Feel like you’re shooting in the dark when it comes to marketing your restaurant? With so many ways to promote your restaurant, the options can be overwhelming. To help you get started, our team of restaurant industry experts pulled together a list of marketing strategies for restaurants that we personally have seen work. From social…
Knowing which metrics to monitor can make or break your restaurant business. With so many ways to slice and dice data using your point of sale, there are endless options but only a few metrics are true indicators of the health of your restaurant. In my experience as a restaurant owner, consultant, and CEO of…
Restaurants are notoriously slow to adapt to new technology. It’s an industry full of “we’ve always done it this way” and “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I get it. Generally speaking, the latest technological innovations haven’t really affected how a restaurant makes great food or how they provide great customer service. Then came…
A lot of folks in the media and the hospitality industry are talking about how labor shortages, supply chain issues and an impending recession are affecting restaurants. The common advice in regard to these issues is to tighten up operations and simplify menus, which is great but I think this is something that small restaurants…
Do you know the #1 concept that will determine if your restaurant thrives or dies? A lot goes into running a restaurant but if your goal is to have a successful, thriving restaurant business, you need to keep one important number in mind at all times: Contribution Margin You’re not alone if you don’t know…
Answering the restaurant industry’s call for staffing solutions, Table Needs announced its partnership with Homebase, an employee management software company, to provide an expanded suite of support to independent quick-service restaurants and food trucks. Now, for the first time, restaurants can run their entire restaurant under the umbrella of a single service provider: a point…
Do you know how your current customers originally heard about your restaurant? Do you know what inspired them to try out your restaurant – and then keep coming back? One of the biggest misconceptions I hear restaurant owners talk about is where and how they attract new guests and create loyal customers. Have you seen the…
Why Table Needs Table Needs is a real-time, end-to-end restaurant solution, hosting menus, simplifying sales and ordering, and managing payments — both onsite and online. Designed specifically for restaurants by restaurant people, Table Needs is the comprehensive, integration-free POS your restaurant, staff and customers need. Table Needs vs the competition Table Needs POS does a…
Having a well-crafted menu for your food truck isn’t just important — it’s one of the real keys to your success. After all, it defines you and it sets the tone for what diners can expect. The question is, where do you start? Well, it all begins with a concept. Think about the market you’ll…
It’s expensive to run a business and with inflation, gas prices and rates increasing, more small business owners are looking for ways to save money and offset credit card processing fees. You may have heard some merchant service companies advertise “free” credit card processing or “no fee” credit card processing. These offers can be tempting…
Why Table Needs Table Needs is a real-time, end-to-end restaurant solution, hosting menus, simplifying sales and ordering, and managing payments — both onsite and online. Designed specifically for restaurants by restaurant people, Table Needs is the comprehensive, integration-free POS your restaurant, staff and customers need. Table Needs vs SpotOn Table Needs POS does a lot,…
Starting a food truck business is exciting! You’re about to take your love of food and community out on the open road, setting up at a variety of locations, chatting with the locals and sharing those incredible recipes your friends and family can’t stop raving about. But first things first: how are you going to…
This article was originally published in FSR Magazine Leaders can weather the difficulties of the great resignation while also making employees’ lives better. The Great Resignation is affecting all sectors of the economy, and the restaurant industry is no exception. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 70 percent more job openings in…
Designed to give small food businesses a competitive advantage when entering or continuing in a local marketplace, a kitchen incubator — a.k.a. a culinary incubator —is an affordable, certified kitchen space that’s used for food preparation. Typically, renters or members — ranging from food entrepreneurs to chefs, food truck owners, bakers and caters — use…
Why Table Needs Table Needs is a real-time, end-to-end restaurant solution, hosting menus, simplifying sales and ordering, and managing payments — both onsite and online. Designed specifically for restaurants by restaurant people, Table Needs is the comprehensive, integration-free POS your restaurant, staff and customers need. Table Needs vs Clover Table Needs POS does a lot,…
During the pandemic, New York City-based Kindred — a restaurant and wine bar— rented out tables to remote workers for a flat rate during workdays. It’s not a new concept, really. For some time, Starbucks has had a “third place” philosophy. Not sure what “third place” means? According to sociologist Ray Oldenburg’s original definition, a…
Food trucks have long captured the attention of hungry lunch breakers — they first appeared in the States in 1961, when street vendors sold food from carts to workers in New York City. Nowadays, these vibrantly hued vehicles roam streets far and wide, serving everything from tacos to cupcakes, jambalaya and gussied up grilled cheese….
When you’re running a quick-service restaurant, everything needs to run quickly and efficiently. Your customers expect speedy service along with delicious food – and that means that the business-side of your restaurant needs to be speedy, too! The tech you choose to help run your restaurant is a big decision. It’s the power behind every…