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Whether it’s time to say farewell to outdated systems or hello to a new time-saving scheduling tool, change can be challenging. Here’s how you know it’s time.
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Menu Engineering: 5 Steps to a Menu That Can Beat Inflation
Create your most profitable menu yet. Learn how to analyze the popularity and profitability of your menu with restaurant menu engineering.
How to Remove Your Restaurant From Food Delivery Apps
Get step-by-step instructions for getting your restaurant off food delivery apps and replace them with an online ordering system.
The Ultimate Restaurant Marketing Guide
The right restaurant marketing campaign can drive business and sustain a loyal following. Here's how to craft it.
How to Set Up an Online Ordering System for Restaurants
Make money on online orders. Learn how to keep your profits, control order flow, and capture guest data—without per-order commissions.
The Ultimate Small Business Guide: How to Increase Profits
Learn how to increase sales, boost productivity, and keep customers coming back with intuitive technology for small businesses.
Opening a Restaurant: The Ultimate Guide for New Restaurant Owners
See what it takes to get your concept up and running successfully with this comprehensive 12-step playbook for opening a restaurant.
Why You Need A POS System for Your Restaurant
Learn the importance of a restaurant point-of-sale system and how it can help you manage table turnaround time, sales, and more.
6 Ways to Boost Holiday Sales with a Gift Card Program
Implementing a gift card program can benefit your business with an instant cash infusion while also giving your customers a reason to come back.
How to Win Back Your Day With Restaurant Management Software
Spend more time with your staff and guests by implementing restaurant management software. SpotOn's Manager Toolkit will show you how.
SpotOn Named Top-Rated Restaurant Point-of-Sale by Users in Competitive Comparison by Capterra
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Driving Business Growth, and Super Late Models
In most jobs, you probably feel a little sore at the end of the day. Perhaps the heavy boxes give you an aching back, or the seemingly endless steps make your feet tired, or the blue light strains your eyes until the numbers start dancing on the screen. But Derek...
7 Tips to Help Restaurants Fight Inflation
We talked to five restaurant operators about inflation. Here's their advice on cutting costs, thoughtfully raising prices, and staying ahead of the inflation curve.
What’s Next for Restaurants After Senate Votes Down RRF Bill?
With Federal grants off the table, funding solutions like SpotOn Capital are helping restaurants meet ongoing challenges.
How Heart and Hustle Landed SpotOn on the Capterra Shortlist
What does going the extra mile mean to you? Is it working a double shift because someone called in sick? Is it helping with close-out even though you’re tired, or is it organizing inventory when a big shipment arrives? At SpotOn, we see local business owners and restaurant operators...
50 Questions with SpotOn Restaurant Advisory Council Member, Matthew Kenney
Matthew Kenney is one of the world’s first leading chefs at the forefront of plant based cuisine, an author of 12 cookbooks and a best-selling memoir, a culinary educator, and CEO of Matthew Kenney Cuisine, a multifaceted lifestyle company specializing in plant-based cuisine throughout several unique markets. Kenney graduated...
5 Ways to Grow Your Bottom Line With Online Ordering
When you’re working with razor-thin margins, every dollar matters. Whether it’s savings on operations or additional spend by guests, the money adds up to make a difference on your bottom line. With 78% of off-premise orders placed directly, it’s now more crucial than ever to offer guests...
Using Data Analytics Tools to Perfect Your Online Menu
If you're looking to revamp or update your restaurant's online menu, your first step should be reviewing the most recent reports from your data analytics tools. The right restaurant tech tools [https://www.spoton.com/restaurants] will feature a reporting dashboard [https://www.spoton.com/products/reporting/], which will allow...
Propelling Plant-Based Forward with the Foods We Love
Chef, restaurateur, and SpotOn Restaurant Advisory Counsel member Matthew Kenney [https://spoton.com/blog/chef-matthew-kenney-data/] talks about how he's propelling the plant-based movement forward one familiar food—and culinary school student—at a time. I grew up unintentionally intentional about my food, eating the seasons in Maine. By that I...
Supporting Veteran-Owned Businesses
On Veterans Day, we honor those who have served our country for their courage and selflessness. We also recognize the struggles that many face when they return home, and commit to doing our part to support our troops as they begin the next chapter of their lives. Veterans are 45%...
50 Questions with SpotOn Restaurant Advisory Council Member, Kevin Youkilis
Former Major League Baseball player who hated the short hops in baseball but loved the hops of craft beer, Kevin Youkilis’ vision to open Loma Brewing Company came from the perks of traveling across the country and exploring breweries while playing baseball. If you ever saw him play, you can...
