Back of House Articles

Get Your Restaurant Ready for Fall: Keeping Restaurant Staff After Summer

Discover tips for retaining seasonal restaurant staff, from better communication to flexible scheduling, while you build long-term loyalty.

A Guide to Shutting Down Your Seasonal Restaurant

Use this helpful step-by-step guide to closing down a seasonal restaurant. From equipment to staffing to security, it lists the items for your checklist.

On-Premises and Off-Premises Ways to Increase Restaurant Revenue

Learn how to increase restaurant revenue through on-premises experiences, off-premises sales, takeout, delivery, and retail expansion strategies.

The FTC Is Investigating Hidden Delivery Fees: What It Could Mean for You

The FTC is considering new rules to address hidden food-delivery fees. Find out what the new rules are about and how they might affect your restaurant.

How AI Can Give Your Independent Restaurant a First-Mover Advantage

Discover how restaurant AI for restaurants can help improve customer experience and operational efficiency with phone answering, website optimization, and more.

How to Raise Menu Prices Without Losing Your Customers

Get tips on how to increase menu prices without alienating your customers. We also highlight the importance of a good restaurant loyalty program.

Restaurant Cybersecurity: How to Protect Your Customers and Yourself

Protect your business with top restaurant cybersecurity tips on POS system security and how to protect restaurant customer data from cyber threats.

How People Are Eating Today: Smaller Portions

More and more customers are asking for smaller portions. Find out what’s behind the current restaurant portion size trend and get tips on capitalizing on it.

Up Your Restaurant PR Strategy to Promote Your Restaurant

Learn how a strong restaurant PR strategy and influencer partnerships can elevate marketing, build brand awareness, and drive restaurant traffic.

Restaurant Customers Still Want To Splurge

Consumers want value but they’re also willing to splurge. Find out how to optimize your menu and restaurant pricing strategy to meet consumer expectations.

The Year So Far in Restaurant News

We look back at some of the biggest restaurant industry trends in 2026 so far, from AI to customer experience.

Top 5 Tips for Using Social Media To Promote Your Restaurant Today

Boost your restaurant social media marketing strategy and learn how working with restaurant influencers can help boost visibility and credibility.

How To Promote Online Ordering for Your Restaurant

The online ordering segment is growing but so are delivery fees. We tell you how to promote online ordering for your restaurant while navigating the costs.

Top Tech-Driven Restaurant Labor Cost Solutions for Today’s Operators

Learn how restaurant labor cost solutions like scheduling software, AI phone answering, and workforce management systems help cut costs without losing service.

Creating Restaurant Customer Profiles (and What To Do With Them)

Find out what to do with restaurant customer data to get a better understanding of who your customers are and how they spend.

How To Choose Scalable Restaurant Technology That Grows With You

Learn how to choose scalable restaurant technology, from POS systems to integrations, that enables efficiency now and supports growth in the future.

Why Your Regulars Are Quietly Leaving (And How To Win Them Back)

Restaurant customer traffic is down. Find out why your loyalty program might be the key to bringing customers back to your restaurant.

Increasing Repeat Business in Restaurants: Why Regulars Matter More Than Ever

Learn how to improve restaurant customer loyalty by cultivating regulars, reducing friction, and driving repeat business for long-term growth.

Back of House Goes to the National Restaurant Association Show

Our team shares observations about restaurant industry trends, technology, and innovations from this year’s National Restaurant Association Show.

How To Schedule Staff for Food Truck Busy Periods

Learn food truck staff scheduling strategies to manage busy periods, improve efficiency, and keep service running smoothly during peak demand.

Top 10 Takeaways From the Spring 2026 Back of House Podcast Season

We highlight some of the keys to success for the colorful and varied roster of guests from the Spring 2026 season of the Back of House podcast.

10 Ways to Reduce Stress for Your Restaurant Staff and Boost Retention

Learn 10 practical ways to reduce stress for restaurant employees, prevent restaurant staff burnout, and boost employee retention in restaurants.

Your Restaurant Website Is an Underrated Revenue Channel (And How to Fix It)

Restaurant websites don’t always convert visitors into orders. Learn how restaurant website optimization and direct online ordering increase online sales.

Best Practices for Inventory Management in a Small Cafe

Find out how a combination of cafe inventory management best practices and technology can help streamline your small cafe inventory management.