Tools & Templates

How to Set Up a Ghost Kitchen: A Step-by-Step Guide

Thinking about opening a cloud kitchen? Here are some things to consider.

How to Manage Customer Expectations at Your Restaurant Amid Pandemic Challenges

We break down some ways to communicate restaurant challenges and manager customer expectations in the face of the pandemic.

How to Open a Restaurant in California (Successfully)

The cradle of great American restaurants is ready for your next big idea. Here's how to set your restaurant up to conquer Cali.

Free Design Tools for Making Professional Menus for Your Restaurant

Save on design costs when you make a professional menu for your restaurant using free and DIY design tools.

Moving Meatless! How to Develop Vegan Menu Ideas for Your Restaurants

Vegan and plant-based diets have gone mainstream. Here are some easy ways to develop a vegan menu for your restaurant.

How to Promote Private Dining in Restaurants During the Pandemic

During the pandemic, private dining has become a lifeline for many operators.

A Complete Guide to Food Safety Solutions for Restaurant Operators

Food safety, always a bedrock value of the restaurant industry, has never been more imperative. Here's how technology can help.

Things You Need to Know About Restaurant Credit Card Processing Fees

Your comprehensive guide to understanding — and sometimes beating — the labyrinth of fees that come with every card transaction.

How to Manage Restaurant Customer Data: The Difference Between CDP & CRM

Customer data platforms, or CDPs, are powerful software tools for understanding and keeping in touch with your customers. Here's how they work.

Popular Technology Used in Fast-Food Restaurants: Food Tech Solutions

High volume, high speed, and high stakes — fast food restaurants are famously rough on their technology. Here's what works for them.

Restaurant Fundraising: With Investment Crowdfunding, Your Customers Become Your Investors

A growing number of restaurateurs are using investment crowdfunding platforms to raise capital, empowering customers to become investors.

3 Keys to Running a Successful Ghost Kitchen, According to GhostU

John Meyer of GhostU, a Masterclass-style ghost kitchen learning program, shares how to build a profitable virtual restaurant.

How Do Robotic Waiters Work & Are They Right for Your Restaurant?

A look at how a robo-waiter works, average pricing, pros and cons of using one, and more.

How to Use a Mobile Communication Platform to Increase Efficiency at Your Restaurant

We break down how adopting a mobile communication platform can enhance communications restaurant-wide and some of the top ways restaurants are using current platforms.

Off-Premise Optimized: How Restaurants Can Use Tech to Improve Sales

A pandemic-focused guide to creating and optimizing off-premise revenue for independent restaurant operators.

Tap Into One of This Year’s Biggest Trends – Experiential Dining – With These 14 Creative Restaurant Ideas

We break down exactly what “experiential dining” encompasses, plus share a few ideas any restaurant can implement without transforming their entire concept. Use it as inspiration to find strategies that match your own brand and audience. 

9 Tax Tips Every Restaurant Operator Should Know

We spoke with accounting professionals to get advice for getting the most out your restaurant's tax returns.

What Is a Restaurant Tech Stack, and What Should Be in Yours?

Building a robust tech stack has become increasingly valuable. We break down the essential components nearly every restaurant should have.

How Dynamic Pricing Could Change the Restaurant Industry

A look at how dynamic pricing works for restaurants and how the strategy could impact the industry

Beyond Delivery: Are You Missing Out on These DoorDash Features?

DoorDash has expanded beyond an online ordering and delivery platform. We take a look at some of the platform's additional offerings for restaurant operators.

Simple Tips For Keeping Your Restaurant's Facebook Page Fresh

Some foolproof tips for keeping your followers entertained, informed, and ready to engage.

8 Mental Health Tips for Anyone Managing Restaurant Staff

Actionable items that owners, operators, and managers can implement for a healthier workplace

How the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Can Save Restaurants Money

Learn more about WOTC, enabling employers to yield up to $9,600 per worker in tax credits, depending on who’s hired.

Restaurant Revitalization Fund Eligibility: How to Apply for Relief Money

The Restaurant Relief Fund will give billions to small restaurants to offset the effects of the pandemic. Here's how to get your share of the money.