Menu Engineering: Free Worksheet + Tips for a More Profitable Menu
Find out how popular and profitable your menu items are with our menu engineering matrix. Then learn how to modify your menu for more sales.
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Restaurant Profit Margin: 7 Ways To Actually Make Your Operation More Profitable
Running a more efficient restaurant is the key to higher margins. Learn how to lower costs and increase revenue with solutions for your hospitality business.
5 Ways Your Restaurant Branding Can Stand Out in a Saturated Market
A lot goes into a great first impression. Here’s how you can create a restaurant brand that new and loyal guests identify with.
6 Holiday Ideas For Restaurants
Grow profits and happiness this holiday season with six simple tips. Create a warm, efficient space for guests and staff, and keep customers coming back.
Maximize Guest Loyalty: Build Repeat Business with Digital Programs
How your restaurant can use data-driven loyalty programs to increase revenue.
6 Ways to Increase Restaurant Revenue
Making money in restaurants is hard. Here are some ways to reach profitability.
What Is Vishing, Phishing, and Smishing? How Businesses Can Avoid Being Scammed
Protect your business with tips on how to identify and report phone, email, and texting scams.
Turning the Corner: How to Manage a Restaurant (As a Restaurant Owner)
Former Restaurant Owner and Chef Scott Youkilis shares his secrets on how to successfully manage a restaurant.
The Server’s Guide to the Handheld POS
Handhelds can make your work easier and more profitable. Here's how.
How Much Does It Cost to Open a Restaurant?
Get a breakdown of how much money you'll need to get your restaurant from concept to profitability.
7 Tips For Stellar Restaurant Ads
Director of Marketing Gigi Cohen shares tips for restaurant ads that move the needle.
How to Win Back Your Day with Tools for Restaurant Managers
Spend more time with your staff and guests by implementing restaurant management software. SpotOn's Manager Toolkit will show you how.
7 Tips for Creating a Winning Restaurant Schedule
Creating and communicating a restaurant schedule can take hours out of your day. But with the right strategies, it doesn't have to.
How to Calculate the Break-Even Point for Your Restaurant
Learn about restaurant break-even analysis and get our calculator to find your break-even point.
7 Signs It’s Time to Reassess Your Tech Stack
Whether it’s time to say farewell to outdated systems or hello to a new time-saving scheduling tool, change can be challenging. Here’s how you know it’s time.
Defense Industry by Day, Hospitality by Night
Honorably Discharged Army Sergeant Don DiFrisco has had quite the career, but he happily has no end in sight.
6 Steps to Run a Successful Holiday Marketing Campaign
Looking to improve your holiday marketing efforts? These six steps can help you achieve greater visibility, sales, and customer loyalty.
What is a Kitchen Display System? KDS Core Features for Back-of-House Operations
A kitchen display system (KDS) might look like a simple screen, but it can do so much more for your restaurant kitchen operations and staff.
280 Restaurant Name Ideas + How to Name a Restaurant
Discover the 5 key steps for naming your restaurant and get inspiration from our curated list of 280 restaurant name ideas.
How to Write a Return Policy & 8 Tips to Optimize It
Learn how to write a store return policy and create a return process that’s so good its selling point is driving revenue.
How to Prepare Your Restaurant for a POS System Outage
Even the best restaurant POS is vulnerable to internet and web server outages. Here's how to ensure your restaurant runs smoothly if your POS system goes down.
