Back of House Articles

How Restaurant Catering Sales Can Boost Your Bottom Line

App8 CEO Elias Hage highlights the bottom-line benefits of restaurant catering and the role technology can play in boosting restaurant catering sales.

How to Start a Food Truck and Find Success in Food Halls

Stephanie Swanz, a Tampa restaurant operator, shares her tips for starting a food truck business and finding success in food halls.

13 Tips for an Efficient Restaurant Hiring Process

Make your recruiting and hiring processes more efficient with restaurant hiring tips from Back of House and a trio of industry experts.

What's an Average Restaurant Marketing Budget?

Learn about average restaurant marketing budgets, discover how to set your own budget, and get tips for trimming hidden marketing costs.

3 Ways to Improve Restaurant Work-Life Balance Through Tech

Learn three ways to improve the work-life balance for you and your staff by implementing restaurant technology.

Using Restaurant Tech To Offset Rising Food Costs

Discover three ways using the right tech can offset rising food costs to help restaurant operators thrive in spite of inflation.

On-Demand Restaurant Staffing Tools Help With Worker Shortages

Learn the basics of restaurant staffing tools and explore the pros and cons of mobile app staffing solutions.

The Top 3 Restaurant Industry Challenges Today

What restaurant industry challenges are keeping operators up at night? Get the pros’ take on rising food costs, immigration crackdowns, and more.

How Restaurants Are Dealing With Rising Egg Prices

Rising inflation and an ongoing surge of avian flu cases means the price of eggs is going up. Learn how restaurant operators and their customers are responding.

How To Boost Restaurant Profit With Data From Your Customers

Learn about best practices for customer data collection for restaurants, especially by using targeted email marketing and outreach.

Using Technology to Combat Rising Restaurant Labor Costs

Increases to the minimum wage in Michigan and across the U.S. are prompting operators to lean on restaurant technology to manage rising restaurant labor costs.

An Introductory Guide to Restaurant POS Systems

Learn the basics of using restaurant POS systems, look at the key pieces of POS hardware, and discover what questions to ask when choosing a POS system.

7 Customer Experience Strategies to Boost Restaurant Efficiency

Discover proactive customer experience strategies for restaurants and learn how how technology can help boost restaurant efficiency.

How To Implement Food Safety Training for Your Restaurant Staff

Use these five steps to implement an employee food safety training program that will protect your customers and your restaurant.

How to Set Up Your Restaurant for Success in 2025

Discover five crucial keys to restaurant success in 2025 with an emphasis on the latest, most effective restaurant technology trends.

Should Your Restaurant Adopt a Handheld Point-of-Sale?

We outline the benefits and considerations of adopting a handheld POS at your restaurant.

Experts’ Tips for Retaining Restaurant Employees

Experts share practical, experience-based tips for retaining restaurant employees and building a strong workplace culture.

9 Ideas for Restaurant Marketing on Instagram

Gain followers, increase engagement, and build customer loyalty with these social media marketing tips for restaurants.

A Non-Alcoholic Drink Menu for Dry January and Beyond

Adding non-alcoholic beverages to your restaurant bar menu isn't just for Dry January — customers are looking for zero-proof options year round.

The Most Surprising Innovations in Restaurant Tech

Technology trends for restaurants in 2025 will include AI, automation, and robotics--all in an effort to increase efficiency and profitability.

7 Questions to Ask During a Restaurant Tech Demo

Tech solutions for restaurants often require a demo prior to purchase. Here are 7 ways restaurant operators can ace their next demo.

Restaurant Marketing Strategies to Set You Up For Digital Success

We collected some restaurant marketing strategies from Localyser's Tarik Qahawish to help you improve digital marketing outcomes for your restaurant.

What Restaurants Can Learn About Food Safety From Recent Illness Outbreaks

The news seems to be riddled with stories of foodborne illness. Keep your restaurant out of the news with food safety training for your staff.

6 Tips For Conducting An Effective Restaurant Interview

We interviewed experts to learn how to conduct an effective restaurant interview to help improve the ROI on your recruitment and hiring processes.