One of the busiest days of the year for restaurants and bars is Cinco de Mayo. This is a holiday that celebrates the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War on May 5, 1862. It’s actually a relatively minor holiday in Mexico, but in the United States Cinco
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How to launch meal kits for your restaurant
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many restaurant owners to get hyper creative when it comes to generating revenue during a time when many people are not comfortable dining out. One popular solution being implemented by restaurants across the country is the creation of custom meal kits. These take-home kits allow your customers to recreate their
St. Patrick’s Day restaurant promotion ideas during covid
St. Patrick’s Day is usually one of the busiest and highest grossing days of the year for bars and restaurants. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic still present across the U.S., restaurant owners will need to get creative when it comes to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations this year. Whether your restaurant is open for limited-capacity indoor
Meet the Restaurant Resilient $50K Giveaway winners
Rewards Network is pleased to announce the winners of the Restaurant Resilient $50K Giveaway! As a sign of appreciation for our industry, Rewards Network created the essay competition to give away $10,000 to five different restaurants. The goal was to provide some financial help to restaurants during the winter months, which is posing many challenges
Valentine’s Day restaurant promotion ideas during covid
Restaurants looking for a way to increase sales this month should consider investing in special Valentine’s Day promotions. For restaurants operating at normal capacity, your dining room may be able to function much the same as it has in years past. However, for areas of the country where indoor dining is still restricted due to
Expand your restaurant operations with a food truck
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced restaurant owners to tap into their ingenuity to create new methods of generating brand awareness and revenue during this challenging time. One such strategy has been the nationwide resurgence of food trucks in the restaurant industry. In fact, 24,000 licensed food trucks operate in the United States, making it a
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) round two
What is the PPP2? In March the US government passed The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). Included in the CARES Act was a highly successful loan program for small business owners, the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”). PPP loans were 100% forgivable—if you closely followed the rules laid out in
2021 Restaurant trends
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has further enforced that the only constant element in the restaurant industry is change. At the start of each year a new set of trends emerge that prompt restaurant owners to quickly evaluate and decide which ones make sense for their business. It’s important that restaurants always remain nimble enough to
Restaurants: Tap into pandemic-related comfort food cravings with healthier options
Many restaurants are seeing one of the side effects of pandemic stress — a growing desire in many consumers for comfort food. More than half of all Americans say their mental health is declining, which is causing many to cope by indulging in more calorie-rich food (i.e., stress eating). This has resulted in another stressor
How to set up your own delivery service
It’s no secret that consumers nowadays are living in an age where technology has made them accustomed to getting exactly what they want, when they want it. This is especially true when it comes to ordering food delivery from a restaurant, which is something customers are doing more often during the coronavirus pandemic. In fact,
