Restaurant Operations

 

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Managing A Multi-Location Restaurant Doesn’t Have to Feel like Managing Multiple Businesses  

Running multiple restaurant locations doesn't have to feel like running multiple businesses. With the right POS system in place, you can get back to one unified operation. 
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Your Menu is a Strategic Tool for Unlocking Growth 

POS Reports can help optimize a menu. Your menu is more than just a list of offerings—it’s a strategic tool for unlocking hidden profitability and driving long-term growth. By analyzing menu performance data across locations, restaurant operators can identify high-margin items with untapped potential, eliminate underperformers, and craft upselling strategies that boost both ticket size and guest satisfaction. It all starts with understanding your menu.

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Restaurant Upselling: The Art and Science of an Enhanced Experience 

Strategic upselling, powered by modern POS systems, can significantly boost your bottom line. Below, learn how to implement data-driven upselling techniques for one location or across multiple locations, leverage technology for consistent execution, and train your team to enhance guest experience while increasing average ticket size.

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To Drive Culture and Profitability, Lead Your Restaurant Brand with Excellence  

Exceptional leadership transforms restaurant operations from good to great. This blog focuses on empowering restaurant operators through tailored mentorship, technology to support decision making, collaborative networks, and data-driven accountability systems. By building a culture of learning and consistency, restaurant leaders can drive higher profitability, better team performance, and sustained brand excellence. Whether managing a single unit or scaling a multi-location brand, leadership that prioritizes clarity, confidence, and connection becomes the cornerstone of long-term success.

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See Your Brand Through Your Guests’ Eyes with a Customer Journey Map 

Guest journey mapping is a powerful framework for designing consistently exceptional customer experiences. From online discovery to post-dining engagement, every touchpoint a guest encounters influences loyalty, frequency, and revenue. This blog offers restaurant operators a step-by-step guide to mapping and optimizing the guest journey using real-world insights, emotional mapping, and modern technology. Minimize friction points, elevate moments of delight, and implement scalable solutions that strengthen both customer satisfaction and your bottom line.

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Improve Where it Matters Most: The Customer Experience 

Customer-focused improvements are the secret to scaling restaurant operations while boosting revenue and guest satisfaction. Below, learn how to identify friction points along the customer journey and strategically implement technology-driven enhancements that streamline ordering, delivery, loyalty, and feedback systems. Optimizing digital tools like POS integrations, marketing automation, and survey platforms not only improves guest experience but also saves labor, increases ticket size, and drives retention.

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Centralized Reporting Builds Consistency in Your Restaurant Management

Centralized restaurant reporting empowers operational consistency, team accountability, and long-term profitability. Standardizing POS systems, updating SOPs, and aligning training programs enable teams to act on real-time performance data across multiple locations. By implementing unified reporting structures and fostering routine check-ins, restaurant operators can uncover trends quickly, reduce inefficiencies, and build a guest-centric culture that scales with growth.

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To Transform Your Restaurant Brand, Start with Your All-Star Locations 

To transform your restaurant operations, leverage key restaurant data analytics across sales, labor, costs, and customer satisfaction to benchmark success, uncover revenue opportunities, and lay the groundwork for scalable growth. With consistent, centralized, store-level POS data and on-site operational audits, operators can pinpoint what drives excellence in one location and begin replicating those strategies across every location. 
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Restaurant Upselling Done Right

Dive into some proven restaurant upselling strategies that will have you analyzing every part of your restaurant’s customer journey.
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Quick Service Restaurant Success: A Guide for Aspiring Owners

The quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry is a fast-paced and dynamic landscape. From iconic burger joints to the frequented salad chains, QSRs offer a convenient and affordable dining experience for busy individuals and families on the go. Before taking the plunge, aspiring restaurant owners should carefully contemplate the distinct opportunities and challenges within this diverse sector. […]
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Which Restaurant Type is Right For Your Business?

You’re looking to open the perfect little corner of the world where people can gather and enjoy your delicious cuisine. Though you may have a concept in mind, you should consider another big choice: what restaurant type you should open. According to a 2022 survey by Statista, 62% of respondents in the United States voted […]
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Fast Casual Dining: Is It The Right Choice For Your Business?

In the ever-evolving world of dining, the options seem endless. There are fine dining options for special occasions, traditional fast food for on-the-go meals, and everything in between… but have you explored the world of fast casual restaurants? Fast casual restaurants offer the best of both worlds: convenience and quality. They are ideal for busy […]
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5 Ways to Streamline Operations with Restaurant Management Systems

Running a restaurant involves juggling a multiple of plates. So much so that even the most seasoned restaurateurs can feel the pressure of taking orders, managing inventory, and ensuring smooth service. That’s where Restaurant Management Systems come to the rescue, offering a helping hand through innovative technology so that these tasks can be streamline so […]
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7 Steps to Building a Restaurant Business Plan

It’s a dream for many, fueled by passion and a love for delicious food. But before you dive headfirst into the world of sizzling grills and clinking glasses, there’s one crucial step you’ll need do take before anything else craft a solid restaurant business plan.   Think of it as the secret sauce that binds your […]
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Double the Dough with HungerRush: How Flyers Pizza Leveled Up Their Pizzeria Game

Flyers Pizza, a cherished family-owned chain in Columbus, OH since 1976, embarked on a transformative journey with HungerRush 360 in 2019, propelling them to new heights in the pizza industry. Despite their rich legacy and expertise in pizza-making, Flyers encountered challenges with their outdated POS system. The clunky software and lack of integration led to […]
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What To Expect When Becoming A Restaurant Owner

Photography by Cole Wilson Owning a restaurant can be a dream come true. The intoxicating aroma of sizzling garlic, the symphony of clinking plates and happy chatter, the pride of seeing your culinary vision come to life. With 63% of adults having worked in the restaurant industry according to the (National Restaurant Association), it serves as […]
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3 Steps to Boost Guest Experience with an Optimized Pizza Delivery System

Customer happiness is the secret ingredient to any successful pizza shop, but there’s one glaring area where pizza restaurants often drop the ball on creating a delightful experience: delivery. Managing a delivery fleet is hard in-house, but third-party delivery apps aren’t known for getting pizzas to customers while they’re still hot. And this is a […]
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7 Benefits of Pizza POS Systems (The Profitable Pizza Shop’s Best Tool)

Transform your restaurant with a pizza POS. From customizable menus to streamlined delivery, & data management—this tech rocks.
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2024 Restaurant Dining Trends: AI Everywhere, Labor Optimization, and Beyond

In a landscape marked by inflation, increasing labor costs, and the rise of AI, we’re in an era of disruption that’s transforming the entire hospitality industry as we know it. As restaurant operators, it’s difficult to predict what lies ahead and how to adapt, especially in a time of breakneck efficiency, tight margins, and rapid […]
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Generic POS Systems Don’t Work in Pizza—Here’s Why

We all love pizza. That’s no understatement, with Americans eating 350 slices of pie per second. It’s one of the most popular and customizable foods on the planet. But most generic POS systems don’t work in pizza, as customizability can pose many challenges. The typical POS system is a one-size-fits-all solution that’s simply not engineered […]
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5 Ways Your Restaurant Can Maximize the Holiday Rush

5 Ways Restaurants Can Maximize on The Holiday Rush
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Shorten Your Restaurant Order Entry Time by 75% and Improve Your Customer’s Experience

The average order time at counter service restaurants is around 120 seconds. That means a customer waits for two minutes as you note what they want — while the rest of the line gets impatient. But what if you could consistently shorten your restaurant order entry time to less than 30 seconds and reap the […]
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Downtime Disaster: How Restaurants Can Avoid Costly Tech Troubles

You’re restaurant is in the middle of the lunch rush, and your POS system suddenly freezes. Your POS can’t take orders, process payments, or print receipts. Your staff is panicking, your customers are waiting, and your revenue is dropping. What do you do when your in the middle of a restaurant tech disaster? You’ll probably call […]
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OrderAI Now Works With All Major Restaurant POS Systems

OrderAI is one of the most advanced AI-powered phone and text-ordering platforms for restaurants. Until now, it has been restricted to restaurants that use the HungerRush Point of Sale. We’re proud to announce that, via a full POS integration with ItsaCheckmate, OrderAI is now compatible with all major restaurant systems and providers, including Toast, Revel, PAR […]
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Balancing Plates: 10 Ways to Prioritize Mental Health in the Restaurant Industry

In the fast-paced, high-stress world of the restaurant industry, prioritizing mental health isn’t just a luxury; it’s a necessity. Restaurant operators, in particular, are no strangers to the unique challenges this field presents. From long hours to demanding customers, navigating the culinary landscape can be overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be detrimental to your […]
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7 Practical Tips to Train New Staff On Your Restaurant’s POS for Better Speed, Accuracy, and Customer Experience

It’s beyond frustrating when you put time and resources into training new recruits, and they still take forever to learn your menu and input orders on your POS. If you can’t quickly train your staff, your service will be slow, the customer experience will suffer, and you’ll lose business. But there are ways to improve […]
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Here’s How Much Revenue Your Restaurant Loses from Unanswered Phone Calls

Ever wondered how much money you’re losing every time your phone rings and no one answers? We did the math and — brace yourself — it’s a huge amount. Phone orders represent a significant portion of income for many restaurants, but they’re also a huge drain on your labor, which is why many calls go […]
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3 Menu Management Strategies Mexican Restaurants Are Using to Simplify Inventory and Maximize Profitability

Photo from Fajita Pete’s Tight regulations, labor shortages, and economic uncertainty are making Mexican menu management strategies particularly challenging in 2023. The stability of the food supply chain relies on nearly 20 million workers, according to the USDA. But labor shortages have added huge pressures to the system, from farming to production to transportation. There […]
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The Optimized Order Counter: How to Serve Restaurant Guests Faster

The key to happy customers for quick-service and fast-casual restaurants is speedy, accurate order-taking and service. But too many counter-service restaurants struggle with inefficient systems, sluggish staff, and costly mistakes. We looked into the best ways to speed up service at the counter in order to serve guests faster. What we discovered are some simple […]
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Here’s Why Chipotle, Torchy’s Tacos, and QDOBA Keep Winning (And Other Mexican Chains Can’t Keep Up)

Source: Canva Tired of seeing the same big chains dominate the Mexican food industry? Brands like Chipotle and QDOBA keep getting bigger, but here’s the thing — you can learn from them and turn their success into your own. In this post, we’ll unpack how major Mexican QSR chains are leading the way with innovative […]
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Research Roundup: What Makes Restaurant Employees Stay?

Hiring restaurant staff is challenging right now — which makes holding onto your best employees priority number one. The 90-day retention rate for quick-service restaurants (QSRs)s is at just 54%, meaning that almost half of new hires are leaving before you get any return on the investment of recruiting and training them.  Meanwhile, there are […]
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Breaking Down the Burrito Assembly Line: How Mexican Chains Create Efficient Ordering Experiences

Photo from Taco Bros Restaurant Chipotle and Subway lead the way in efficiency on the assembly line. Using the highly customizable assembly line, Chipotle has become one of the most successful restaurant chains of the last decade.Chipotle recently posted annual revenue of nearly $9 billion, a 15% increase year over year. And the brand’s growth […]
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Why Restaurant Owners Should Think Twice Before Ditching Phone Orders

You might think ditching phone orders is a convenient solution to free up staff for your busy restaurant. You have an online ordering platform and third-party apps, after all — why waste precious staff energy answering individual calls? But despite some recent headlines that seem to indicate it’s a trendy thing to do, ditching phone […]
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Restaurant Owners Can Take Vacations Too—Here’s How

As a restaurant owner, can you ever truly switch off? You know your restaurant inside-out. When someone isn’t sure how to handle a difficult customer or what to do about an ingredient shortage, they come to you. It can seem impossible to take a vacation without constantly checking in on your team.  What if there’s […]
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Sammy Success: What It Takes to Build and Operate a Profitable Sandwich Chain

Photo by Jacob Lund Photography Subway is not only the most successful chain sandwich brand in the world. It’s one of the world’s biggest fast food chains—up there with McDonald’s, KFC, and Starbucks—and recently explored the possibility of a sale that valued the chain at $10 billion. Shop owners around the world must see that […]
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How to Hire and Cultivate Independent Restaurant Managers

How many times have you interviewed someone who seemed like the most perfectly qualified restaurant manager, only to later discover they have a major attitude problem or you can’t trust them?  Or have you found your ideal first mate, only for them to move on too soon? You’re not alone. Hiring is hard at the […]
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Remote Restaurant Management: How to Run Things from Anywhere

If you step out of your restaurant for a day, nothing will function. Staff will slack off, guests won’t return, and problems will spiral into catastrophes. At least, this is what many restaurant owners fear. But it doesn’t have to be this way. To keep your restaurant functioning without you, all you have to do […]
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 5 Wild Weather Woes Solved for Your Restaurant

Photo by Joe M of Pizaro’s Pizza Restaurant environments are harsh on computer equipment and wild weather can also play a huge factor in your ability to operate seamlessly. Even in a mild office or home environment, all computers and components are subject to failure. At some point, every business will be confronted with some […]
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Save Money With These 7 Restaurant Purchasing Best Practices

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash As restaurants are hit with supply chain delays, shortages, and rising prices, purchasing decisions become even more difficult to get right.  Figures from the National Restaurant Association show that over 90% of restaurants of all types are affected by supply chain issues. And for casual dining restaurants, it’s as […]
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The Restaurant Food Costing Guide For Franchise Operators

Franchise operators have the opportunity to drastically increase profits with a small reduction in food costs. Here’s how to calculate and reduce your food costs.

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Introducing: New POS System Plans for Independent Restaurants

Meet our game-changing all-in-one POS system bundle for independent operator restaurants, streamlining operations with simplicity and affordability.
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Inflation vs Restaurants: Here’s How To Outsmart It For The Long-Term

Inflation is crippling restaurant industry profits. This article is your guide to reclaiming your revenue and coping with the challenge of rising inflation.
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The Supply Chain Survival Guide

Authored by: Justin Freeland (Senior Marketing Operations Specialist) Source: Canva Keeping up with supply chain challenges is like playing whack-a-mole. Every time you think you’ve got it covered, another food shortage crops up. How’s a restaurant operator supposed to maintain a consistent menu in the face of sheer chaos? The solution: Get creative. There are […]
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How Profitable Are Pizza Restaurants? (+ How to Calculate and Raise Profits)

Source: MBrothers The U.S. pizza industry is worth nearly $46 billion. About 60% of that goes to enterprise-level chains, leaving almost $18.4 billion for smaller operators. This begs the question…how profitable are pizza restaurants and is your shop getting a fair slice of the profits? We combed through reports, pored over studies, and leveraged our […]
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How to Reduce Restaurant Food Waste And Increase Margins

Authored by: Justin Freeland (Senior Marketing Operations Specialist) The business case for reducing food waste is rock solid. In a study of 114 restaurants in 12 countries, the average restaurant made a return of seven dollars on every dollar spent reducing food waste —that’s a huge win in an industry with such tight margins. And […]
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A New Take on the Smoke Break

Authored by: Lynda Reinarz (Campaign Strategist) & Melissa Dimmitt (MarComm Coordinator) Few industries are more stressful than the restaurant industry. With customer service, labor management, lunch/dinner rushes, and juggling razor-thin margins with food quality, restaurants have a lot on their plates—pun fully intended. Especially since the pandemic, there has been more focus on managing stress […]
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The Restaurant Food Cost Guide For Franchise Operators

Authored by: Brian Duncan, Director of Business Development Most franchisees are tossing wads of cash into the kitchen trash can every single day.  Not because of any external factors. But because they don’t know how much they are spending to produce their dishes and are therefore not in control of their restaurant food costing. As […]
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Customer Service as a Strategy with Chief Growth Officer Dean Thompson

Authored by: Dean Thompson (Chief Growth Officer) Customer service is at the heart of the restaurant industry—and at the heart of HungerRush. Just like restaurant owners want customers to have a great experience and keep coming back, we practice what we preach with our own community and customers.  We stay a step ahead when it […]
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Helping Hands from HungerRush

Authored by: Lynda Reinarz (Marketing Campaign Manager) It is no secret that the holidays are a time when families get together, meals are shared, and gifts are exchanged; but it can be a challenging time for families struggling to make ends meet. Every child deserves a magical holiday, and many don’t understand why some kids get amazing presents from Santa, while others get none. At HungerRush, we are all […]
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8 THINGS PREVENTING YOU FROM RUNNING YOUR RESTAURANT YOUR WAY Part 2

Authored by: Olivier Thierry (Chief Marketing Officer) To round out this series, we continue with four final factors that may limit your potential to increase profitability, scale and optimize efficiency. However, with the right solutions in place, you can easily overcome these challenges and, in turn, begin running your restaurant your way. When an order […]
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8 THINGS PREVENTING YOU FROM RUNNING YOUR RESTAURANT YOUR WAY

Authored by: Olivier Thierry (Chief Marketing Officer) (Part 1 of 2) Whether you have a single pizzeria or a multi-chain restaurant concept, there are several factors that limit your potential to increase profitability, scale and optimize efficiency. We’ve selected eight of the big ones that can be overcome if you have the right solutions in […]
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How to Increase Ticket Size at Your On-Premises Restaurant

The restaurants that survived the pandemic restrictions best were the ones that managed to pivot and adapt to ever-changing circumstances—whether from the state restrictions or customer preferences. The increased emphasis on delivery, takeout and curbside pickup, will remain relevant. As limitations ease, the focus for restauranteurs will be on how to increase ticket size and […]
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Restaurant Solutions Spring Cleaning Checklist

Around this time last year, your spring-cleaning checklist probably included standard tasks like deep-cleaning your freezer and scrubbing down your appliances. But in less than a year, restaurant operations shifted drastically on a fundamental level. Now, your spring-cleaning checklist will have to place a heavier focus, not just on the equipment you use, but on […]
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Implementing a Retail-Restaurant Hybrid Strategy to Drive Additional Revenue

While the COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in new opportunities for the restaurant industry, food service providers still face many challenges. The importance of driving revenue is higher now more than ever. Extensive restrictions and safety regulations, including new preventive measures like mandatory protective attire and regular hand washing, continue to increase difficulty and costs as […]
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How to Adapt Your Restaurant During COVID-19

These are trying times. The pandemic has disrupted restaurants financially and operationally. Restaurant owners are now forced to rethink their operations past the short term and in the long term.  Although many restaurants have reopened, most have had to limit their capacity for on-premises dining, which has proven to be a major challenge. Beyond that, […]
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Take Command of Your Multi-Unit Restaurant: The 5 Pillars of Data Mastery

Chaos often feels like the default state of the restaurant industry.  Even for successful multi-unit restaurants and franchises, managing growth can feel a lot more like putting out fires than strategically hitting targets. You may achieve your goals, but you never feel like you’re totally in control—and you have the stress levels to prove it. […]
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Why HungerRush 360 is Key to Profitable Pizzerias

COVID-19 has thrown the pizza industry for a loop. Many dine-in operations have slowed down or shuttered altogether, but the industry as a whole continues to survive. Pizzerias, more than most, were relatively equipped to handle the shift from dine-in to delivery and pickup, since those operations had been popular long before the virus began making […]
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Unifying Operations with HungerRush 360

The financial and economic impact that COVID-19 has placed on restaurants cannot be overstated. Virtually every restaurant owner has been forced to adjust their operations in some way. Restaurants have slowly begun reopening, but with a heavy focus on off-premises options and limited in-house dining.  It isn’t just restaurants that have been affected. Customers now desire drastically different things than […]
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How Three Restaurants Thrived During Uncertain Times

Just a few months ago, no restaurant owner could have imagined we’d be here, having been dealt a swift, heavy blow by COVID-19. Not only have operations been severely limited because of COVID-19 restrictions, but in some ways, they changed completely.  At first, consumer behavior was wildly unpredictable and no one knew what was going to happen. Eventually, […]
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Tips to Ensure a Smooth Restaurant Reopening

After what seems like a lifetime to many, COVID-19 restaurant restrictions have finally begun to loosen. This means that many restaurants are getting the green light to reopen their dining facilities. A successful restaurant reopening requires careful planning and preparation. A step in the wrong direction could mean putting your employees and customers at risk. In order […]
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Build-Your-Own Meal Kit: How Restaurants Can Modify Their Traditional Business Model to Thrive

With the massive changes that the hospitality industry has recently undergone because of COVID-19, restaurant owners are looking for ways to modify their business models to adapt and overcome new challenges as they arise. Even as dine-in restrictions begin to lift, off-premises dining continues to remain the top revenue-driver for restaurants nationwide because of the safety and convenience it […]
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How Restaurants Can Identify Savings Opportunities to Maximize Profits During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit many industries hard, particularly the socially-oriented ones such as restaurant dining. The urgent need for social distancing to avoid spreading the virus is driving people to stay home and causing mandatory closing of dine-in facilities in many areas. Restaurants are now analyzing their business to find ways to survive and thrive […]
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How Restaurants Can Diversify to Account for Unexpected Consumer Behavior

In the restaurant business, sometimes unpredictable events can occur that disrupt everyday life. Things like pandemics, natural disasters, and other types of crises can turn everything on its head and present significant and unforeseen challenges to both consumers and businesses, not to mention a further toll on the economy. We are diving into consumer behaviors and […]
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5 Tips for Training and Maintaining High-Performing Restaurant Employees

Keep these 5 “Rs” in mind to help reduce staff turnover I was leaving a restaurant recently and noticed a reserved parking spot right in front with a sign that read “Reserved for Employee of the Month.” An employee parked her car in the spot and when she jumped out of the car and headed […]
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Restaurant Sustainability: 3 Ways Your Pizzeria Can Go Green

Sustainability Sells Sustainability—avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance—has acquired increasing attention since the modern environmental movement started in the 1970s. Sustainability isn’t just good for the Earth, it’s good for business: more than 90% of CEOs believe that sustainability is important to the success of their company—and restaurants are […]
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Restaurant KPIs: What Pizzeria Owners Should Analyze from 2019 to Grow in 2020

It’s a new year (and a new decade!), which means it’s time for pizzeria owners to assess how well you hit your 2019 goals and where you might have fallen short. Restaurant success is a moving target, and strategies, processes, and technologies must be continually adjusted as industry and consumer needs change. For an optimal 2020 strategy, […]
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Three Ways to Reduce Pizzeria Restaurant Wait Times

The pizza restaurant industry continues to be a healthy one: according to the 2020 Pizza Power Report from PMQ1, the U.S. pizza market generates $46.34 billion in sales—and that figure is rising. But with the number of pizzerias in this country growing to 77,724 this year, the competition for those sales dollars is fierce. Delicious […]
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Quick Service POS Software: 4 Killer Ways to Streamline Restaurant Operations

The key to a successful quick service restaurant is providing a quick, accurate and pleasant experience for customers. While that’s probably not surprising, getting all of these things to happen at the same time can be a challenge if you don’t have the right quick service POS software to help you run the restaurant.  Be […]
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4 Ways Fast Casual Restaurants Deliver Exceptional Customer Experiences

Your counter service or fast-casual restaurant (FCR) may have amazing and unique menu offerings, but great food is only part of what makes a customer experience exceptional, especially when there is no wait staff to interact with customers. The experience begins with the ordering process and continues even after the bill is paid and the food eaten. […]
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A Guide to Understanding Merchant Services and Payment Processing Fees

If you’re opening a new restaurant, one of the startup essentials is setting up an account with a merchant services provider (a.k.a. credit card processor) so that you can accept credit and debit card payments. If you own an established restaurant and are looking for ways to improve your operating costs while increasing your profit […]
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A Checklist for Translating Restaurant Startup Costs into Success

When you’re opening a new restaurant, it may seem like there are a million things you need to think about and budget for. On the other hand, careful planning and organization will keep you from becoming overwhelmed and will prevent surprises later in the process. This list will help you anticipate the decisions you’ll need to make […]
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Increase Profit Margins with the Right Pizza POS System

Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza a day! By the end of 2018, there were almost 77,000 pizzerias in the U.S. working to meet the demand. With so much competition, it’s not enough just to make great pizza—you also need to create a fantastic customer experience every step of the way. Savvy pizzeria owners are […]
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3 Reasons Why Pizzerias Need an Advanced POS System

Remember that moment when you opened your next location (or first pizzeria)? Or when you realized that your customers loved the modification you made to the menu or the tweak you made to the sauce?  Those moments were awesome because it was a sign you were growing. And that led you to some logical next […]