When strategizing for your restaurant, you need to know what's on hand to plan for the future. Restaurant inventory management is the process of analyzing your supply, economizing on what you've got, and using this data to make informed purchases. Effective inventory management is like a routine …
Why Restaurants Need a Website
Running a restaurant is a huge task that comes with a never-ending to-do-list. Most operators probably don’t like the idea of adding another assignment but there is one that is very important – a website. According to a Constant Contact/Single Platform survey, “75% of consumers surveyed often choose …
Why Social Media For Your Restaurant Is Important
Last updated: January 17th, 2020 There are now over 3.48 billion social media users – and that number is always growing. If you’re looking for a way to reach a broader audience, then knowing how to use social media for your restaurant is essential to growing your customer opportunities. Restaurants …
Menu Design – A Visual Optimization Guide
Once you’ve engineered your menu item by item, it’s time to consider how it will all look. In most cases, your physical menu will be the first interaction customers have directly with your products, brand and content. It’s no secret that menu design influences buying customer decisions, but you …
Why Restaurants Fail (and How to Avoid it!)
The restaurant ownership game is just that — a game. It’s riddled with unspoken rules, tropes and a whole mess of ventures (stats suggesting everywhere from 60 to 90%) that go belly up before ever hitting their stride. Regardless, independent restaurant ownership in the United States is on a …
Restaurant Turnover: The 8 Best Retention Strategies
Restaurant employee turnover has always been an issue, but we’ve seen a consistent increase over the years. NRA’s Chief Economist, Bruce Grindy, reported that “the turnover rate in the hospitality sector topped 70 percent for the second consecutive year, but still remained below pre-recession …