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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 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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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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What Does Social Distancing Mean for Social Businesses Like Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

And communications is front and center, particularly for restaurants that might not be as well known for out of restaurant food. Up the restaurant’s hygiene and cleanliness standards: fully sanitize tables, menus and chairs after each reservation. 34 percent of respondents saying they plan to prepare more meals at home. "It's

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Three Ways Post-Pandemic Customers Will Permanently Change the Restaurant Industry 

Modern Restaurant Management

Social distancing requirements : Outdoor seating options have become more important, and restaurants that don’t have this option are navigating how to maximize outdoor space like parking lots, sidewalks and more. "COVID-19 has disrupted, and will likely continue to disrupt, business models and plans.

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Coronavirus and Restaurants: A Year In Review

7 Shifts

Outdoor dining, warm weather, and a decline in virus cases helped the industry. Breweries and Taprooms were close to pre-pandemic levels by the end of summer—dude to to-go cans and outdoor seating. A year ago this month, our industry was rocked to its core. Foot traffic disappeared overnight. And people really love pizza.

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

As Modern Restaurant Management Restaurant (MRM) magazine celebrates its fifth anniversary this month, we reached out to industry insiders to garner their insights on what issues have impacted the industry over the last five years and what issues they feel will impact restaurants in the years to come. “Will this look good on Instagram?