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- Daniel de Auria MD
Restaurant Guide to Holiday Promotions
Holiday advertising and marking ideas for restaurants, as well as a checklist of things to do.
- Quartzla
10 Things to Know About Restaurant Franchises
How much restaurant chains cost, how to get financing and the difference between a restaurant franchise and chain.
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Common Questions About Opening and Managing Restaurant
Readers write in and ask all sorts of restaurant related questions.
Cashier accepting credit card payment - Carlina Teteris/ Moment/ Getty Images
5 Ways to Make Customers Feel Appreciated
Tips for showing customer appreciation, including getting to know your regular customers and dealing with customer complaints.
How to give great customer service - Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm/Deutschland via Pixabay
How to Give Great Customer Service
Reader writes in and asks how to best train staff for excellent customer service.
Where is the best place to open a restaurant? - mruizdeassin via Pixabay
Where is the Best Place to Open a Restaurant?
The best place to open a new restaurant depends largely on traffic, people, visibility and parking. Top areas to open a restaurant in the United States
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How Does Your Restaurant Capture Customer Feedback?
Restaurants can use customer feedback through comment cards and social media to make improvements to customer service.
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Everything You Need to Know About Starting a Pop Up Restaurant
Pop up restaurants are an ideal way to try out the restaurant business without a large investement. They offer professional chefs the opportunity to showcase skills or can be a vehicle for a community fundraiser.
- Nessmoon
The Hottest Menu Trends for 2016
The National Restaurant Association's 2016 Culinary Forevcast outlines popular menu trends for restaurants, including local foods, sustainability, and house made goods.
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How to Incorporate More Local Foods into Your Restaurant Menu
Advice for incorporating local foods into your restaurant menu.
Woman explaining to friends at restaurant - Klaus Vedfelt/ The image Bank/ Getty Images
Owning a Restaurant Will Not Make You Famous
Myths about owning a restauranting, including it is an easy way to make money.
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Easy In House Marketing Ideas
Once customers walk through your restaurant door, it's an opportunity to advertise upcoming events, menu specials, and any other promotions you have planned. In-house restaurant marketing is an inexpensive way to keep customers coming back.
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What is a Family Style Restaurant Concept?
Family style dining is a popular restaurant concept used by many US chains including 99, Appleebees, and LongHorn Steakhouse.
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What It's Really Like to Be a Restaurant Server
A restaurant server job is more than just dropping food and collecting tips. It involves knowing the restaurant menu, excelling at customer service and knowing when to ask for help.
Plate of food on table - Diane Collins and Jordan Hollender/ Iconica/ Getty Images
The Secrets of Up-Selling Menu Items
How to train restaurant staff to up-sell menu items to increase restaurant profits.
Waiter making drinks in bar - Martin Barraud/ Caiaimage/ Getty Images
17 Terms Every Restaurant Worker Should Know
A helpful list of common restaurant terms.
Couple paying for dinner with credit card at restaurant table - Tim Kiusalaas/ Photographer's Choice/ Getty Images
How to Estimate Sales for Your Restaurant Business Plan
Estimating restaurant sales is a very important part of writing a restaurant business plan.
Dessert buffet at island resort restaurant - Caroline von Tuempling/ Iconica/ Getty Images
4 Buffet-Style Restaurant Concepts
Restaurant buffets are one type of restaurant concept that includes self service and catering services. If you are opening a new restaurant, you can offer a buffet for special occasions or as a restaurant promotion.
Restaurant Menu
The menu sets the tone for the restaurant. It is why people keep coming back. However, creating a restaurant menu involves a lot of work and research. Before you begin writing your menu, you must have a definite concept in mind, as well as a general price range. Finally, the look and layout of your menu is just as important as what it says.
Restaurant Menu Trends
Popular trends for menus, bars and customer service.
Dessert is a favorite menu items at restaurants. - Petra Roth via Pixabay
9 Menu Items That Never Go Out of Style
Certain menu trends never go out of style at restaurants, offering good food cost and low labor.
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Is Opening a Fine Dining Restaurant for You?
How is fine dining different from casual dining in restaurants. How to open a fine dining resturant.
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Five Things to Avoid on a Restaurant Menu
When writing a restaurant menu avoid things like clip art and a lot of techinal jargon.
- Sakari Niittymaa via Pixabay
Guide to Restaurant Advertising
Complete guide to designing an advertising campaign for both new and exisitinig restaurants.
- Gerd Altmann via Pixabay
How to Build a Social Media Plan for Your Restaurant
A social media marketing campaign can help restaurants woo new customers, check out the competition and think of new ways to reach customers through sites like Facebook, Twitter and Pintrest.
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Tips on Pricing, Description, and Design of Your Restaurant Menu
There are three main parts to writing a restaurant menu including menu pricing, menu layout and menu description.
- Zsolt Zátrok Dr
Beyond Chef and Servers - Common Restaurant Jobs
There are many different types of jobs necessary for the smooth operation of any restaurant. As a restaurant owner or restaurnat manager, you must decide what jobs you want to do and what you want to hire out, such as bookkeeping and accounting.
- Steve Buissinne via Pixabay
How to Buy the Right Dishes for Your Restaurant
Todays restaurant dishware is far more than just functional. Commercial dishes add personality to restaurant table settings, reflecting the ambiance, design and theme of a restaurant.
A restaurant table with woman reading a menu - Nicole White/ Moment/ Getty images
Should Your Restaurant Offer a Prix Fixe Menu?
A prix fixe menu is type of limited menu that has a fixed price and a set list of dishes.
Male chef cracking egg into bowl in kitchen, side view - Bigshots/ Stone/ Getty Images
Want to Work in a Restaurant? Look at These Job Descriptions
Description of various restaurant staff jobs including cooks, servers, bartenders and other positions within the front of the house and back of the house in a restaurant.
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