Mad Mobile

MARCH 1, 2024

High-quality menu imagery per dish In the age of digital dining, restaurant tablets offer a tantalizing upgrade to traditional menus with their ability to showcase high-quality imagery for each dish. If your chef is running an in-demand special, you can easily adjust the price or remove it from the menu when it’s sold out.

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Buzztime Business

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Build Winter Bar Promotions Around Can’t-Miss Events 1) Bartender Mini Demos For the best ROI, kick off best winter bar promotions and events that repeat on a weekly basis. Early winter is awards season, so hand out envelopes to customers with their bills. Get in on the action by adding some meatless appetizers to your menu.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 15, 2021

If so, what are students learning about cost effectiveness, efficiency, speed, and effective menu execution? What are the raw costs of the materials, what is the production costs associated with seasoning, oils, flour for dredging, etc. How will they be able to function when faced with that first job? INABILITY TO EXPLAIN VALUE.

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ChowNow

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The holiday season flies by fast, especially for those in the food and hospitality world! When you’re focusing all of your attention and energy on the welcome boost that this season brings, it’s difficult to carve out time for planning ahead, much less creating and sticking to New Year’s resolutions for your business.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 13, 2022

If you are leery about diving into a specialized mocktail menu, Dry January is an ideal time to test your market. While takeout and delivery options helped to recoup some lost sales, most restaurants were still missing out on alcohol sales, which generally are the highest margin items on the menu. Support of the local food movement.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 27, 2021

Have you updated your menu recently with a seasonal treat? Create a secret menu item. Make your email subscribers feel special by giving them exclusive access to a secret menu item. Go a step further and sell the ingredients on your online ordering menu , so customers can buy from you and follow along at home.

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Xtra Chef

JANUARY 14, 2021

Plate Costing and Menu Engineering Made Easy. Calculating recipe costs is crucial to the success of every restaurant, but it’s an exercise that is often only performed the first time an item appears on a menu because of how time-consuming and complicated it can be. Recipe management software makes plate costing easier than ever.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Augmented Reality (AR) Transforms menus into interactive 3D visuals of dishes and displays nutritional information. Enriches menu selection and caters to health-conscious diners. AI technology can analyze past orders, dietary restrictions, and even weather data to curate a menu just for you. No one wants menu anxiety!

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Restaurant365

JULY 29, 2020

By paying special attention to breaking down your historical sales reports by their date, time, and season, you’ll be better positioned to identify trends in your customers’ behavior, which will directly impact how you’re able to proactively manage your restaurant. Analyze and Reevaluate Your Menu Design. Ask for a free demo today.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

For instance, you may need to proactively adjust your labor to meet a seasonal drop in sales, or plan for the best time to spend cash on any needed maintenance or upgrades. Cost out your menu items and recipes. Promote your highest gross profit menu items. First, price every ingredient you purchase, using accurate supplier data.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 13, 2022

If you are leery about diving into a specialized mocktail menu, Dry January is an ideal time to test your market. While takeout and delivery options helped to recoup some lost sales, most restaurants were still missing out on alcohol sales, which generally are the highest margin items on the menu. Support of the local food movement.

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Food Business

AUGUST 7, 2017

New Menu Item with a STORY People love your men, but letting them in on what's new, and the behind the scenes is why they'll love hearing from you. You can pique their curiosity by explaining the inspiration and process for creating a new item on the menu. There are so many things that already exist on the menu that are noteworthy.

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Restaurant365

AUGUST 25, 2020

Variable costs are expenses that vary in proportion to the total menu items you sell. If your restaurant sales are not covering your expenses or if you have extra inventory in your walk-in or dry-storage that just isn’t moving, it may be time to update your restaurant menu. Restructure Your Seasonal Forecasts for 2020.

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Restaurant365

JULY 29, 2020

By paying special attention to breaking down your historical sales reports by their date, time, and season, you’ll be better positioned to identify trends in your customers’ behavior, which will directly impact how you’re able to proactively manage your restaurant. Analyze and Revaluate Your Menu Design. Ask for a free demo today.

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ChowNow

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

We spoke to Ali Mochizuki, Emily Plotkin, Shadeh Tabatabai, and Larissa Lynn—all seasoned ChowNow Restaurant Success Managers— to hear their lessons from the pandemic and advice for restaurants. Menu items to collect donations or extra tips for staff have been very common. I had so many partners that put toilet paper on their menus.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Every customer who orders from your restaurant takes a look at your menu, making it one of the most important pieces of your restaurant marketing. With this visibility, restaurant menu engineering provides a huge opportunity to grow your profits and ensure a great customer experience. Getting started with menu engineering.

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Xtra Chef

JULY 8, 2020

Recipe management is the act of standardizing recipes for menu items, calculating plate costs, and monitoring how those costs change over time. Having standard recipes helps you create consistent dishes, which drives repeat business as diners learn to expect the same quality every time they order a certain menu item.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 12, 2021

Guests at the Coeur d’Alene location find the same delicious menu paired with 32 beers on tap and a great wine selection, offered in a casual space for watching sports. If you’d like to achieve the types of results that Sweet Lou’s has achieved with Restaurant365 HIRE, schedule a demo. Schedule a Demo Schedule My R365 Demo.

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Web Diner

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

As a restaurant, you can also promote seasonal products, seasonal promotions or specials, or something as simple as an updated menu. The time-sensitive nature of the ad will drive conversions, either through novelty (a new location, a new menu item, etc.) 2 – Target Your Facebook Ads Geographically. This is Hard.

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Xtra Chef

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Those projections, along with seasonal recipe modifications, should be used to better anticipate what you’ll actually use. Request a demo with one of our Product Specialists to see how else we can help restaurants reduce food costs. To forecast your par levels, refer back to past sales data. Use a Food Waste Tracker.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Guests at the Coeur d’Alene location find the same delicious menu paired with 32 beers on tap and a great wine selection, offered in a casual space for watching sports. Schedule a Demo Schedule My R365 Demo. The owners, Chad and Meggie Foust, created Sweet Lou’s so that the entire family can enjoy the dining experience.

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Web Diner

JUNE 28, 2020

You know that special seasoning that people have always raved about? Give free items to people dressed in-theme with the Flag, who bring decorations, or set up a special menu to get people thinking about skipping the whole road trip and celebrating in your restaurant instead! Schedule a demo now to find out how ! Let us know!

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ChowNow

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Here on the ChowNow blog, we’ve been talking a lot about the importance of digital menus and tactics for menu optimization lately. A well-designed digital menu makes a huge difference when it comes to bringing customers in the door , and it’s absolutely critical for your restaurant’s online ordering system.

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Marketman

DECEMBER 21, 2019

Even seasoned restaurant owners find themselves overwhelmed and unsure about the many aspects of restaurant management. With constant digital advancements, more restaurants are investing in restaurant management software to help automate processes from billing, invoices and payment processing, to even table and menu management.

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Black Box Intelligence

JULY 26, 2022

Restaurants are experiencing strong headwinds as the industry hits peak Summer season. Which menu item could we cut without guests reacting negatively? Which menu item could we cut without guests reacting negatively? Click here to get a demo / talk to a solution specialist at Black Box Intelligence.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 17, 2020

The restaurant industry faces a lot of industry-specific regulations on payroll, with laws regulating hourly employee scheduling and tipped wage workers, as well as compliance with the Affordable Care Act regarding seasonal and variable hour employees. 25-30%: casual dining (depending on the menu and methods of service).

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Margin Edge

AUGUST 6, 2019

Creating recipes and setting your initial menu pricing is Restaurant 101. If you’re using a manual system or some combination of manual and computer-based management, time constraints may mean you can only track a shortlist of key ingredients or menu items: your biggest sellers, the most margin-sensitive or both.

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Web Diner

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

As a restaurant, you can also promote seasonal products, seasonal promotions or specials, or something as simple as an updated menu. The time-sensitive nature of the ad will drive conversions, either through novelty (a new location, a new menu item, etc.) 2 – Target Your Facebook Ads Geographically. This is Hard.

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Web Diner

JUNE 28, 2020

You know that special seasoning that people have always raved about? Give free items to people dressed in-theme with the Flag, who bring decorations, or set up a special menu to get people thinking about skipping the whole road trip and celebrating in your restaurant instead! Schedule a demo now to find out how ! Let us know!

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Bingage

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

And for that, you don’t need to create a completely different menu, instead of that use creative Restaurant chalkboard signs put it in outside the restaurant and start advertising. Ask for a Free Demo Now! A special occasion like new year, Christmas and other holiday seasons are the best way to get repeat customers.

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Bingage

JULY 18, 2020

Users who search for your restaurant may see an “Order Online” button (If you have a website), which they can tap to view a menu and start their order. Found interesting, Ask for a Free Demo Now. Restaurants can receive online orders for pickup or delivery directly from Google Search, Maps, or the Assistant.

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Delivery Social Media Marketing Online Ordering 98

Bingage

JULY 18, 2020

Users who search for your restaurant may see an “Order Online” button (If you have a website), which they can tap to view a menu and start their order. Found interesting, Ask for a Free Demo Now. . Restaurants can receive online orders for pickup or delivery directly from Google Search, Maps, or the Assistant.

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Web Diner

JANUARY 10, 2019

If you gave any thought to the fonts, graphics, or headings on your menus while you were creating them, then congratulations- you used print media to market your restaurant! Does your fast-casual restaurant display seasonal specials, limited time offers, and other promotions on posters in your dining area? Posters and Flyers.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 10, 2020

Your POS system tracks valuable information, such as your sales data, that allows you to automatically calculate your theoretical inventory based on the menu items ordered by customers. Adapting your order quantities according to your inventory levels is especially important as seasonal fluctuations occur in your sales. Invoice errors.

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Marketman

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Your food cost percentage allows you to asses if an item on the menu is profitable or not. Whether it’s seasonal or there’s a shortage of a particular product on the suppliers’ end, a high selling product may become non-profitable if the price spikes. Sign up for a demo today ! Food Cost Percentage. Cost of Goods Sold.

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Marketman

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Your food cost percentage allows you to asses if an item on the menu is profitable or not. Whether it’s seasonal or there’s a shortage of a particular product on the suppliers’ end, a high selling product may become non-profitable if the price spikes. Sign up for a demo today! Food Cost Percentage. Cost of Goods Sold.

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Web Diner

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Restaurants are used to uncertainty, seasonality, and sudden shifts based on the economy. You can use Texts or Emails as a way to promote specials, a new menu item, a new service, virtually anything that is happening with your business and that you believe your customers should know about. Businesses are used to dealing with crises.

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