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Restaurant Patio Guide: How to Get More Profit With Outdoor Seating

SpotOn

However, getting more guests in seats through outdoor dining can also come at a cost, both in time and money. Whatever your restaurant type, we'll give you some practical and effective ways to get more profit from your outdoor space this year. Put up outdoor string lights in trees or structures so they cross over tables.

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The 11 Best Restaurant Event Ideas That Actually Bring In New Customers And Keep Regulars Excited

ChowNow

In-house promotions Leverage customers presence in-store by using flyers, table tents, A-frames, and mentions at the bottom of receipts. In-house promotions Leverage customers presence in-store by using flyers, table tents, A-frames, and mentions at the bottom of receipts. First, ask what type of event would best fit your venue.

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The 6 Best Restaurant Review Sites (And How To Use Them)

ChowNow

Google also pulls in data like price range, categories ( like “brunch” or “outdoor patio”), your star rating, busy times, and snippets from reviews. Restaurant review sites aren’t just for diners—they’re also savvy tools for restaurant operators to gather customer feedback and help control the narrative around their dining experience.

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Coffee News Recap, 13 Jun: Gesha scores 98 points at 2025 BoP, potential IPO for Pret A Manger & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the week. Editor’s note Best of Panama (BoP) is always guaranteed to grab headlines, but this year’s competition was especially newsworthy. This set the precedent for future astonishing auction prices, which have since surpassed US $10,000/kg. billion in sales.

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How Quick-Service Restaurants Can Use Technology to Reduce Wait Times in 2025

Lavu

🍽️ Smart Ordering Systems for Quick-Service Restaurants: Redefining the Dining Experience Self-Service Technologies Enhancing Front-of-House Efficiency in Quick-Service Restaurants Self-service technologies, like kiosks and mobile apps, are transforming the way restaurants manage front-of-house operations. .

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

"As awful as it was, the pandemic pushed restaurants to completely rethink their operations in order to survive, and some of the changes they made during the pandemic have continued to be beneficial to those restaurants and industry at large." Landlord/Tenant Disputes : in my practice, I have seen a huge increase in lease disputes.

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QR Code Restaurant Guide: 6 Tips for Success

SpotOn

At all tables or just outdoor seating? What started as a simple way to swap paper menus with contactless ordering during COVID quickly evolved into an operational solution to battle staff shortages and improve efficiency. That said, there are still a lot of misconceptions about how to best implement QR codes. Where will you use the QR codes?