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Pandemic Pivots Don’t Offset Restaurants’ Need to Manage Looming Risks

Modern Restaurant Management

UberEats uses its search data to identify unmet demand for different cuisine types in its markets, and works with local restaurants to create delivery-exclusive menus. And then there’s the restaurant’s customer data, which is increasingly being handed off to the delivery apps as they grow in influence.

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Picture This: Use Mural Art to Up-Level Your Marketing Strategy

Modern Restaurant Management

Part of your social media marketing strategy might be stepping up your ‘gram game with careful attention to plating, and that’s smart. But to truly up-level your marketing strategy, it pays to think bigger. What’s not to love?

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2023 Reflections: The Year That Was in Restaurants, Part Three

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For many craft beverage brands, the local brewery taproom (providing daily “market research”) is incentivizing creators to “create again" emphasizing local ingredients and unique blends (across al l ABV's while also developing beyond-beer options.

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Restaurant Marketing on Instagram: Tips and Examples

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Social media strongly influences customer behavior. The restaurant industry is heavily influenced by this trend. Here are some tips to take your Instagram presence to the next level, along with businesses doing it right: 6 Tips to Improve Your Restaurant Marketing on Instagram. Focus on the first impression.

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Menu Engineering: The Secret to Maximum Profitability

Modern Restaurant Management

The item's contribution to the bottom line will influence its category and therefore, its place on the menu: Stars : Menu items that are more popular and profitable than average. "Stars” These items must be promoted in the design of the menu and through your marketing.

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Three Trends That Will Keep Restaurateurs on Their Toes in 2020

Modern Restaurant Management

But the influence of legal marijuana is being felt on more than just menus. Even if restaurateurs can get around local laws, and their landlords are willing to relax probable prohibitions against on-site toking with dinner, most major insurers aren’t going to provide liability coverage at this stage of the game.

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How To Open a Restaurant: 12 Steps to Starting a Restaurant

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Apply for Permits, Licensing, and Insurance. Create a Marketing Plan. All of these questions are important to answer from the start, as they will influence the rest of your planning. . Considering your target customer personas can help with making choices like menu, pricing, layout, marketing, and other aesthetic choices. .

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