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8 Tips for Selling Merchandise at Your Coffee Shop

Lavu

Coffee shops have a unique customer base that stands and waits patiently (we hope) for their lattes—and not selling merchandise is a lost business opportunity. Those minutes could be spent checking out your café’s merchandise instead of idly scrolling through Instagram feeds. How to Merchandise a Café. Travel Mugs.

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Top Restaurant POS Features To Look For In 2023

The Restaurant Times

A traditional point of sale (POS) used to be a restaurant billing software that processed orders and produced receipts. But as cloud technology developed, the basic POS system transformed into a full-fledged restaurant management system. This adds a layer of complexity to POS systems. It also makes updating POS software simple.

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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

7 Shifts

Write a Coffee Shop Business Plan. This step and research component is the foundation behind your business, and should be taken seriously! Visit them to learn more about what drives their business. Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? Competition and neighboring businesses. Table of Contents.

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How to Avoid the Top Seven Restaurant Inventory Management Mistakes

Modern Restaurant Management

Integration between the POS and inventory management software allows inventory to be managed from end-to-end by automating steps such as tracking recipes, uploading invoices and auto-updating item prices. Mistake #7: Employee Theft Theft is rampant in small businesses.

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Restaurant Loyalty Programs to Boost Revenues

Cheetah

In business terms, a good program will increase targeted retention, driving more revenue and decreasing acquisition costs. What’s more, advertising deals about non-core products, like restaurant merchandise and swag , boost alternative revenue streams. Loyal patrons are the most valuable type. Harnessing Referrals with TapMango.

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Prepare Now for a More Profitable Christmas

Ken Burgin

Review the range of menu styles and pricing – small, medium, large still works for pricing and range. There are excellent reservation systems available, often linked to your POS. Merchandise and display the items with smart signage – these are great for last-minute giving. Think ‘Revenue Management’, just like hotels.

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How to keep your food business going during the COVID-19 / corona crisis

Deliverect

As more cities and countries are implementing social distancing measures in an attempt to slow down the coronavirus outbreak, local businesses will feel the impact. Governments all over the world have been ordering restaurants, bars and other food businesses to close up shop - until further notice. Offer delivery and/or takeaway.