The costs of opening a restaurant

The costs of opening a restaurant

If you want to open a restaurant, you’re going to need to open your wallet. The median restaurant startup cost was $375,000 in 2018, according to a survey of 350 independent restaurant owners and operators conducted by RestaurantOwner.com. That initial investment includes a wide range of expenses: construction to build the space, equipment for the kitchen, insurance, pre-opening costs to promote it and more. Read more ... Original story and image on bankrate.com Original story and image on restobiz.ca

How to promote your restaurant’s online ordering app

The pandemic has forced restaurants and consumers alike to change their behaviours overnight. Online ordering was a growing trend for several years until it became the only way to keep restaurants afloat and diners served. The value and utility that this service offers has certainly allowed it to make its way into new consumer habits. By December of last year, digital ordering had seen a 142 per cent increase in Canada. Here are six effective digital marketing strategies to help you promote your restaurant online and make the most of your ordering app. Read more ...

How Important Is Professional Photography for Your Restaurant?

There are millions of food pictures on Instagram at this very moment. In fact, there’s a psychology behind “foodstagramming” that restaurateurs shouldn’t ignore. People like to share where they are, how good their food looks, and whether it lives up to the hype. When you’re in the restaurant business, it’s not enough to let your customers share pictures for you. It’s also not enough to pull out your smartphone, snap a few dishes, and call it a day. Read more ... Original story and image on modernrestaurantmanagement.com Original story and image on augustafreepress.com

3 ways WiFi marketing can help restaurants and coffee shops succeed

Everyone is connected to their smartphones and laptops these days. With remote work becoming more common than ever, businesses need to adapt to the ever-changing digital time. To stay up to date, we find that more and more cafes, restaurants, and small shops offer public networks for users to connect to while shopping at their store. Let’s see how businesses can use this public network to increase customer retention rates and benefit their sales strategy. Read more ...

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