Restaurant gift card programs are super popular, and for good reason: both customers and restaurant owners benefit from gift cards. For customers, it’s an excellent gift to give and to receive. For restaurant owners, gift cards are a great way to promote your restaurant while increasing cash flow. In this guide, learn how gift cards…
When you’re in the food truck business, you know how exciting it is to roll up to a festival and find hungry customers ready to try your tasty dishes. However, these kinds of gigs aren’t exactly a walk in the park…. You need a plan. Boost your food truck revenue with a comprehensive event strategy…
Your kitchen staff is working hard, preparing orders for dozens of guests in the middle of your lunch rush. Despite best efforts, they miss an order and now tickets are piling up and your guests are hangry and checking their watches. Your front of house tries to keep everyone calm while your cooks are working…
If you’re wondering how to market a restaurant, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most popular questions asked in restaurant community groups, such as On the Fly Society. Marketing is vital to your success as a business, especially a small one, but it can be overwhelming if you don’t know where to start. That’s…
You did it! You finally opened your new restaurant. Congratulations! Now what?! The first year as a new restaurant owner is both awesome and overwhelming. There’s a lot to learn on the fly as you serve more customers, hire more staff and work out all the kinks. But it’s also the perfect time to try…
You decided on a restaurant name, the menu is set, and the concept is fully baked. What else do you need to open your restaurant? For starters, a lot of paperwork. Sure, no one loves filing paperwork with the state or tracking down licenses but they’re a necessary evil of opening and operating a restaurant….
Five Sushi Brothers is a fun, fast-casual sushi restaurant with two locations outside of Salt Lake City, UT. Started by brothers Jacob and Ammon Chung in 2016, Five Sushi Brothers began with fresh late-night sushi deliveries in Provo that practically sold themselves: the unique concept hit the spot with college kids and young professionals craving…
Table Needs Inc. announces today the launch of Table Needs Filer. In partnership with Legalzoom, Table Needs Filer helps restaurateurs establish an LLC, file with their state, create operating agreements and other key business documentation required to launch a new business in just a few clicks. Opening a restaurant requires dozens of permits, licenses and…
Table Needs, Inc. announces today the launch of Table Needs Bookkeeper, an all-in-one accounting service for restaurants, cafes, juice bars and food trucks. Offering monthly bookkeeping, tax filing services and access to professional accountants, Table Needs Bookkeeper makes it easier for owners to manage their restaurant’s finances. “One of the biggest hurdles for restaurant owners…
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…
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…
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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…
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,…
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….
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 Square Table Needs POS does a lot,…