Table Needs Resources

Restaurant Best Practices Guides

Whether you’re just getting started or are ready to level-up, these guides will teach you how to run a more profitable restaurant business.

How to Hire Reliable Food Service Staff

Discover essential strategies for hiring, interviewing, and training reliable food service staff for your restaurant or food truck, from crafting effective job descriptions to effective onboarding, in this comprehensive guide.

Serve More Customers by Offering Multiple Ordering Options

Learn how to enhance your food truck’s customer reach and revenue by diversifying ordering options, improving order accuracy, and managing multiple channels efficiently.

The Ultimate Guide to a Profitable Restaurant Menu

Discover key strategies for crafting a compelling restaurant menu that enhances customer experience and profitability, including optimal item selection, effective pricing, impactful design, and dynamic online and offline presentation.

7 Permits and Licenses You Need to Open a Restaurant

This guide details the seven essential permits and licenses required to legally open and operate a restaurant or food truck business, providing a clear roadmap through the often complex process of legal compliance.

Menu Pricing Calculator

Remove the guesswork and any doubts – leaving you feeling confident in every price on your menu!
Take a spin on each of our three food cost calculators to find which works the best for your specific restaurant or food truck.

Food Truck Best Practice Guides

Looking for a smoother path to profitability? These guides will show you how to operate an efficient, profitable food truck business.

Streamline Food Truck Operations with Your Cellphone

Discover the power of simplicity for your food truck business with our mobile-friendly POS solution. This all-in-one restaurant POS mobile app is designed to fit right in your pocket, transforming your cell phone into a comprehensive tool for managing food truck operations effortlessly.

Food Truck Operations Manual

In this comprehensive guide, The Food Truck Operations Manual walks you through everything you need to uplevel your food truck business: from optimizing your menu to expanding ordering options to improving kitchen flow and mastering your money.

The Ultimate Guide to a Profitable Food Truck Menu

Discover key strategies for crafting a compelling food truck menu that enhances customer experience and profitability, including optimal item selection, effective pricing, impactful design, and dynamic online and offline presentation.

The Food Truck Festival Checklist

Maximize your success at community events and food truck festivals with the essential Food Truck Festival Checklist from Table Needs. This quick-reference guide is crafted to ensure you’re perfectly prepared for every stage of the event—from a week before, to the day before, the day of, and the day after the event.

How to Create a Food Truck Marketing Plan

“How to Create a Food Truck Marketing Plan” is your step-by-step manual to amplifying your visibility, attracting more customers, and increasing your revenue through strategic marketing efforts.

Case Studies

Explore real success stories from real Table Needs’ quick service restaurant and food truck customers.

How Five Sushi Brothers Added a Second Location Despite Staffing Challenges

Explore the success story of Five Sushi Brothers, a fast-casual sushi restaurant that overcame staffing challenges and operational hurdles to expand into a profitable, multi-location quick service venture, with insights into strategic decisions and technology adoption.

Webinars

Class is in session! Learn actionable tips and techniques from seasoned food industry professionals.

How to Create a Successful Food Truck Business: Lessons from Restless Coffee’s First Year

Learn valuable lessons on creating a successful food truck business from the first-year experiences of Restless Coffee’s co-owners, covering menu creation, customer experience, community building, and the unique challenges and rewards of running a family-owned food truck.

Food Truck Festivals 101

This webinar with Bill Moore and Table Needs provides essential insights for food truck owners on selecting, preparing for, and profiting from food truck festivals, including menu planning, equipment preparation, staffing strategies, and effective participation techniques.

Restaurant Operations Platform

Food Trucks

QSRs, Cafes, and Coffee Shops

Business Services