marketing guide, covering strategy, creative, branding, marketing channels, paid and unpaid advertising, and so much more. So, where do you start?

Marketing 195

Marketing 2021 SEO Loyalty Program 195

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2022

Using images in restaurant email marketing is a great way to reach your current audience and expand as well. But how can I use images in my restaurant email marketing campaigns? But even if you stay within these parameters, you still need to test your images before sending out your email marketing. Include Webpage Links.

Email Marketing 199

Email Marketing Marketing SEO Social Media 199

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

With all the challenges on your plate, implementing a robust marketing plan might not be on your radar. However, taking steps to increase your loyal customer base will ensure your restaurant flourishes during this difficult season. Here are a few unique marketing ideas designed to boost customer traffic and develop loyal customers.

Marketing 186

Marketing Loyalty Program Social Media Food Supply 186

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine surveyed marketing experts to find out the best ways restaurants can market themselves now. Customers are going to be hesitant to dine indoors. Basant Baruah, Senior Content Marketer, Beaconstac. Keegan Brown, Marketing Manager Easy On Hold & Brand Music.

Marketing 233

Marketing Social Media Food Safety Email Marketing 233

The Restaurant Group

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Restaurant Design . Restaurant owners must establish the food and drinks menu, pricing, and location, along with the overall design and feel of the restaurant. Visiting and eating at a restaurant is an experience in itself, and many elements need to be curated just right so that your customers will want to visit again and again.

Design 78

Design Customer Service Point of Sale Customer Experience 78

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

It’s why marketers will spend up to $38.7 billion on location-based marketing in 2022. Eighty-four percent already use this type of marketing because it works. Consider the following: Data shows 83 percent of marketers feel their campaigns are more effective with location-based marketing and see higher response rates.

Advertising 188

Advertising Marketing Coupons Customer Service 188

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

ChowNow ChowNow is a customized online ordering app for restaurants. When you sign up for either the monthly or annual plan, the ChowNow team will build an iPhone app tailored specifically to your business and made available via the iTunes App Store, free for your customers to download and enjoy. Apple | Android 4. Get a Demo 6.

Operations 367

Operations Management Management Mobile Ordering 367

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

When customer complaints or employee concerns come up, each manager can get up to speed just by reading the log book. Kiosk ordering Your busy customers don’t always have time to wait in line. Many customers also appreciate the quick and user-friendly process of ordering on a kiosk.

Management 398

Management Management Email Marketing Point of Sale 398

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2024

For restaurants, LTOs create new avenues to connect with customers and generate opportunities for chefs to expand offerings. Any quick-service restaurant endeavoring to increase consumer engagement and create a dynamic brand needs to consider making LTOs a significant part of their menu development.

Food Supply 193

Food Supply Seasonal Menu Supplies Design 193

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

ChowNow ChowNow is a customized online ordering app for restaurants. When you sign up for either the monthly or annual plan, the ChowNow team will build an iPhone app tailored specifically to your business and made available via the iTunes App Store, free for your customers to download and enjoy. Apple | Android 4. Get a Demo 6.

Operations 353

Operations Management Management Mobile Ordering 353

Restaurant Engine

APRIL 24, 2024

Marketing is the key to growing your restaurant and increasing your brand awareness. To do those things, you need a strong, well-developed marketing strategy. In this article, we look at the eight most frequently asked marketing questions for restaurants. 1: What is the “Marketing Mix?” 2: Why Do I Need a Website?

Marketing 52

Marketing Social Media Mobile Ordering SEO 52

Chowly

APRIL 17, 2024

Introduction In the dynamic realm of restaurant marketing, two industry leaders, Targetable and Chowly, are forging a united path forward. Their recent insights, shared on a Hospitality Hangout podcast episode, shed light on innovative strategies tailored to improve digital marketing for SMBs. The journey begins with discoverability.

Marketing 52

Marketing Social Media Email Marketing Online Ordering 52

The Rail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Researchers sought to find out the effects of offering mints to restaurant customers on customer satisfaction. Offering mints led to a 20% increase in customer tips and customer satisfaction. In other words, good and personalized customer service yielded a positive impact for the restaurant business.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Social Media Email Marketing Reservations 52

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Many business owners believe that emailing is an obsolete form of marketing. Even for a unique niche like restaurants, the power of email marketing can boost brand awareness and ROI. Email marketing isn’t going anywhere and here are tips to boost your restaurant’s brand. Is Email Marketing Effective for Restaurants?

Email Marketing 219

Email Marketing Marketing Coupons Customer Service 219

Harbor Touch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

After all, it’s often the first and most lasting impression customers will have of a restaurant. So how can you create a restaurant website that not only looks great but also functions well and helps you attract and retain customers? Are you looking to attract new customers or keep existing ones coming back?

Design 78

Design Website Management Customer Experience SEO 78

The Restaurant Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Restaurant design is critical to the success of any food service establishment, yet it tends to be regularly disregarded. Nobody wants to spend all their efforts on the perfect menu, service, and training, just to have visitors leave due to a lack of waiting area, uncomfortable interior space, or excessively high levels of noise.

Design 78

Design Social Media Fine Dining Food Supply 78

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2024

When considering expansion plans, restaurants should understand the demand in their local market as well as the competitive environment. How Restaurants Can Use Marketing to Drive Growth As restaurant work to drive growth through marketing, there are several steps that they should follow.

Employee Relations 186

Employee Relations Small Business Advertising Customer Experience 186

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Creating an Instagram marketing strategy for your restaurant is just a part of getting your business up and running. Instagram is influencing menu offerings, restaurant design, and marketing strategies. There are three main steps to creating a winning restaurant Instagram marketing strategy. Testimonials work.

Marketing 284

Marketing Social Media SEO Consumer Goods 284

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 22, 2022

Over the past few years, demand has been growing for coffee that is easy to prepare and high in quality – and we’ve subsequently seen a rapidly-growing market for self-serve coffee machines emerge. So where is this market heading as the demand for both convenience and quality continues to increase?

Serving 135

Serving Marketing Customer Service Beverage 135

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

As consumer options and demand shifted, businesses were forced to adapt and prioritize new technologies and alternate ordering experiences that would allow them to deliver on customer expectations. This allows for brands to have a direct relationship with customers, and in turn, create more personalized, frictionless engagements.

Mobile Ordering 199

Mobile Ordering Marketing Menu Fast Casual 199

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2024

One of the most important parts of being a successful restaurant manager is having the ability to hear their customers’ concerns. However, it can sometimes take time to get customers to respond to surveys they're given. Customers can be lost to boredom or quit halfway if a survey is too long.

Management 191

Management Management Loyalty Program Social Media 191

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

As per the report by Global Market Insights Inc. Worldwide food service packaging market was valued at over USD 118 billion in 2021 and will surpass a revenue collection of USD 186 billion by 2028 with an annual growth rate of five percent from 2022 to 2030. European Customers To Increase their Preference for Green Packaging.

Marketing 164

Marketing Food 2030 Transportation 164

Deliverect

AUGUST 20, 2020

The US restaurant delivery market is projected to reach $32 billion by 2024 , growing at an annual rate of 5%. The aim is to optimize your operations and software systems to give the customer the best possible experience – the fastest, safest, highest quality end-product. It’s become essential to optimize for delivery.

Design 145

Design Delivery Food Order Online Ordering 145

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Did you know that three in four customers will visit a restaurant's website before dining at that restaurant? Here are a few things to consider: The pros and cons of the DIY approach to restaurant website design Pros: Making your own website for your restaurant is much more affordable than hiring professional help.

Website Management 370

Website Management Online Ordering SEO Hiring 370

Future Food

JULY 14, 2020

Food & Design: A Partnership For Success. Future Food, as specialist food advisors to architects and designers, have long promoted the idea that good food and good design are intertwined in a harmonious relationship that provides an essential platform for success in any food & hospitality business.

Design 88

Design Food Café Food Safety 88

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In a world reshaped by the pandemic, evolving labor markets, and shifts in consumer behaviors, restaurant owners are increasingly turning to technological innovations. Quick-Service Restaurants In the world of quick-service restaurants (QSRs), speed and efficiency have always been the hallmarks of success.

Fast Casual 114

Fast Casual Fine Dining Customer Service Casual 114

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Restaurant concepts define the overall theme or idea behind a restaurant, including cuisine, service style, music, and menu design. Menu design. The design of your restaurant should also reflect the concept. Cheap digital menu marketing that captures a share of online dining demand. Fast Food Chains.

Fast Casual 370

Fast Casual Food Truck Casual Customer Service 370

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

As a restaurant owner, it’s important to know how to market your restaurant the right way if you’re going to survive in such a crowded and competitive marketplace. In this article we’re going to look at five marketing mistakes that many restaurant owners make and show you how to avoid falling into the same traps yourself.

Social Media 227

Social Media Marketing Customer Experience Consumer Goods 227

The Restaurant Group

MARCH 23, 2020

What is a restaurant designer. But not all restaurant designers and consultants are created equally – it is wise to conduct thorough interviews and hire someone that aligns well with your overall business goals and brand identity. 5 reasons you should enlist a restaurant designer. Where to begin.

Design 78

Design Fast Casual Fine Dining Food Order 78

Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2021

Even so, the list is growing of brands that have unveiled new, futuristic designs that prioritize off-premise consumption over dine-in. These next-generation restaurant units address customer demand for a seamless ordering and pick-up experience. Design Updates Not Limited to Limited-Service Restaurants.

Design 98

Design Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Customer Service 98

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 10, 2020

Many hoteliers and restaruanteurs have wondered what to do about their marketing, do they pause it, carry on, spend less, spend more? But the question remains, what should they do about marketing during a pandemic like coronavirus? What You Can Do with Your Marketing Budget. Focus on Digital Marketing.

Hospitality 193

Hospitality Marketing SEO Social Media 193

7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

The restaurant business is one of the most competitive industries, and this shows in the fact that only 20% of restaurants succeed in the market. For example, if you notice that some of your customers don't eat the vegetables you serve as a "side dish" for your meals, you can make it optional or an add-on.

Point of Sale 222

Point of Sale Seasonal Menu Food Supply Cash Management 222