7 Shifts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

When a plan is too wordy, it tends to turn off the reader and can actually prevent them from finishing,” Lauren Fernandez adds that the business plan should be more akin to a sales document, not an A-to-Z tactical roadmap. You can't start a restaurant without a plan. But it doesn't have to be overwhelming. Table of Contents. Download now.

Point of Sale 397

Point of Sale Back of House Document Download 397

7 Shifts

MAY 3, 2021

The warm weather is upon us, and with longer days, successful vaccinations, and customers spending more time outdoors, restaurant sales across the country rose 20% in April. With overall and department-based budgeting in 7shifts, and you can forecast sales and labor needs separately for patio departments, open street dining, and more.

Outdoor 370

Outdoor Point of Sale Seating Dine-in 370

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2024

Play The Field : Some Super Bowl viewers prefer to watch the game in the comfort of their own homes, but that doesn’t mean you should lose out on sales. Catering and parties will become increasingly popular in 2024 as people continue to gather for in-person events, so consider offering Super Bowl catering menus for parties at home.

Food Supply 208

Food Supply Point of Sale Back of House Inventory 208

The Restaurant Times

DECEMBER 3, 2021

One way to attract more and more customers is through launching events. Not only does an event like this attract the customers of other bars but also could help you gain popularity in the local space. . 4 Pub Event Ideas To Attract More Customers . 4 Pub Event Ideas To Attract More Customers . Live Music .

Events 52

Events Social Media Point of Sale Customer Experience 52

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2024

Armed with an omni-channel POS platform, restaurant operators can not only bring an immediate boost in sales during one of the busiest times of the year, but also lay the groundwork for long-term customer engagement and loyalty. Data indicates a notable spike in orders for popular items like chicken wings and pizza during the tournament.

Technology 117

Technology Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 117

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Use this in combination with your POS sales data to identify your best employees based on stats as well as intuition. One of the biggest issues facing restaurants in 2023 is finding and keeping good talent. During the pandemic, many service workers either left or were forced out of the industry and never returned.

Front of House 381

Front of House Social Media Back of House Sports 381

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2023

An increase in sales. Identify Your USP and Use it to Conceptualize PR Events Identify what makes your brand stand out from the rest. You may then leverage this unique selling proposition (USP) when conceptualizing PR events. They may even promote these special events for free via word of mouth.

Social Media 154

Social Media Email Marketing Influencer Events 154

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2023

The first step in this process should be analyzing the data from their point-of-sale system – labor costs, game days sales and more. Use data to identify high-traffic times during the Super Bowl and offer promotions or discountsduring those times to increase sales.

Loyalty Program 184

Loyalty Program Social Media Email Marketing Online Ordering 184

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2024

While brands are increasingly labeling their products with 2D barcodes, retailers have also recognized the value and committed to accept 2D barcodes at point of sale by 2027 in a GS1 US initiative called “ Sunrise 2027.” What’s My Role?

Information 221

Information Allergens Food Supply Food 221

SpotOn

APRIL 24, 2024

  With 150 staff members and $50,000 in weekly food sales on average, Armory is larger than life. Equal parts bar and venue, Armory hosts large events of all types: live music, MMA fights, cornhole tournaments, and enough happy hours and DJ nights to keep partygoing St. Louisans busy all year long. And SpotOn will grow with us.”

Entertainment 98

Entertainment Point of Sale POS Bar 98

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Every restaurant knows that once a customer walks through the door a sale of food and beverage will likely result. This was a tradition of early holiday shopping, hoping to beat the maddening crowds that typically flood shopping districts and restaurants this time of year. Any man’s death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind.”

Customer Experience 366

Customer Experience Customer Service Food Safety Retail 366

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Modern point-of-sale systems will generate analytics on each employee so you can create actionable insights. Installing the right point-of-sale system in your restaurant helps management evaluate staff members performance. Managing the performance of your staff isn’t an annual event. Setting Goals.

Management 189

Management Management Point of Sale Front of House 189

Lavu

JUNE 12, 2019

That’s why more and more restaurants are dipping their proverbial toes into the realm of private events. That’s why more and more restaurants are dipping their proverbial toes into the realm of private events. If your restaurant boasts a rooftop, patio, or banquet room, then you’ve already got an ideal event space built in.

Events 64

Events Social Media Website Management Point of Sale 64

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 15, 2022

Bolivian Coffee Alliance and ANAPCAFE to host Bolivian Coffee Weeks event. The event will also host the 2022 Bolivian Brewers Cup, Cup Tasters, and Latte Art Championships. Here are this week’s stories. Mon, 11 Jul. The festival, which will be held from 18 to 31 July in Santa Cruz, will include several SCA Coffee Skills workshops.

2023 113

2023 Events Webinar 2022 113

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 12, 2022

The event celebrates another year of connecting hungry guests with discounted meals at restaurants all over the country, and 2022 is shaping up to be a different experience than in years past. Keep things running smoothly by using an integrated point-of-sale system that allows you to do everything in one place.

Loyalty Program 223

Loyalty Program Online Ordering Point of Sale Customer Experience 223

7 Shifts

JULY 27, 2022

The team started by importing about a year's worth of sales data from their Xilnex point-of-sale into 7shifts to get the ball rolling on projections. “We The team got instant access to sales projections based on real, historical data. The team got instant access to sales projections based on real, historical data.

Point of Sale 195

Point of Sale Franchise Franchising 2005 195

Social Hospitality

MARCH 27, 2020

Some of the top hotel companies are offering elite status extensions and additional points to users. Many business events and conferences are now canceled. That said, many of these clients will search for deals and offers to re-book their event this fall. Assess the current impact of coronavirus on your particular business.

Hospitality 454

Hospitality Marketing Travel Hotels 454

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Why you should invest in restaurant lunch specials Increasing lunch sales is a no-brainer in the restaurant business. Toast employee David Scott Peters said it best: “Think about it: you are paying rent and utilities whether you are generating sales or not. (.) Want to capture the hungry, back-to-school lunch crowd for January?

Specials 362

Specials Food Truck Seasonal Menu Social Media 362

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

You can use a newsletter to update them about a new location opening , special offers, menu upgrades, or food-based events. When done right, email marketing works wonders—you stay top of mind and increase order values. According to a Salescycle report , 50.7% of customers make a monthly purchase based on marketing emails. Table of Contents.

Email Marketing 195

Email Marketing Loyalty Program Social Media Point of Sale 195

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Ah…now is the time for everyone to start speculating about what the restaurant business will look like when all of this craziness is over. Let’s start with what we are fairly comfortable saying: whatever “normal” is will likely not make an appearance until the end of 2021 – so…let’s begin our speculation with January of 2022 to be safe.

2022 378

2022 Food Truck Merchandise Point of Sale 378

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2024

From there, customers can learn more about your business’s history, download recipes or read about upcoming events or menu changes. The technology allowed patrons to bypass physical menus and access digital menus instead, lowering the risk of spreading the virus. But QR codes offer much more than a pathway to a menu on our phones.

Loyalty Program 197

Loyalty Program Social Media Coupons Customer Experience 197

Culinary Cues

MAY 14, 2020

The domino effect can be described as follows: “Domino effect describes a situation in which one event triggers another similar event and then another, until there is a cascade of events that occur, all because of the first, precipitating event.”. Every day there are lessons to be learned. The Grammarist.

Food Supply 383

Food Supply Food Agriculture Supplies 383

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 24, 2023

Most of the year, catering can comprise 10 to 15 percent of your total sales, but during December, if 20 percent of sales are not coming from catering, you’re missing an opportunity. The website should allow them to enter the type of event they want catered, date, location and number of expected guests.

Catering 197

Catering Website Management Point of Sale Travel 197

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Here’s something to consider: a splashy event that showcases art. We know … “event” in this day and age can seem out of the question but that’s not necessarily true. But attendance was strong, as were beverage and merch sales that raised funds for a local nonprofit. The result?

Social Media 180

Social Media Events Point of Sale Outdoor 180

Future Food

JUNE 16, 2021

We used to get cash sales only, now the expectation is predominantly EFTPOS based physical transactions that are bolstered by a range of sales opportunities, including order/click & collect, vending, mobile concessions, elevated dining and beverage choices, a range of environments plus pre & post-game entertainment.

Sports 148

Sports Entertainment Hospitality Point of Sale 148

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A vast, community-wide event like Restaurant Week can be the perfect push to start 2022 successfully. Undoubtedly, it has become a community favorite across the country. Consumers are attracted by the promise of discounted meals at their favorite restaurants, as well as new and trending ones. Take Advantage of Technology. Go Digital.

Loyalty Program 197

Loyalty Program Online Ordering Social Media Mobile Ordering 197

Izettle

AUGUST 5, 2019

Fun, inventive and bold: that’s how Johnny, Steven and Adele of Vault City describe their approach to brewing. At their Edinburgh-based kitchen, this tiny team of three pair big flavours with ‘mad’ colours (their words, not ours) to push the envelope on what can be classed as beer.

Point of Sale 75

Point of Sale Brewery Bar Back of House 75

Lavu

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Profit margin is a key metric, especially pivotal in restaurant sales, that calculates the percentage of revenue left as profit after covering expenses. This, in turn, can significantly increase your sales and enhance profit margins, pointing towards areas of strength and potential areas for improvement.

Fast Casual 123

Fast Casual Fine Dining Food Truck Loyalty Program 123

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 25, 2023

When fundraising, business owners should talk to a lot of people and keep track of them by logging each conversation’s talking points into a CRM, a database or even a simple Excel spreadsheet. Knowledge of current events and trends will help to strike up conversations.

Point of Sale 207

Point of Sale Coaching Social Media Leadership 207

Izettle

AUGUST 5, 2019

Fun, inventive and bold: that’s how Johnny, Steven and Adele of Vault City describe their approach to brewing. At their Edinburgh-based kitchen, this tiny team of three pair big flavours with ‘mad’ colours (their words, not ours) to push the envelope on what can be classed as beer.

Point of Sale 40

Point of Sale Brewery Back of House Food Truck 40

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2022

While customer data was not exposed, the company’s operations, including corporate email and point of sale systems, were affected. The ransom is “double headed” – pay up to get an encryption key so you can recover your data and pay up to keep the attacker from releasing your stolen data for sale on the dark web.

Operations 240

Operations Point of Sale POS Small Business 240

Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The online event will explore the challenges that farmers and their communities face, as well as OOH coffee operators, and expand on how Nescafé provides support to these supply chain actors. The event allows global industry stakeholders to network, and will focus on Nigeria’s coffee sector. Nestlé UK reports 13.2%

2022 135

2022 2023 Point of Sale Webinar 135

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 25, 2022

With proper loyalty program management, you will be able to improve your sales as well as customer engagement. Yes, when customers sign up for a loyalty program that offers benefits like discounts, or the opportunity to earn points, they are more likely to take interest in other ongoing or upcoming events and special offers in your company.

Loyalty Program 218

Loyalty Program Advertising Point of Sale Customer Service 218

Perfect Daily Grind

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The virtual event will cover notable trends from the association’s new 2022 NCA Generational Report: Coffee Through the Ages , and will be held on 9 November 2022. Friesland Campina will become the exclusive milk supplier to the federation, which represents ten coffee associations across Southeast Asia, and its events.

2023 126

2023 Hospitality 2022 Food Supply 126

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2023

Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z is a demographic known for being tech-savvy and socially conscious. As one of the largest generations of consumers, they continually influence the ways restaurants innovate, and there are identifiable characteristics that differentiate Gen Z consumers from their older counterparts.

Loyalty Program 189

Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Social Media Customer Experience 189

Open for Business

JANUARY 26, 2023

Even the most creative restaurant promotion ideas won’t increase sales if they’re poorly planned and executed. Before launching any new menu promotion idea, it’s a good idea to go back to basics and get clear a few basic points first. The trick is making sure the tactic boosts sales instead of cutting into revenue.

2023 122

2023 Loyalty Program Social Media Seasonal Menu 122

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Happy hours can be a great way to increase foot traffic and boost sales for restaurant and bars. Not only does it attract customers during slow times , but it also boosts sales and encourages people to come back. So, it's important to make sure that your happy hour specials are truly appealing from the price point of view as well.

Loyalty Program 203

Loyalty Program Social Media Point of Sale Customer Experience 203