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Vacation Station: Restaurant Marketing Ideas for Summertime
This summer, the Griswolds all over the United States are hitting the highway, making memories (and, after a while, searching for sanity). Whether you’re located near a hot spot or the middle of nowhere, you can be sure that someone will be visiting from out of town,...
Vacation Station: Restaurant Marketing Ideas for Summertime
This summer, the Griswolds all over the United States are hitting the highway, making memories (and, after a while, searching for sanity). Whether you’re located near a hot spot or the middle of nowhere, you can be sure that someone will be visiting from out of town,...
Homerun Restaurant Marketing
It’s that time of year again. Flowers will soon start poking out of the ground, the days will get longer, and spring fever will start to spread like wildfire. If you’re like many local restaurants, it’s inevitably also the time of year when you’ll be approached by...
Homerun Restaurant Marketing
It’s that time of year again. Flowers will soon start poking out of the ground, the days will get longer, and spring fever will start to spread like wildfire. If you’re like many local restaurants, it’s inevitably also the time of year when you’ll be approached by...
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Homerun Restaurant Marketing
It’s that time of year again. Flowers will soon start poking out of the ground, the days will get longer, and spring fever will start to spread like wildfire. If you’re like many local restaurants, it’s inevitably also the time of year when you’ll be approached by...
Restaurant Marketing Tips for Spring
The change in seasons is the perfect time to make sure the outside of your restaurant is doing a good job of inviting people in. Take a look at these restaurant marketing tips for spring: Outdoor Signage: Do It Right Follow these tips to get the biggest bang for your...
How to Prevent a Foodborne Illness Outbreak
If you run a restaurant or foodservice department, you likely watch the news of foodborne illness outbreaks a little differently than the rest of the public. You’re keenly aware of what an incident would do to your reputation, and you wonder whether your restaurant...
Safety Is No Accident: 7 Safety Training Topics for Your Restaurant
Providing a safe working environment is especially important in the restaurant business where accidents of all kinds are just waiting to happen. The well-being of your employees should be your main concern, but the impact of an on-the-job accident goes far beyond the...
Quick Holiday Marketing Ideas
The holiday rush is just around the corner – don’t miss out! Here are some quick and easy holiday marketing ideas that may add a few dollars to your bottom line. Christmas Marketing Ideas: Book office parties for small to medium-sized offices with staff between 10-20....
Teaching Servers to Sell
Per person check averages have never mattered more than they do right now. Restaurants have to make the most out of every guest they have. This means providing exceptional service, of course, but it also means enhancing that guest experience with extras, add-ons, and...
The Value of Teamwork (And How to Make the Most of It)
Teamwork, simply stated, is less me and more we. Each member has a different role on the team. The strengths – and weaknesses – of each team member are unique, but they are all working toward the same goal. Individual efforts contribute to the team’s success, but the...
Train to Retain
Restaurant training is multi-faceted. It’s not a single event, it’s an ongoing process. It’s not one thing you do on one day, it’s many things you do every day. It solves immediate needs, such as teaching servers product knowledge on the day’s specials, and it also...
On-the-Job Training Done Right
There’s no doubt about it – people learn best by doing. That’s why on-the-job training is such a critical component of your restaurant’s overall learning management strategy. Keep in mind, though, not all training that happens on the job will work. It’s not enough to...
How to Integrate New Employees into Your Restaurant Team
Your new server seems bright enough, and they have more experience than most of the people on your team, so why not fly through training and get them out on the floor? Well, maybe because they’ll walk out the door if you do. Why? Because the more employees know, the...
How to Grow Your Team in Today’s Job Market
The job market may be tough right now, but there are still candidates out there who will serve you and your guests well, both in the kitchen and in the front of the house. An excellent restaurant staff recruiting plan is the key to good hiring. After all, if you can’t...
Moments of Truth
Whether you’re serving a packed house or offering curbside delivery, you and your staff have many chances to impress – or disappoint – guests. That’s why it’s so important to identify where you can exceed expectations at every point in the guest experience. Remember,...
