Best Halloween Hashtags for Restaurants in 2026
The best Halloween hashtags for restaurants, bars, and cafes in 2026, plus how to use them now that Instagram caps posts at five hashtags.
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The Best Football Season Playbook Every Restaurant Needs
How to prep your restaurant for football season. Menu planning, staffing, and marketing to turn game-day demand into profit.
How to Hire an Executive Chef
Finding a great executive chef has never been harder. Stephanie Yee, Managing Director of Willow Tree Recruiting, shares how restaurant operators can source, vet, and hire the right chef for their kitchen.
SpotOn Introduces Profit AI, Delivering Proactive Profit Recommendations to Independent Restaurants
New restaurant AI capability surfaces recommendations inside the SpotOn dashboard while keeping each decision with the operator.
8 Steps to a Profitable Beverage Program
High-margin alcohol sales are shrinking. Here's how to maintain profits when guests buy less alcohol (and they are).
AI for Restaurants: An Operator-First Vision That Quietly Lifts Profit
Restaurant AI should be intuitive for teams, complementary to the guest experience and impactful on your bottom line. That’s the bar.
Restaurant Marketing: A Practical Guide To Attract, Convert, and Retain More Customers
A deep dive into restaurant marketing, covering the strategies, tools, and decisions operators need to drive real results.
How to Make a Menu for Your Restaurant (and make it profitable)
Learn the art and science of restaurant menu creation, from concept to setting profitable prices and expert design tips.
How to Create Online Ordering for Your Restaurant
Make money on online orders. Learn how to keep your profits, increase online orders, control order flow, and capture guest data—without per-order commissions.
How to Build a Restaurant Tech Stack Every Operator Needs to Thrive
Learn how to build a restaurant tech stack that works together to streamline operations and grow your business.
Restaurant SEO: A Beginner-Friendly Guide To Getting Found Online and Growing Your Customer Base
Learn how to use restaurant SEO to attract more local customers, boost online visibility, and grow your business—without paying for ads.
How to Read a Restaurant P&L (Profit and Loss) Statement + Free Template
Assess the financial health of your restaurant. Our P&L template brings together your sales and costs to calculate your profit.
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.
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.
Celebrating & Supporting Hispanic and Latine-owned Local Businesses
We’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 – October 15. In recognition of the vital contributions that Hispanic and Latine Americans have made to American culture and society, we’ve made a donation to the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement [https://www.haceonline.org/] (HACE), which aims to promote...
SpotOn Raises $300 Million in Series E Funding Led by Andreessen Horowitz; Transaction Values Company at $3.15 Billion
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Introducing Real Talk with Restaurateurs—a New Heart & Hustle Blog Series
When it comes to starting or sustaining a restaurant, there’s nothing more valuable than guidance from someone who’s actually been there, struggled with that, and succeeded. But gaining access to industry leaders is easier said than done, and many restaurant owners end up making do with makeshift advice...
Mentoring Each Other, by Michael Mina
For Michael Mina, mentorship is a group activity with group benefits. Here he talks about cultivating a culture where everyone is encouraged to share and receive knowledge that can elevate experiences and careers. It’s about the food. Of course, it’s always about the food. That’s the heart...
50 Questions with SpotOn Restaurant Advisory Council Member, Michael Mina
With accolades including James Beard Foundation “Who’s Who of Food & Beverage” inductee, Bon Appétit Chef of the Year and the International Food and Beverage Forum’s Restaurateur of the Year, award-winning chef and restaurateur Michael Mina continues to dazzle the culinary world with bold dining concepts that...
SpotOn Named the Preferred Technology Partner of the South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association
SpotOn is recognized by the SCRLA as a leading technology provider, offering insights and solutions to restaurant owners looking to take their business to the next level
