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No Reservations About Putting Restaurants First

Modern Restaurant Management

As an immediate response to the lock down, we built and deployed Tock To Go to help thousands of restaurants, wineries, and even farms pivot their operations, rebuild sales, lower costs, and eliminate third party delivery apps. Data refers to both Resy and Non-Resy Users with an American Express Consumer Card in the US.

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How to Train Your Restaurant Staff on New Systems Without Slowing Down Service

ChowNow

The reality is that restaurant teams are busy, and learning a new POS system, delivery app, or inventory tool can feel like one more thing to juggle. For example, managing online orders can be super frustrating when you have to monitor and accept orders on multiple tabletsone for each delivery app. Create quick-reference guides.

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How to Find the Target Market for Your Restaurant

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Online Ordering Behavior: Are they more likely to dine in, take out, or order for delivery? Online Ordering Trends: See who prefers delivery vs. pick-up, and which menu items are most popular online. Do they rely on social media, local events, or partnerships with delivery services? or How often do you order delivery?

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How to Turn Your Menu into a Marketing Tool

Modern Restaurant Management

Use Strategic Placement (The Golden Triangle Rule) The middle, top right, and top left areas of the menu are the three sections that hold the most attention and are collectively referred to as the Golden Triangle. These spots should feature bestselling items to boost your sales.

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No Tax on Tips? What Restaurant Operators Need to Know Now

Modern Restaurant Management

servers, bartenders, delivery drivers) Their tips are reported to the employer for payroll purposes They earn less than $160,000 annually (adjusted for inflation going forward) It’s important to note that this does not exempt employers from reporting tips. Cross-reference POS data, employee tip logs, and payroll reports.

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From acqui-hire to vaporware: The new restaurant tech ABCs

Restaurant Business

Starbucks’ deal with Empower Delivery fits the acqui-hire framework. Agentic AI “Able to accomplish results with autonomy, used especially in reference to artificial intelligence.” One example is OpenAI’s Operator, a tool that can perform web-based tasks like making a restaurant reservation or ordering food from a delivery app.

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‘A Smaller Footprint Isn’t a Limitation – It’s an Invitation to Get Creative’

Modern Restaurant Management

Quick-service and fast-casual concepts are leading this transformation, developing layouts that can seamlessly shift between dine-in, takeout, delivery, and potentially even catering or retail components. The challenge now is extracting maximum impact from every square foot – both from an operational and customer experience perspective.