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How to Plan Your Restaurant's Grand Re-Opening Event

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Here’s how to plan your restaurant’s grand opening (or re- opening) to get back to business with a bang. Set a goal for your restaurant’s grand opening—whether it’s seating capacity, an order volume, or revenue for your first day back in business. Pssst, if this is your first opening, check out our blog on How to Start a Restaurant!

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How to write a restaurant marketing plan that puts butts in seats [Ideas and Strategies]

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They're people leaders, customer service providers, line cooks, inventory managers, occasional bartenders, public relations reps, number crunchers, and even marketers. Your marketing plan is the cornerstone of your restaurant's success and business plan. Their business grows by word of mouth—one of the best marketing tools in the book.

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How to Market Your Restaurant During and After COVID-19

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COVID-19 has transformed the restaurant and hospitality industry, which means that restaurants need a new approach to promoting and marketing their business to health and safety-conscious diners. On Instagram, #food is the 25th most-popular hashtag in the world—with nearly 400 million posts tagged #food on the platform.

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4 Ways to Pivot Your Restaurant’s Business Model During COVID-19

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However, pivoting your business model to takeout and delivery is not always the best—or only—option your restaurant has to boost sales during this time. With dine-in officially off the menu, we’re sharing a few options for restaurants to consider to pivot their business model during COVID-19. Offer meal kits ??

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Instagram For Restaurants: How To Dominate A Competitive Niche

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Take Advantage Of Video Marketing Video is all the rage right now, and Instagram offers five ways to add video to the app: feed posts, Stories, IGTV, Instagram Live and Reels. Film a few Instagram Stories in the kitchen, showcasing your specials of the day, and then encourage people to make a reservation for that evening.

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12 Restaurant Lunch Specials: Make Lunch the Most Important Meal of the Day ???

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Why you should invest in restaurant lunch specials Increasing lunch sales is a no-brainer in the restaurant business. Basically, the busier you make your lunch business, the sooner you start making money.” Make your meals to go Whether you’re a college goer or settled into a career, life is busy. Sounds good, doesn’t it?

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A busy owner’s guide to restaurant social media strategy

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A busy owner’s guide to restaurant social media strategy Restaurant social media strategy refers to having a plan to connect with your guests where they spend their time: online. Social media management takes practice. Stories are an important way to stay active on the Instagram platform. Success doesn’t happen overnight.