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Optimizing Your Restaurant Merch Game

Modern Restaurant Management

Merch might a somewhat newer term in a restaurant owner's lexicon, but having a focused merchandising effort can connect a person to a brand as well as be a great way to build awareness and put buts in seats. So, how can restaurants use merchandise as an effective marketing tool to tap into local brand ambassadors and build awareness?

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Ultimate Restaurant Website Design Guide for Beginners

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This rise in digital interactions has made it critical for restaurants to have well-designed websites. After all, intuitive design and up-to-date information can turn a website visitor into a paying customer. In this ultimate restaurant website design guide for beginners, you’ll learn: How to prepare for a website makeover.

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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. Calculate the average length of time one coffee takes to make. Done right, merchandise can do more than generate a steady stream of revenue; it can elevate your brand.

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How I Got My Job: Designing NYC’s Coolest Restaurant Merch and Food Labels

EATER

From eye-catching labels for chile sauce to restaurant wallpaper, Overice founder Meijun Li translates culinary vision into visual design In How I Got My Job , folks from across the food and restaurant industry answer Eater’s questions about, well, how they got their job. The second part of my job is design.

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Top Tips to Show Appreciation for Your Employees This Year

Modern Restaurant Management

It’s especially important to design and implement an employee recognition reward system for globally distributed teams or remote workers as well. Not every employee wants a bottle of wine or a coupon but rather some time off or even just shout outs for accomplishments. Merchandise and Prizes. How do you do this?

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Publish Your Website with These Best Restaurant Website Builders

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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. Cons: Creating your website can take up a lot of time out of your busy schedule.

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The American Restaurant 2022 (Post Pandemic)

Culinary Cues

At least the real bad news is out of the way. Now, let’s think about the purpose of restaurants so that current and potential restaurateurs and chefs can choose the direction they want to take. This was (is) the design of classic coffee houses, speakeasys, and corner cafes for generations. FOOD TRUCKS are not a passing fad.

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