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The Rise of Exclusivity: VIP vs Traditional Discounting

Modern Restaurant Management

Programs that enable data capture, incentivize direct ordering in the wake of third party delivery (saving countless dollars in commission fees), and drive engagement have the ability to create compelling enticements without relying heavily on expensive discounts. Additionally, the Backdoor “Secret.”Menu million members to 27.4

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Restaurant Loyalty Programs to Boost Revenues

Cheetah

From their humble, though ingenious, beginnings as copper tokens and stamps, through the era of credit card clubs, to today’s mobile apps, loyalty programs have become indispensable marketing tools. million members, all driven through their mobile app. But no one forgets their mobile phone. They have roughly 14.2

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Improve Your CX and Reduce Operating Costs with a Simplified Payments Strategy

Modern Restaurant Management

Beyond the traditional criteria that need to be considered in delivering a satisfying CX, today’s consumer also has an expectation built around the freedoms enabled by mobility and mobile devices. Can they order goods or services from their phone? What is your payments strategy?

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Ultimate Restaurant Website Design Guide for Beginners

7 Shifts

Diners are turning to online ordering in increasing numbers because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on on-premise dining. According to a survey conducted by S&P Global Market Intelligence, 40% of Americans are ordering more food for takeout and delivery now than they were before the pandemic. Online ordering - Ditto.

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Publish Your Website with These Best Restaurant Website Builders

7 Shifts

In an era when enabling online ordering is essential to running a restaurant, having an online presence for your restaurant is critical. Thus, the platform has excellent features for restaurants, like online ordering , e-commerce, events management, contactless dining, and catering capabilities.

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Prepare Now for a More Profitable Christmas

Ken Burgin

Gather a name, email, mobile number and basic preferences from all those new guests – do they want to hear about new wine, music or new food? Do you have a Gift Certificate Order Form on your website? Offer Party Delivery Boxes – many corporates are still hesitant about large events, but they want to celebrate.

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10 Ways to Make it Easier for Customers to Spend Money – Remove the Friction in your Cafe or Restaurant

Ken Burgin

QR Coder Ordering at the Table – Me&U, Mr Yum, OrderUp and Bopple are popular choices, dynamically linked to your menu so that they always show what’s available. Scan the QR Code or tap on the order disc for an NFT connection to the app. With pay systems enabled, just order with the app and double click to pay – easy.