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8 Tips for Selling Merchandise at Your Coffee Shop

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Coffee shops have a unique customer base that stands and waits patiently (we hope) for their lattes—and not selling merchandise is a lost business opportunity. Those minutes could be spent checking out your café’s merchandise instead of idly scrolling through Instagram feeds. How to Merchandise a Café. Travel Mugs.

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The American Restaurant 2022 (Post Pandemic)

Culinary Cues

There are numerous multi-billion dollar chains along with countless mom and pop operations that do a great job on this front. This was (is) the design of classic coffee houses, speakeasys, and corner cafes for generations. I know what you are thinking – WHAT!!!! At least the real bad news is out of the way.

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Top Tips to Show Appreciation for Your Employees This Year

Modern Restaurant Management

A recent survey of job holders – including front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant workers – showed that 55 percent were planning to switch jobs, citing “lack of recognition” as the number one reason for the change. These acts of recognition go further than you may think. How do you do this?

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22 Restaurant Advertising Ideas Driving Guests To Tables In 2022

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Don't underestimate the power of in-house advertising at your restaurant. Does your restaurant have a sign out front? After two years of only being able to order takeout and having to wear a mask when not at the table, restaurants are poised to bounce back in 2022. For your restaurant, that means competition. Table of Content.

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Creating a restaurant website: Why it matters and how to nail it

Open for Business

Increased credibility and professionalism A professionally designed website conveys authority and relevance to prospective guests. Hire a designer or choose a website builder Professional designers can create custom websites for your brand or you can utilize a website builder that comes with easy-to-use templates.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Growth for most, after all, isn’t walking through the front door, it’s coming in online. If your cooks are mostly fulfilling off-site orders, you can do away with niceties like a slick front of house, visual merchandising, and a location with hungry walk-ins. It might not be.

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The 51 Best Restaurant Websites of 2021: Examples & Design Inspiration

Touch Bistro

It’s clear that a well-design restaurant website is key to getting customers in the door (or ordering online), but great restaurant website design is a lot harder to achieve than you might think. The best restaurant websites all have one thing in common: they make it incredibly easy for online visitors to find what they’re looking for.

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