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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

7 Shifts

Sourcing Equipment. Get to know your future customers, before they even step foot in your door. You may discover that your target customers enjoy an afternoon pick-me-up and are sensitive to price. This includes but is not limited to your equipment, permits, menu, and marketing. Conduct a Feasibility Study. Create a Menu.

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From Ghost Kitchens to Living Kitchens: A New Vision for Food Service’s Next Great Space

Modern Restaurant Management

Dark kitchens or virtual kitchens––real places staffed with non-ectoplasmic people—bring efficiencies to running a restaurant by providing off-site commissary services for delivery orders. Plenty of services exist to take care of the tricky parts. But in a ghost kitchen, employees are the customer.

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The Rise of Exclusivity: VIP vs Traditional Discounting

Modern Restaurant Management

Offering discounts to incentivize customers to enroll and engage with loyalty programs has been a common practice in the restaurant industry for years. With the continued uncertainty of the current macroeconomic climate, brands must find ways to reduce marketing spend while driving more value from their customer base.

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4th of July Specials for Restaurants: Promotions and Ideas for 2021

Touch Bistro

To help you along, we’ve created a comprehensive guide to 4th of July restaurant specials that covers: How and when to plan your 4th of July specials What equipment and technology you’ll need 13 creative 4th of July restaurant deals and promotion ideas. Equipment and Technology. Planning 4th of July Specials for Your Restaurant.

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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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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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The World of Hybrid Restaurants

Goliath Consulting

Hybrid restaurants provide food sections in which customers can sit down and enjoy a meal or a drink, and then they can make their way to the market section where they can buy “take-home and takeout and satisfies grab-and-go appetites.” 1 Some hybrid restaurants offer merchandise, cookbooks, and kitchen equipment as well.