Running a restaurant isn’t easy. You truly appreciate the customers you have, and getting them to return – and return often – would be ideal. Having great food, great service, online ordering, flexibility to dine-in, get delivery, or curbside pick up definitely drives new customers. But you need them to come back to be successful.Continue reading “Enticing Customers to Return”
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The Lunch Rush is Back
People are returning to offices, and students are back in school. Activities outside the house have driven the return of the lunch rush for restaurants. And not just lunch, sales during breakfast and morning snack dayparts have also been growing. This trend can be a great thing for restaurants that are prepared to take advantageContinue reading “The Lunch Rush is Back”
What You Need For the Restaurant of the Future
Consumers want convenience, digital, and safety. We’re not surprised. Are you surprised? Didn’t think so. Deloitte’s latest The Future of Restaurants Survey shows that consumers are continuing to want more of what they want when they want it and how they want it. That’s the new normal with or without yet another Covid variant. Here’sContinue reading “What You Need For the Restaurant of the Future”
How a C-Store Can Offer Ultimate Convenience
So many convenience stores have a Part A: A quick serve restaurant and a Part B: The traditional gas station with a convenience store If a customer wants a sandwich from the restaurant they have to make one stop in Part A to order, pay, and pick up the sandwich. If they also want aContinue reading “How a C-Store Can Offer Ultimate Convenience”
Modernizing Convenience Stores
Convenience stores are targeting two key types of customer profiles: The Regular Customer: He frequently and reliably visits the store for coffee, cigarettes, lottery, etc. When he’s hanging at home, he’ll pay extra for delivery of things like beer and snacks. The Impulsive Buyer: She stops for gas or passes by a store and remembersContinue reading “Modernizing Convenience Stores”
Doing the Math Brings Some Surprises
There has been a lot of news lately around third-party on-demand delivery. They are convenient, but that convenience comes with a cost to both the consumer and the restaurant. Let’s take a look at the consumer cost. A NY Times article recently reported restaurants using third-party delivery increased prices through these aggregators anywhere from 7%Continue reading “Doing the Math Brings Some Surprises”
Gobble up sales this Thanksgiving with these great off-premise and on-premise tips!
Like many things in the year of 2020, Thanksgiving is going to look drastically different from years past. Record high levels of COVID cases have prompted health experts to encourage families to embrace smaller, more intimate celebrations this year with just their immediate families and advise against going out for Thanksgiving dinner. However, this doesContinue reading “Gobble up sales this Thanksgiving with these great off-premise and on-premise tips!”
5 Ways to “Winterize” Restaurant Operations in the Midst of COVID
Winter is coming – Here are five innovative and safe solutions for off-premise service this winter. November 2, 2020 Outdoor dining has become a defining aspect of “the new normal” when it comes to dining out. However, as temperatures drop and the days get shorter and shorter, operators will need to get creative andContinue reading “5 Ways to “Winterize” Restaurant Operations in the Midst of COVID”
