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Table Turnover Rate in Your Restaurant: How to Improve & Seat Incomplete Parties

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It is calculated by dividing the number of guests served by the number of tables available during that time period. For example, if a restaurant has 10 tables and serves 30 guests in a four-hour period, its table turnover would be 3. This should include all tables available for seating customers.

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What Is a Prix Fixe Menu? Here's a Guide and Menu Examples.

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There's also the quick-service restaurant model, where guests order and pay for simple dishes created right away, similar to the modern bistro. On the other side of the dining spectrum, there are restaurants with menus that offer an entire meal at a set price, also known as the prix fixe menu.

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5 Ways to Get Your Restaurant Summer Ready

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  From crafting a summer menu that celebrates seasonal ingredients to offering cool beverages can enhance customer loyalty, adapting to the busy season with innovative menu ideas and online ordering can set your restaurant apart. Check out these tips to learn how they can help streamline your restaurant's operations.

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How to write a restaurant marketing plan that puts butts in seats [Ideas and Strategies]

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Word of mouth is fantastic, but when scaling a restaurant or reopening after months of closure, you need to rely on more than just the possibility of a customer loving your food and telling their friends about it. Why you create the food you do, why your service is different, and why customers should come and be a part of your story.

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Menu Engineering: Focus on Profitability

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM's "Ask the Expert” features advice from Buyers Edge Platform on the topic of menu engineering. With restaurants reopening their patios and doors with limited menus and seats, now is the perfect time to make sure your menu is designed for margin, profitability and strong sales.

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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

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Create a Menu. Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? Do they have indoor seating or are they takeout-only? This includes but is not limited to your equipment, permits, menu, and marketing. These elements include the following: Number of guests you expect to serve in a day. Seating capacity.

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Orchestrating Restaurant Operations to Increase CX

Modern Restaurant Management

Further Optimize Delivery, Takeout and Curbside Experiences Many QSRs already relieve congested drive-thrus with distinct lines or protocols for call-ahead orders and third-party pickups. One of our clients, a well-known QSR legacy brand, added an express drive-thru lane for customers ordering ahead on the brand’s app.