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.
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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.
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.
4 Ways to Boost Foot Traffic to Your Restaurant
There’s no perfect recipe for operating a restaurant successfully, but one key ingredient is getting a high volume of customers in the door. Getting creative with a loyalty program [https://www.spoton.com/blog/getting-creative-with-loyalty-rewards-to-boost-customer-retention] can do wonders to boost customer retention, but it doesn’t necessarily attract a...
Integrating Third-Party Delivery Apps Into Your Restaurant’s POS
Feb 25, 2020 As mobile phone technology continues to advance, consumer expectations are rapidly evolving, particularly within the food service industry. A great case-in-point is the growing popularity of mobile delivery apps such as UberEats, GrubHub, Seamless, and DoorDash. While these third-party delivery services are undoubtedly convenient for consumers, they...
SpotOn Establishes New Restaurant Advisory Board
Board members will contribute to the innovation of SpotOn’s suite of restaurant-focused solutions, in particular its flagship product, “SpotOn Restaurant” SAN FRANCISCO--SpotOn Transact, Inc [https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spoton.com%2F&esheet=52173226&newsitemid=20200213005221&lan=...
See SpotOn Restaurant POS in Action
Jan 21, 2020 Each month, thousands of businesses are partnering with SpotOn to get the software and point-of-sale solutions they need to unlock the potential of their business. That includes restaurants, bars, and nightclubs across North America that are using our industry-best POS solution, SpotOn Restaurant, to streamline operations, cut...
How to Minimize the Labor-to-Revenue Ratio for Your Restaurant
Labor costs can eat up a huge chunk of revenue for restaurants, but how much is too much? Get a closer look at where your money is going.
How to Avoid Force Authorization Payment Scams
Here's how to run a payment when your payment terminal can't connect to the network to obtain authorization—without getting scammed.
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