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Restaurant Trends in 2018

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2018 is looking like an interesting year for restaurant trends that could affect your bottom line. Are you prepared for it? In our brand new report, we take an in-depth look at what this year is going to be like for restaurants, both large and small, including: The state of the restaurant industry overall What’s

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How to Use Restaurant Menu Design to Increase Your Sales

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Your restaurant menu is likely the first (and most lasting) impression customers have of your business, but that’s not all it needs to do. Ask yourself: Can my menu help increase my restaurant sales? In our newest report, we walk through four big factors that can help you decide whether your restaurant menu design is

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Practical Magic: How to Navigate Your Restaurant’s Charitable Giving

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Bell ringers. Kids going door to door. Countless envelopes arriving in the mail daily asking for your end of the year donations. Even customers and staff get in on the ask. They all want your charitable donation. They probably all represent excellent causes that deserve your support. But you can’t do it all, can you? With

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10 Ways Restaurants Can Prepare for Hurricanes and Nor’easters

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Planning out emergency procedures is not exactly one of the fun aspects of your responsibily as a restaurant owner. No one wants to imagine their business (and your staff, and your customers) being in severe danger due to a natural disaster. However, if you’re on or near one of the coasts, hurricane planning needs to

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Pro Bonus: How Your Restaurant Can Handle Holiday Bonuses

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Money, money, money. It’s part of what makes the holiday season so challenging and fraught with anxiety for so many people — small business owners and restaurateurs especially. Even if you’ve just had the best year of business yet, profit margins are small and the coming months are looking unpredictable. And then there’s bonuses. A

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The Green Doggy Bag: Eco-Friendly Restaurant Take-Out Containers

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Waste is a major problem for restaurants of all sizes across America. This doesn’t just hurt your bottom line — as every ounce of food thrown away is a combination of ingredients you paid for — it’s also a major issue for the environment. Modern consumers are looking for businesses that are thoughtful in how

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The Why and How to Playing Music in Your Restaurant

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You think it’s going to be great. Nothing to compete with conversation or to distract from the food. People will be able to hear each other and they’ll thank you for it. They might even leave you a glowing review. “Why can’t all restaurants be like this one? Hurrah!” Then, reality sets in. Silence, believe

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Putting Your Best Grape Forward: Developing Your Restaurant Wine List

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It’s no secret that a wine list can be both a significant revenue stream and a customer draw for a restaurant. How thoughtfully a restaurant compiles and presents their list can determine whether or not a customer orders a bottle, opts for other beverages, or even chooses another establishment. While there is no right or

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Supersize Me: Should Your Restaurant Add a Drive Thru?

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Whether thinking of renovating an existing building or moving into a new one, the topic of drive thrus often come up with restaurant owners looking for ways to change up their business. For restaurants that can make it work, drive thrus can bring in big profit, especially in communities that rely on driving for their

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Fixe-r Upper: Prix Fixe Menus in Restaurants

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No matter whether you’ve been running a restaurant for years or just starting one up, the idea of a prix fixe menu will probably come up at some point. Prix fixe (literally in French: “fixed price”) is a type of menu that features a set multiple-course list at a set single price, without the option

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