Is Direct Mail Advertising Right for Restaurants?
When you're considering how to market your business, direct mail advertising may not be your first idea. Given the increased dependency on digitization that's sprung up during COVID-19, mobile service is going strong. Email newsletters, which you may use now, is just one example of how online marketing has become... read more »
Serving Robots: The Next Front of House?
Since the pandemic, restaurants have come up with creative solutions to save money. Whether cutting costs, upgrading technology, or finding some other way to adapt, the foodservice industry is exploring unexplored territory. Take, for example, one Florida seafood place that just invested $30K in robots. Image... read more »
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The Important Roles Immigrants Play in Food Service
Immigrants Are All Over the Restaurant Industry If you look at food service overall, you'll see immigrants baked into the fabric of the industry. They're front of house workers, back of house workers, managerial staff, business owners and every role in between. They make up 2.1M jobs in the food supply chain, which equals 22% of workers despite encompassing only 17% of American employees... read more »
How to Build a Brand for Your Restaurant
As you're starting your new restaurant, creating a strong brand matters. When customers hear your name, what do you want to come to mind? What kinds of smells, sounds and emotions? Here are three ways to make sure the right people are hearing about your restaurant, and to make sure they have positive connotations with the brand. 1. Getting Your... read more »
Can the Gig Economy Help Your Restaurant?
As COVID-19 slows, restaurants are experiencing labor shortages. Even though restrictions have lifted, thus allowing them to reopen, they don't have the staff necessary for all their pre-pandemic hours. As a result, some businesses are turning to the gig economy to fill up their staff list. What Is the Gig Economy? The term refers to the... read more »
Why Your Restaurant Needs a Manager Logbook
Good management determines the effectiveness of your staff. That's why it's so important for your supervisory team to communicate well. A manager logbook guarantees that your staff has all the most up-to-date information no matter who's on shift. For maximum effectiveness, train them to use the manager logbook every day. What goes in there is up to you. Details about customers, employees,... read more »
Good News for Restaurants: Uber and Menufy Team Up
Better Delivery Services Delivery and takeout took off during COVID-19 because customers love the convenience and speed that online ordering affords. That's why apps like Uber have enjoyed such popularity. It's safe and contact-free, but just as delicious as going to the restaurant to eat. Lots of restaurants signed up with third party services to get their food to customers, especially since... read more »
How to Use Smells to Improve Restaurant Sales
Why Smells Motivate Customers Have you heard that chewing gum while you study, then chewing the same gum during a test, helps you remember the material? In the same way, good smells cause people to recall a good night they had at your restaurant and get them craving that same signature dish. Fragrance is proven to boost more sales in general.... read more »
Will Food Tech Continue to Grow This Fast?
The Rise of Food Tech The COVID-19 pandemic wrought massive change in the restaurant industry. From needing six feet between tables, to contactless orders, to higher expectations of cleanliness, food service doesn't look the way it did before. Why should food tech be any different? When restaurants tried to adjust to customers' new needs as... read more »
Beverage Dispensers: Next in Restaurant Automation?
Restaurants found new solutions for all kinds of problems they never experienced before last year. During the pandemic, social distance became a necessity. Contactless dining options prevailed, and in fact, became so popular that customers still prefer automation now during the recovery period. While delivery and takeout quickly developed touch-free options, restaurant technology is still... read more »
3 Clever Solutions to the Labor Shortage
Changes in Labor Management As the pandemic winds down for summer, all kinds of businesses have had trouble hiring back who they laid off in 2020. Restaurants in particular feel the strain. Job openings rose by tens of thousands just since this year began, so managers that want to entice back hesitant workers need to find new solutions. Answers... read more »
eatOS Partners at the RetailNOW Show in Nashville
eatOS at RetailNOW Are you ready for the RetailNOW 2021 show? This weekend, July 25th through July 27th, resellers will gather in Nashville, TN for the industry event of the summer. eatOS has their booth and is ready to meet with other industry professionals, restaurant representatives who want to know more about what we do here, and anyone else... read more »
After COVID-19, Online Ordering Still Grows
Online Ordering After COVID-19 Restaurants around the country opened this summer after more than a year of pandemic-related complications. To adapt, many opened contactless dining options. Delivery was by far the most popular option, as it was a convenient way for guests and restaurants to safely continue doing business together. Yet despite... read more »
Online Orders for Fresh Food Surge
The Rise of Fresh Food A lot has changed for the food service industry during COVID-19, including which trends gain traction with consumers. For example, online orders skyrocketed because of the ease, convenience and built-in social distance. When restaurants shut down, they refocused on takeout and delivery even if they never offered those... read more »
10 Best California Cities to Start a Restaurant
After more than a year, people finally feel comfortable enough to open new businesses again. As they open their doors this summer, owners are still looking for the best place to put down roots. From COVID-19 regulations to whole new pools of customers, different cities have their own pros and cons. If you're an entrepreneur looking at the west... read more »
Where Are POS Trends Heading Next?
Every aspect of the restaurant industry has changed during COVID-19, even its technology. Advanced Point of Sale systems now run restaurants all over the country. Trends indicate that POS will stay on this track for a long time. Here's what the industry can expect to see out of POS trends. Photo by Mark OFlynn on Unsplash 1. POS in More... read more »
Check Out RetailNOW This July
A New Beginning for Restaurants Restaurants are excited to get back up and running this summer, and so are businesses adjacent to foodservice. Whether you run a restaurant or provide the technology for them, reconnect with the industry this July at the RetailNOW show. Why? Because the industry is emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic very different from how it went in. Everyone could... read more »
Bring Guests Back to Indoor Dining
As restaurants get ready to reopen at full capacity this summer, they find themselves in charge of a job they've never had before: Convincing customers to feel ready for it, too. Sanitation, health and safety measures, and keeping up with new technology will all take a lot of time and effort. Still, just doing the work isn't enough. Your guests... read more »
How to Celebrate Fourth of July at Your Restaurant
5 Ways to Make a Memorable Fourth of July It's nearly Independence Day, and restaurants all over the country will run special promotions. It's not just the Fourth of July, but the first big celebration of the summer after a long year of COVID-19. Customers are also excited to kick off the month with the usual festivities. It's a great chance for... read more »