7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Aside from price, menu engineering also involves looking into its design. Consider selling food or merchandise If you aren’t doing it yet, consider selling food or merchandise to increase your bar's profit margin and create new streams of revenue.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2020

If your cooks are mostly fulfilling off-site orders, you can do away with niceties like a slick front of house, visual merchandising, and a location with hungry walk-ins. Moving to an entirely new model, designed with employees at the center, is a true opportunity for restaurants to flip the script. Bulk-order fresh and local foods.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

These weighing scales are designed to take the guesswork out of food measurement and ensure controlled costs and better inventory management. There are several different types of restaurant weighing scales on the market, and each one is designed for a specific function. A receiving scale is used to weigh merchandise when it arrives.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

This was (is) the design of classic coffee houses, speakeasys, and corner cafes for generations. Renting shelf or cooler space for your product places the merchandising, collection of cash and credit, and facilities maintenance in the hands of the store.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Schedule deliveries carefully by designating appropriate receiving hours with vendors. Employees designated as receivers should be able to both recognize various quality levels of merchandise and be trained how to handle the necessary paperwork and any digital recordkeeping.

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Inventory Management Management Cash Management 450

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Here are a few things to consider: The pros and cons of the DIY approach to restaurant website design Pros: Making your own website for your restaurant is much more affordable than hiring professional help. Hiring a website designer or developer usually starts at $1k to customize a template or $10k to build a completely custom website.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 1, 2021

I have watched in horror as mobs break into stores and steal merchandise, terrorize employees and customers, and do so without any consideration of the harm being done, or the laws that are designed to protect. In the meantime, we follow the laws or suffer the consequences.

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Restaurant Law Social Media Merchandise Education 93

Lavu

JUNE 11, 2019

Coffee shops have a unique customer base that stands and waits patiently (we hope) for their lattes—and not selling merchandise is a lost business opportunity. Those minutes could be spent checking out your café’s merchandise instead of idly scrolling through Instagram feeds. How to Merchandise a Café. Travel Mugs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

launched US Foods Ghost Kitchens, a program designed to guide restaurant operators every step of the way when opening their own operation, helping them easily add a new revenue stream. It is designed to be flexible depending on the needs of each institution, and the dozens of instructors teaching courses this fall.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 4, 2024

A Mutually Beneficial Relationship Appreciating the relationship between restaurants and mixed-use environments is a great place to start, if only to clarify leasing decisions and optimize operational and design details. Well-designed outdoor projects feel organic, immersive, and enjoyable versus purely transactional retail.

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Retail Marketing Outdoor Merchandise 275

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2024

Mellow Mushroom blends the boundaries between art, music while holding true to a counterculture vibe that was there at the start.

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Email Marketing Merchandise Franchise Franchising 275

EATER

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Its interior design — the Times described it as a “handsome loft-like space with a certain Mediterranean aura: white from floor to ceiling, glistening with freestanding chrome shelves, lighted by a rear skylight and high?

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Retail Consumer Goods Merchandise Online Ordering 261

EATER

JUNE 9, 2021

The restaurant group has always been savvy about merchandising, serving up Greek soft-serve yogurt in branded versions of the iconic “we are happy to serve you” paper coffee cup. Duval, who’s been making pins and other merchandise for 10-plus years, thinks of pins as “bumper stickers you wear. Souvla’s vaccine pin. They’re flair.”

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Front of House Merchandise Back of House Point of Sale 284

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Since then, gift card sales have declined, but online ordering and merchandise sales have both increased steadily: Online orders have increased 50 percent week-over-week for the last three weeks.

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EATER

MAY 31, 2024

The laid-back seafood shack with a menu from chef Maximilian Hines, also the founder of Stolen Goods, a collaborative of Black and brown chefs in Atlanta, brings Gulf Coast vibes to the landlocked city, complete with nostalgic and nautical design touches such as wood paneling, midcentury pool tile, and turquoise-hued barstools.

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Casual Merchandise Back of House Outdoor 307

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Some common examples of why a restaurant might rebrand are: The locals that held your restaurant afloat aren’t coming in as much Your food used to cater to a lower price point, but you are trying to increase your quality You’ve acquired a business that needs to improve business materials for menus, signage, merchandise, etc.

Email Marketing 457

Email Marketing Online Ordering Food Truck Merchandise 457

7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Design the Floor Plan Layout. For more menu design tips, read 9 Restaurant Menu Design Tips That Will Help You Boost Profits. Design the Floor Plan Layout. Once you have an idea of how you want to lay our your shop, you can design a floor plan. Shelving if you're selling merchandise like hats or t-shirts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 13, 2024

Innovate with core items, throwback campaigns, packaging and merchandise to give newness to the menu. Introduce limited-time or seasonal line-ups to test new concepts, driving customer interest and trial. Reintroduce classic items with a modern twist, enabling you to connect favorites with current trends.

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Seasonal Menu Loyalty Program Innovation Point of Sale 309

EATER

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

I had always had an interest in the home growing up, and read a number of design books as a kid. I’ve been with Anthropologie for over a decade, sitting in numerous creative roles including visual merchandiser. I’ve never had a fail with her perfect pie crust recipe, a delicious, flaky pâte brisée dough.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The new restaurants — as well as upgrades to existing locations — will adapt the company’s new, modern, and inviting “Fresh Forward” design and meet the needs of today’s consumer with comfortable guest indoor dining spaces as well as numerous delivery and order ahead options, with a strong digital first strategy.

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Franchising Franchise Leadership Beverage 450

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 2, 2024

DIRECTV for BUSINESS National Accounts packages are designed to meet the unique needs of multi-location restaurant and bar operators, and come complete with one-on-one support—and the convenience of having one provider for all locations. Operators can order branded merchandise, use NFL Sunday Ticket web banners on their websites and more.

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Sports Operations Merchandise 2024 262

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Nominees for more than 50 awards categories, including Restaurant and Chef, Restaurant Design, and Media will be announced. Just a few steps away from Peacock Room, in a minimalist-designed space flooded with natural light and energized with upbeat music, is Gospel Coffee and Boozy Treats. The event will take place at 10:00 A.M.

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Brewery Design Food Supply Equipment 348

Clover - Restaurants

AUGUST 23, 2024

One of the most effective ways to boost your business and generate additional revenue is by offering restaurant merchandise. From trendy accessories to gourmet muffin mixes, the right merchandise can turn your loyal diners into ambassadors, spreading the word about your eatery. Why offer restaurant merchandise?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Visitors will be able to see, hear and learn about coffee’s extraordinary journey through intentional and unparalleled design, while enjoying a menu featuring exclusive coffee beverages exclusive to this location. The Chicago Roastery joins locations in Seattle, Shanghai, Milan, New York and Tokyo. Nitrogen Gelato. Local Collaborations.

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Delivery Reservations Customer Experience Retail 322

Goliath Consulting

APRIL 28, 2022

1 Some hybrid restaurants offer merchandise, cookbooks, and kitchen equipment as well. This design allows customers to choose what type of experience they would like to enjoy such as a full-dining experience or using it for large group gatherings and watching sports. They can also do it all at once if they wish to.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2019

We’ve seen examples of this with how staff greet customers, stunning brand art that everyone loves, merchandise a customer takes home, or the way service is carried out. This is a great way to usher in some innovative ways to create your brand image and personality.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

– Giliah Librach, Director of Merchandising Operations, ezCater As we look ahead to 2024, these technological advancements are poised to become even more ingrained in the restaurant ecosystem.

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2024 Fast Casual Food Safety Insurance 493

Touch Bistro

APRIL 27, 2021

It’s clear that a well-design restaurant website is key to getting customers in the door (or ordering online), but great restaurant website design is a lot harder to achieve than you might think. 51 Restaurant Websites for Design Inspiration. Elements of Great Restaurant Websites. Girl & the Goat – Chicago, Illinois.

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Design 2021 Online Ordering Website Management 92

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

The company is exploring collaborations with corporate partners and charities, as well as merchandise sales, to keep its mission alive. "When Further, Zuul Studios works with real estate owners to support the design, build, launch, and operation of their own ghost kitchens. Consulting on Ghost Kitchens. The 1,800 sq.

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ChowNow

JUNE 27, 2024

Focus on Effective Labor Management Software Labor management software , like the solutions provided by 7shifts, offers features designed to handle restaurants’ complex needs. Consider offering meal kits, catering services, cooking classes, or branded merchandise.

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Future Food

MARCH 24, 2020

Eating with your eyes – Food, Design and Social Media. Maximise your operational standards including beautiful food presentation, clear product display and ticketing, maintain strict hygiene and cleanliness and stay on-brand with all signage, promotions and visual merchandising. We live in a digital era where we are all critics.

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Social Media Design Food Customer Experience 83

Cheetah

JANUARY 13, 2022

What’s more, advertising deals about non-core products, like restaurant merchandise and swag , boost alternative revenue streams. In 2017, for example, Starbucks collected 30% of their revenue via mobile payments on their Starbucks Rewards member’s app, which supports buying Starbucks merchandise anywhere.

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Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Airlines Merchandise 148

Cheetah

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Halloween Merchandise to Boost Restaurant Revenues. Leverage the Halloween spirit to boost merchandise sales. Google is your friend here, try this overview of the historic roots of Halloween for some inspiring facts. For the whole Family: Haunted corner or treasure hunt. This goes for outfitting your staff with monstrous masks, too.

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Merchandise Social Media Coupons Customer Experience 148

Ken Burgin

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Our friends at Canva have plenty of Singles Day design idea s. Our friends at Canva have plenty o f Black Friday design ideas. Move the merchandise – the t-shirts that haven’t sold, offered at a crazy price. What can you throw into the mix? Mix online and offline deals, to encourage awareness of online sales.

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Marketing Social Media Merchandise Online Ordering 133

EATER

MAY 28, 2020

But with no massive overhead costs, and a business model already designed to be adaptable, pop-ups around the country are adjusting quickly. Each to-go order was wrapped in a print designed by Lukaza, featuring painted phrases such as “ Say her name ,” the other side printed with a transcribed interview between Amabebe and Lukaza.

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Front of House Kitchen Safety Events Dine-in 261

Ken Burgin

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Promote the month with posters and flyers – free online design service Canva has some great templates ready to use. It could involve donations from customers on a certain day, a special fund-raising meal, or selling pink ribbon merchandise. Pink latte anyone? Even raising $100 can make an impact.

Social Media 156

Social Media Merchandise Customer Experience Communication 156

Aaron Allen & Associates

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The Psychology of Menu Design From where the prices appear to the color of the text, menu design has a powerful impact on what guests order. Leveraging the psychology of menu design can increase sales without having to change a single menu item. Here are some of the most common menu design mistakes we see.

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