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Best Halloween Hashtags to Promote Your Business

Halloween hashtags are a great way to boost engagement to your Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook posts and bring in new customers.

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SpotOn Ranked #1 Restaurant POS by G2 for Fall 2025, Outperforming Toast Where It Matters Most

Restaurants rated SpotOn higher than Toast in major categories, cementing SpotOn as the go-to tech partner for independent operators

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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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Less Pumpkin, More Profit: The Smarter Way to Do Seasonal Menus

Independent restaurants are simplifying their fall menus and seeing stronger results

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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 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.

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5 Ways Your Restaurant Branding Can Stand Out in a Saturated Market

A lot goes into a great first impression. Here’s how you can create a restaurant brand that new and loyal guests identify with.

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6 Ways to Increase Restaurant Revenue

Making money in restaurants is hard. Here are some ways to reach profitability.

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Turning the Corner: How to Manage a Restaurant (As a Restaurant Owner)

Former Restaurant Owner and Chef Scott Youkilis shares his secrets on how to successfully manage a restaurant.

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The Server’s Guide to the Handheld POS

Handhelds can make your work easier and more profitable. Here's how.

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How Much Does It Cost to Open a Restaurant?

Get a breakdown of how much money you'll need to get your restaurant from concept to profitability.

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7 Tips For Stellar Restaurant Ads

Director of Marketing Gigi Cohen shares tips for restaurant ads that move the needle.

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Announcing Our $5,000 Teamwork Contest for Restaurants

Running a restaurant means putting in countless hours of work and lots of multitasking. From one day to the next, you need to juggle staff scheduling and training, tip payouts, customer service, inventory management, and a half-dozen other responsibilities. The best restaurant operators and managers pour their everything into the...