With so many culinary options and different dining styles available to customers these days, competition in the restaurant industry is fiercer than ever. To build a thriving, successful, and long-term business in food service, restauranteurs have to start getting...

Providing entertainment at your restaurant is a great way to interest new customers and encourage returning guests to come dine with you regularly. Today’s foodies are looking for a complete dining experience, and that includes a great atmosphere as well as an...

The restaurant industry is a notoriously difficult business. Chances are you’ve already heard the frequently quoted adage which states that most new restaurants don’t even make it past the first year. In fact, this statement is born out of a study done at Ohio State...

Jon Taffer is a bar consultant, television personality, founder and owner of his own media company, and author. He's best known for his role as host of the hit reality television series Bar Rescue. He recently did an interview with Gary Vaynerchuk about his experience...

Food photography is an important part of every restaurant's website, social media design and marketing material. Good food is what attracts most people to a restaurant in the first place. However, most restaurant owners don't have the photography skills, equipment or...

These days we’ll find an app for almost anything, from monumental social tools to addictive mobile games and fitness trackers. Restaurant business owners might be of the opinion that mobile apps are only useful for a number of industries, but there are inspiring...

Evaluating and shopping for a new restaurant POS system can be a challenging experience for anyone. There are so many point of sale solutions on the market these days that you might not even know where to begin. One thing is for sure; you don't want to wait until the...

Employee turnover is a significant issue in the restaurant industry. Restaurants experience turnover rates of over 70 percent each year and the average cost to replace an employee can be as high as $5,864. A recent Cornell study estimates the annual cost of turnover...

Coming up with unique restaurant Facebook post ideas can be a daunting task. Getting your restaurant's Facebook followers to engage on those posts can be even more difficult these days. However, it's more important now than ever before. News feeds are becoming...

A great restaurant website design is not just beautiful, but effective as well. While some website designers focus strictly on the visual aspects, which can be easy to get carried away with when dealing with restaurants and food, others simply focus on creating a...

In this article we're going to talk about the best online reservation system for your restaurant. It's a necessary addition to any restaurant website. Before we get into the best options, let's take a look at why you might want to use an online reservation system in...

When first opening a restaurant, an owner may have a limited budget. However, attracting customers through advertising is essential to having a profitable business. Luckily there are many different free advertising ideas for restaurants that generate revenue without...

Serving the best food in the world doesn't always mean a full restaurant every night if no one knows just how good your food is. Sometimes you need to do a little extra promotion to attract more customers to your restaurant. Once they're inside and trying your food,...

Threats To The Restaurant Industry There can be no denying there are uncertainties and variables in the business world today and restaurants are not immune from those concerns. There have never been this many threats to the restaurant industry. Threats to your...

Are you looking for fun and profitable restaurant event ideas? Having the same events and parties week after week at your restaurant can get boring for your customers and make them less excited to dine there. It's time to put on some new events to generate more...

Behind almost every successful restaurant is a solid online marketing strategy. One of the most important parts of every online marketing strategy is to setup a social media campaign for your restaurant. There are several social media platforms that restaurant owners...

You've probably heard a lot about Snapchat. You, or at least someone at your restaurant, is likely an avid user. After all, Snapchat has 187 million daily active users sharing 9,000 snaps per second. It's a photo sharing app that allows it's users to send photos,...

If we told you that the key to an increased check average was in the upsell you’d probably stop reading. But this isn’t about that. In fact, at this point, if your servers don’t know how to upsell then why did you hire them? We’re just going to say it: we believe that...