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The Best Football Season Playbook Every Restaurant Needs

How to prep your restaurant for football season. Menu planning, staffing, and marketing to turn game-day demand into profit.

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How to Hire an Executive Chef

Finding a great executive chef has never been harder. Stephanie Yee, Managing Director of Willow Tree Recruiting, shares how restaurant operators can source, vet, and hire the right chef for their kitchen.

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SpotOn Introduces Profit AI, Delivering Proactive Profit Recommendations to Independent Restaurants

New restaurant AI capability surfaces recommendations inside the SpotOn dashboard while keeping each decision with the operator.

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8 Steps to a Profitable Beverage Program

High-margin alcohol sales are shrinking. Here's how to maintain profits when guests buy less alcohol (and they are).

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AI for Restaurants: An Operator-First Vision That Quietly Lifts Profit

Restaurant AI should be intuitive for teams, complementary to the guest experience and impactful on your bottom line. That’s the bar.

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Restaurant Marketing: A Practical Guide To Attract, Convert, and Retain More Customers

A deep dive into restaurant marketing, covering the strategies, tools, and decisions operators need to drive real results.

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How to Make a Menu for Your Restaurant (and make it profitable)

Learn the art and science of restaurant menu creation, from concept to setting profitable prices and expert design tips.

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How to Create Online Ordering for Your Restaurant

Make money on online orders. Learn how to keep your profits, increase online orders, control order flow, and capture guest data—without per-order commissions.

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How to Build a Restaurant Tech Stack Every Operator Needs to Thrive

Learn how to build a restaurant tech stack that works together to streamline operations and grow your business.

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Restaurant SEO: A Beginner-Friendly Guide To Getting Found Online and Growing Your Customer Base

Learn how to use restaurant SEO to attract more local customers, boost online visibility, and grow your business—without paying for ads.

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How to Read a Restaurant P&L (Profit and Loss) Statement + Free Template

Assess the financial health of your restaurant. Our P&L template brings together your sales and costs to calculate your profit.

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Menu Engineering: Free Worksheet + Tips for a More Profitable Menu

Find out how popular and profitable your menu items are with our menu engineering matrix. Then learn how to modify your menu for more sales.

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Restaurant Profit Margin: 7 Ways To Actually Make Your Operation More Profitable

Running a more efficient restaurant is the key to higher margins. Learn how to lower costs and increase revenue with solutions for your hospitality business.