We’ve finally made it to December in a year that inexplicably feels like five years crammed into one and yet, has passed all too quickly. It’s much easier to recall bad over good memories, which is why we think it’s important to shine a little light in the world, something we hope to continue doing. …
New Trends in Restaurant Delivery Apps — From Bricks to Clicks!
From a physical dimension to online platforms, cooking at home, dining out, and picking up, delivery via restaurant apps: the digital revolution has hit the food market. In 2020, over 70% of Americans have given in to this innovation, encouraging restaurants and restaurant chains to improve …
Technically Speaking: How Your Restaurant Technologies Can Save the Day
We all know about the difficulties caused by coronavirus-related protocols, from lockdowns to capacity maximums in public forums. The pandemic has irrevocably rocked the world, creating a crisis in restaurants that rely heavily on off-premise service to stay in operation. As restrictions slowly …
September 2020: Restaurant Good News Roundup
It’s hard to believe that quarantine protocols have been in place for just over six months today, but here we are. It feels trite to discuss the difficulties that anyone in the restaurant industry already knows, whether that’s in the loss of employment to so many in the field, to overwhelming odds …
May I Take Your Order?: The History of Drive-Thrus
Restaurant drive-thrus are a quick and convenient place for customers to grab their favorite foods along their daily commutes. Pre-pandemic, 60-70 percent of a quick-service restaurant’s business came from the drive-thru. As restaurants innovate to create additional profit avenues, drive-thru …
Restaurants and Gaming: Playing to Win
In the best of times, restaurants operate between a 3-6% profit margin, with around 60% of them failing within the first year. On top of that, the competition in the market can cut into those already-tight figures. To combat this, restaurateurs have employed some extraordinary tactics to foster a …