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The Evolution of Restaurant Technology: What’s Next?

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2005 when I started, we had OpenTable for reservations and a POS, but that's about it. Between 2005 – 2015, there was a lot of technology being brought into restaurants and it was a lot of young, early-stage companies. I remember the early days of POS cloud systems (2010-2015), and a lot of them were pretty bad.

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Top 10 Features A Successful Website for Restaurants Should Have

Modern Restaurant Management

Allow Customers to Make Reservations Online. Adding a simple widget like Open Table’s Make a Reservation for customers brings several advantages. In 2015, Google announced that a mobile friendly website would be a factor in their search results. This blog will steer you in the right direction.

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How to Boost Your Restaurant Website’s SEO

Modern Restaurant Management

Most potential diners are searching for their next meal on their phones, and Google began boosting the ranking of mobile-friendly sites in 2015 to reflect the shift in internet tendencies. Your website’s content can recreate that experience online, enticing online visitors to become patrons with a standing reservation.

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Simple Customer Retention Strategy for Restaurants

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A 2015 study found that nearly 70% of customers don’t return to a restaurant after their first visit, putting the average restaurant customer retention rate at about 30%. For full-service restaurants, many POS or reservation systems can also help collect data for you. Why is customer retention important? You have to earn it!

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Redefining ‘Dine and Dash’ and Review Hub

Modern Restaurant Management

“We’ve been working with Yelp since 2015, but decided we wanted to take things to the next level when we learned about Yelp Store Visits. Beginning November 2019, Premium Access reservations were exclusively rolled out for Capital One cardholders and continues to be available to them.

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An Eater’s Guide to Visiting (and Drinking) Champagne 

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This has become a popular choice for food travelers, chefs, and local Champagne producers, so reserving is crucial. So far the collective efforts seem to be working. Or, there could be squid cooked on the fire, served with tonkotsu and sorrel and mustard flowers, all with homemade sourdough bread. Starting from $26 for lunch).

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An Eater’s Guide to Bentonville, Arkansas, the Home of Walmart

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Bentonville Film Festival : Co-founded by actress Geena Davis in 2015, the Bentonville Film Festival takes over town every May, as filmmakers and actors from around the world gather to celebrate diverse voices. It’s worth booking reservations ahead of a visit. Seats go quickly, so make a reservation early.

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