Prepping for Outdoor Dining Season: A Restaurant Patio Preparation Guide
Get your restaurant ready with this outdoor dining season preparation guide, covering operations, staffing, and marketing tips for patio success.
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Prepping for Outdoor Dining Season: A Restaurant Patio Preparation Guide
by Jocelyn Hoppa
Get your restaurant ready with this outdoor dining season preparation guide, covering operations, staffing, and marketing tips for patio success.
5 Pro Tips for Setting Your Restaurant Technology Budget
by Marylise Trépanier
Check out these expert-level tips for setting your restaurant technology budget and controlling your restaurant technology costs by monitoring your spend.
What’s the Right Loyalty Program for My Coffee Shop?
by Jocelyn Hoppa
Discover how to choose the best loyalty program for your coffee shop to boost repeat visits and strengthen customer retention.
How To Hop on the Top Value Dining Trends Without Hurting Profits
by Dave Tomar
Value dining trends are up as cost-conscious consumers look for ways to save. Find out how to attract deal-seeking diners without hurting profit margins.
5 Ways Your Restaurant Is Failing at Third-Party Delivery (And How to Fix It)
by Jocelyn Hoppa
Learn five common ways restaurants fumble third-party delivery and how to fix mistakes, streamline operations, and boost orders and customer satisfaction.
5 Ways We're Already Using AI in Restaurants
by Dave Tomar
AI isn’t just for the major restaurant chains. Independent operators can benefit from using AI in restaurants for staffing, waste reduction, and more.
Parking Your Food Truck: How To Scale to a Brick and Mortar Restaurant
by Jocelyn Hoppa
Thinking about scaling from a food truck to a restaurant? Experts share proven tips on layout, staffing, systems, and long-term sustainable growth.
How To Build a Restaurant Marketing Strategy and Communications Plan
by Jocelyn Hoppa
Learn how to build a restaurant communications strategy that strengthens staff, boosts marketing, and drives PR success for new and established restaurants.
How To Reduce Food Waste and Protect Margins in Pizza Shops
by Jocelyn Hoppa
Learn how to reduce food waste in pizza shops with actionable steps for better ingredient prep, portion control, and inventory practices that save money.
Keep Your Restaurant Employees Longer With Better Onboarding & Training
by Dave Tomar
Find out how digitizing your restaurant onboarding and training strategy can reduce employee turnover and boost employee retention.
How ICE’s Presence Is Affecting the Restaurant Business
by Dave Tomar
Dive into the facts about immigrants working in the restaurant industry and hear how ICE presence is impacting labor supply, customer foot traffic, and more.
Finding Free (and Low-Cost) Resources When You're Starting a Restaurant
by Dave Tomar
Check out the grants, loans, and tech that can help you keep restaurant startup costs down and set you on the road to success.
Why Missed Calls Equal Lost Restaurant Revenue and How To Fix the Problem
by Jocelyn Hoppa
We take a closer look at the real cost of all those missed phone calls and tell you how AI phone ordering services can help your restaurant.
What You Need to Know About Restaurant Processing Fees: Part 2
by Jocelyn Hoppa
Explore how POS transaction fees affect restaurant costs, and discover guest-friendly strategies and technology tools to manage and reduce fees effectively.
What You Need to Know About Restaurant Processing Fees: Part 1
by Jocelyn Hoppa
Learn how restaurant processing fees work, what drives costs, and practical strategies to reduce them while optimizing payment technology and operations.
Catering to the Solo Diner: Adapting to Solo Dining Trends
by Jocelyn Hoppa
How solo dining trends are reshaping restaurant operations, from seating strategy and pacing to menu design and back-of-house execution.
Why Butts in Seats Matter: Increase Occupancy to Increase Restaurant Revenue
by Jocelyn Hoppa
Boost restaurant revenue by filling empty tables. Learn how Seated helps increase occupancy and turn slow shifts into profit opportunities.
Less Is More: A Bare-Bones Approach to Restaurant Tech
by Dave Tomar
How much tech do you really need to run a profitable restaurant? Get an expert’s take on the essential restaurant software for a lean approach.
No Tax on Tips: What Restaurant Owners Need to Know About the New Law
by Dave Tomar
The No Tax on Tips bill is likely to affect you, your employees, and your restaurant business. Learn more and use our Tip Tax Savings Calculator!
When Politics Affect Your Restaurant Business, Think Outside the Box
by Dave Tomar
Discover creative tips to help you deal with the unique restaurant business challenges that happen when food service and politics collide.
10 Bar and Grill Mistakes You Should Stop Making
by Jocelyn Hoppa
Struggling with profits at your bar and grill? Discover the most common restaurant failures and operational mistakes holding your business back.
4 Things You Can Do Today To Increase Restaurant Profits
by Dave Tomar
Learn realistic ways to increase restaurant profits with creativity and some help from cutting edge restaurant tech.
Top 10 Takeaways of the Fall Back of House Podcast Season
by Dave Tomar
Check out our favorite moments from the Fall 2025 season of So You Want to Run a Restaurant, where we chat with chefs, owners and operators.
What Impact Will The New U.S. Budget Have on My Restaurant Business?
by Dave Tomar
Trump’s 2025 tax and spending bill will create benefits and challenges for the restaurant industry. Learn what the restaurant tax changes mean for you.