Social Hospitality

JANUARY 5, 2022

For most restaurants, the focus remains on delivery and pickup to serve customers. The pandemic’s toll on restaurants was more limited than otherwise because of delivery services. Even remote parts of the world embraced restaurant and food delivery apps like never before. Emphasize Delivery.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 11, 2021

This guide includes ideas and checklists for everything from keeping your staff healthy to optimizing your ordering platforms. Order Cleaning Supplies such as disinfectant, paper products, mop heads, and floor cleaner The staff at Ruby's Cafe in New York City, a 7shifts' customer Optimize Your Labor ?? Update Your Online Presence ??

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Delivery is an essential part of restaurants nowadays, which is why there are more restaurants partnering with third-party delivery services, even if they already have their own in-house delivery. But the only thing harder than managing one delivery system is simultaneously managing two. Monitor Order Sources.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

Ordering online, paying with mobile phones, scanning QR codes for a menu, and a ton of takeout, are just a part of dining out now. Here are a few ideas: Contactless is King While contactless cards, drop off delivery, app-based payments, and QR codes have been around, the pandemic has made them more popular than ever.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

It’s essential to adopt sound marketing strategies for your in-house food delivery business. Here are some tips to best advertise that you offer delivery services. Mention In-House Delivery on Your Site. Having a great website for your business is paramount to represent their online presence. Offer Quality Services.

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Delivery Marketing Email Marketing Social Media 188

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Diners are turning to online ordering in increasing numbers because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on on-premise dining. According to a survey conducted by S&P Global Market Intelligence, 40% of Americans are ordering more food for takeout and delivery now than they were before the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2022

The prominence of food delivery and service robots has increased in the overall restaurant industry. In order to deal with these uncertainties, the top players had to work on bringing in technological advancements to survive and recover from the losses caused by the pandemic. Contactless Food Delivery- Robots Taking Over the Streets.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 15, 2023

Less than two decades ago, restaurant-quality meal delivery was largely limited to pizza and Chinese takeout. Today, the global food delivery app industry is predicted to reach $320 billion by 2029 — up from $140 billion in 2022. When it comes to delivery, you can take the process into your own hands.

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Customer Experience Delivery Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering 197

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (55%), mobile payments (52%), and third-party food delivery services (51%). Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2024

were registered on food delivery platforms like Grubhub, DoorDash, and Uber Eats. For example, an app might offer 15% off your first order. When done on a large scale, this wastes the platform’s marketing budget and eventually leads them to cut down on promotions, slowing order volumes for restaurants. In 2023, over 1.5

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The ripple effects of the pandemic continue: the National Restaurant Association finds that off-premises dining continues to happen much more frequently than before, with 66% of consumers more likely to order takeout in 2023 than they were before the pandemic. ChowNow ChowNow is a customized online ordering app for restaurants.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

Data acquired about your actual consumers can be used in both online and offline marketing campaigns. Consider online marketing for restaurant engagement to be a long-term commitment. Online Delivery. Online ordering applications should keep the customer's attention and be simple to use. The answer is yes.

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Marketing Email Marketing Loyalty Program Social Media 397

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The ripple effects of the pandemic continue: the National Restaurant Association finds that off-premises dining continues to happen much more frequently than before, with 66% of consumers more likely to order takeout in 2023 than they were before the pandemic. ChowNow ChowNow is a customized online ordering app for restaurants.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning. Online and Mobile Ordering Systems. Online ordering and delivery are one of the fastest growing aspects of the restaurant industry, up 124% in 2020.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Starting a food delivery business can really make a difference for restaurants or any food business, helping them reach more people and make more money. First, it’s super important to have a smooth and efficient delivery system. By following these tips, restaurants can use food delivery to reach more people and make more money.

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Delivery Food Online Ordering Mobile Ordering 167

7 Shifts

APRIL 15, 2020

Foot traffic has dropped for the majority of restaurants in North America, with revenue switching to online ordering and pickups instead. The order can be placed through the phone or online, and in both cases can notify the user through text and/or email that order is ready to pick up. Promote, promote, promote!

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Online Ordering Email Marketing Social Media Food Order 362

7 Shifts

JUNE 20, 2022

A ghost kitchen (also known as a delivery-only restaurant, cloud kitchen, or dark kitchen) is a restaurant that is solely focused on cooking to-go meals. One ghost kitchen may contain multiple units where different brands can prepare food for delivery, and in some cases, pickup. What are the benefits of a ghost kitchen model?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

is the second-largest online food delivery market​ and generated an estimated $218B in revenue in 2022. The job of telling apart real bad behavior from regular problems becomes a puzzle for delivery apps. In both instances, the customer requests a refund, even if they did, in fact, receive the order.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In an era when enabling online ordering is essential to running a restaurant, having an online presence for your restaurant is critical. These social networks don't have the capabilities your restaurant needs to become an online business. However, relying on your restaurant's Facebook page or Instagram just won't cut it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 27, 2021

COVID-19 has forced restaurants to rely on takeout and delivery sales to drive the majority of their sales. Third-party delivery apps worked in a pinch to help restaurants quickly switch away from dine-in to takeout. As a long-term solution, though, delivery apps pose as many problems to restaurants as they do solutions.

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Ordering Online Ordering Social Media Delivery 215

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Suggestive selling is a sales tactic that encourages guests to order something that is different from what they had planned to order or usually order in an effort to increase the check size and make their experience better. When guests order items that are priced slightly higher, check sizes go up, and tips in turn with them.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2020

COVID-19 is already impacting restaurants across the world—some more than others, with restaurants and other eating establishments being shut down by government order across the country. Focus on other channels like third-party delivery. Offer discounts on delivery/takeout. Encourage guests to order take-out or delivery.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Want to set up online ordering for your restaurant but don’t know where to start? Make sure that the online ordering system integrates into your POS Set Up Payments : Use secure gateways to offer multiple payment options and protect customer transactions.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Customer retention is important because it measures how good your restaurant is at making your customers happy and bringing them back in the door (or ordering delivery). This applies to in-person asking as well as online forms. Your staff, too, needs to feel engaged and empowered to do their job quell in order to succeed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Diners are second-guessing their holiday plans, according to the third installment of BentoBox’s Restaurant Delivery Consumer Trend Report. consumers’ delivery and takeout habits evolve through COVID-19 recovery. This could be sign that takeout and delivery ordering could rebound in Q4.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 3, 2020

This pop-up take-out and delivery restaurant are helping to support first responders of COVID-19. When you place your order, you’re given the option to donate a pie or chicken to the Front Lines. In just 10 days, the non-profit received over 1,000 online donations just by people placing orders online.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2022

Diners are increasingly turning online to get their favorite dishes with same-store pickup orders in the U.S. Diners are increasingly turning online to get their favorite dishes with same-store pickup orders in the U.S. Consumers are adventurous when ordering for delivery or takeout. While Friday at 6 p.m.

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Ordering Online Ordering Social Media 2022 208

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 16, 2022

On top of that, nearly half of all restaurants offered delivery services during the pandemic. As a result, the use of self-ordering kiosks and QR codes during the pandemic went up by 750 percent, with 77 percent of survey respondents saying they would prefer contactless ordering and payment once the pandemic ends.

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Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 20, 2021

Takeout, curbside, and delivery have become a lifeline for restaurants that had to suspend dine-in services. Online ordering was another savior to restaurants that fought to keep the sales coming in without personal contact—it’s only going to increase in demand. Action Steps.

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Social Media 2001 Online Ordering Take-out 417

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

With 90% of diners checking a restaurant online before visiting, you also need a strong online presence to attract and boost reservations. Let’s explore 26 proven online marketing strategies to help your restaurant thrive. A smooth mobile experience keeps people engaged and leads to more online bookings.

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Book Marketing Email Marketing Social Media 195

7 Shifts

JULY 25, 2024

Offering additional services, like delivery and takeout, meal kits and subscription boxes, and even catering and hosting special events can unlock new growth opportunities. Delivery and takeout 60% of American consumers reported ordering delivery or takeout once a week.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

That system needs access to the internet in order to keep functioning. However, if you don't have an internet connection to support this, you can end up with frustrated guests who don't have a way to pay for their orders. Your delivery management and online ordering will also be impacted.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Many small business owners added online storefronts and delivery services to help sustain their business admidst vanishing in-store customers, but they now face a new economic threat – friendly fraud. For restaurant owners, it’s delivery dine and dash. Taking pictures of all items in a delivery order.

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Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Front of House Customer Service 199

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 11, 2019

KFC utilized a supplier with a single location, and deliveries were compromised when problems arose at that spot. This is true for all software—not just POS software, but online ordering, accounting, and employee scheduling software as well. The result? No chicken at hundreds of KFCs across the United Kingdom. That’s right.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 6, 2022

Online Ordering: How Gift Cards are an Essential Piece of the Process. As the public has gotten used to the prevalence of curbside pickup and delivery, restaurants who do not offer online ordering may find they are struggling more to generate business. Meet your customers where they are this year: online.

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Thrive POS

OCTOBER 8, 2024

How to Manage Your Google Business Profile and Modify Delivery Providers for Your Restaurant Google Business Profile allows restaurants to manage various aspects of their online presence, including enabling and modifying delivery providers.

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Delivery POS Online Ordering Customer Service 142

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Surging prices have been top of mind for consumers for two years and counting, leaving restaurant leaders questioning how inflation might influence diners’ behavior and overall spending habits, including their usage of digital ordering and third-party delivery apps– both of which gained momentum during the pandemic.

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