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Restaurant Menu Pricing: How to Set Prices That Boost Profits And Keep Customers

ChowNow

One approach is to use a contribution margin model : after youve calculated food cost, ask yourself how much money is left from the sale of a menu item to cover everything else. One way to offset costs and give you more breathing room for pricing is by encouraging guests to place orders through direct website ordering.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. March Sales Decline. Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 percent in March.

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How To Get The Most Out Of Your Restaurant’s Google Business Profile

ChowNow

Why Your Google Business Profile Matters for Restaurants To ensure we’re all on the same page, Google Business Profile (GBP) refers to your restaurant’s listing on Google Search and Google Maps. There are two reasons every restaurant operator should actively manage their Google Business Profile. Even minor differences (like “St.”

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Reporting Best Practices in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

For example, basic point of sale (POS) systems or integrated restaurant management systems are useful digital tools that enable data reporting. For example, labor, sales, inventory, and customer relationship management (CRM) reports are some of the reports restaurants should consider pulling together.

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Seven Ways Restaurants Can Leverage Gamification to Increase Guest Engagement

Modern Restaurant Management

Say you spend five bucks in MoonDollars coffee shop, and you get rewarded with five redeemable points that you can spend towards another coffee sometime. By offering points in exchange for dollars spent, you’re incentivizing people to spend more dollars in your store. These are examples of gamification. Encourages Spending.

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Introducing the Square POS Integration for ChowNow

ChowNow

We’re excited to officially announce that ChowNow’s online ordering technology integrates with Square’s point of sale system, uniting our two platforms into a single, streamlined option for your restaurant. . This is the same rate that Square charges clients for its own online ordering service.

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10 Proven Restaurant Management Tips and Tricks for Success

Harbor Touch

Check references carefully and run quick trials. One pro we know tested a cook with a plate this order challenge under a timer. Give them a week of shadowing seasoned staff, clear checklists like Greet tables in 2 minutes or Check orders before they leave the pass, and a full menu rundownspecials included.