Tools & Templates

How to Step-up Your Restaurant Takeout Experience, According to a Carryout Critic

We asked Washington City Paper’s “carryout critic” Crystal Fernanders on how restaurants can create a better takeout experience.

A Beginner’s Guide to Creating & Selling Restaurant Merch Online

The step-by-step guide you need to create and sell merchandise for your restaurant online.

How to Package To-Go Cocktails the Right Way

Once a pandemic stopgap, to-go cocktails have become a lasting option for restaurants and bars. Here's how to make 'em great.

How to Respond to Bad Restaurant Reviews

Everyone is a restaurant critic these days. Here's how to handle a bad online review with grace and savvy.

How to Respond to Customers Who Are Complaining in Your Restaurant

How you assess and respond to a customer's real-time grievance can make a huge difference to your bottom line.

What You Need to Know About Updates to the 80/20 Tip Credit Rule

We break down what you need to know about the revived 80/20 tip credit rule, scheduled to take effect on December 28, and what you should be doing now to prepare.

A Guide to Text Message Recruiting and Hiring for Restaurants

A look at how, why, and when to use text messaging to recruit and hire new employees in the restaurant industry

7 Ways to Reduce or Control Noise in a Restaurant

Strike an auditory balance between deafening and dead.

Essential SEO Tips from Experts to Improve Your Restaurant Business

Even a quick crash-course in search engine optimization can pay huge dividends for your digital marketing.

The 5 Best Ways to Increase Restaurant Holiday Sales with eCommerce

The holidays are upon your restaurant. Here are ways to get the most juice from them before the end of the year.

Ghost Kitchen Restaurant Menu Ideas: From Planning to Execution

Experts explain how to imagine and build a profitable menu for your ghost kitchen concept.

Where & How to Sell Your Used Restaurant Equipment Online

Everything you need to know about getting money for your old ovens, fridges, mixers — or the whole kitchen.

How to Sell Your Restaurant for the Best Possible Price

Techniques and best practices for getting the best offer on your restaurant and your equipment when it's time to sell.

Restaurant Terms Defined: All the Lingo & Industry Slang You Should Know

Speaking the language of the line.

How to Create an Effective Instagram Profile for Any Restaurant

Your restaurant will almost benefit from an Instagram presence. Here's how to make a good one.

How to Get a Liquor License for Your Restaurant (in Any State)

Booze continues to be one of the biggest money makers in the restaurant industry. Here’s everything you need to know about obtaining a liquor license for your establishment.

What to Wear to Ace Your Job Interview at Every Kind of Restaurant

Leave the ripped jeans in the hamper. Here's what to wear instead to nail that restaurant job interview.

How to Get the Most Out of Google My Business: Tips to Promote Your Restaurant

The free tool from Google can help you steer customers right to your door (and at the right times).

9 Tips for Making Your Restaurants CPG Line a Success

Launching a restaurant product line to diversify revenue? Here are some tips to thrive in the CPG market.

A Complete Guide to Food Waste Management Solutions for Restaurants

Technologies focused on tracking and cutting food waste can save your restaurant time, money, and the shame of tossing out food.

How to Make the Best QR Code Menu for Your Restaurant or Bar

We break down ways to optimize your QR code menu for a better overall restaurant experience – for both operator, and your customers.

8 Cost-Effective Ways to Grow Your Restaurant Business

From leveraging email databases to dialing up social media to partnering with other industry leaders, we break down economical strategies for growing your brand.

The Best POS Systems for Coffee Shops

No one takes coffee shops for granted any more. Here's the tech you need to make yours a repeat destination for java drinkers.

How to Adjust & Adapt Your Restaurant Menu to Combat Inflation

Ways to offset inflation, along with best practices when it comes to raising menu prices