Super Bowl Restaurant Playbook: 5 steps to prepare for game day
Make game day a win for your restaurant by preparing in advance and having the right tech in place to manage takeout orders and big crowds.
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How To Increase Restaurant Sales: 15 Strategies Built For Long-Term Growth
Learn how to increase restaurant sales with 15 actionable strategies that help operators grow revenue sustainably and keep guests coming back.
2026 Independent Restaurant Profit Outlook
Costs are high, traffic is unpredictable, and price increases are hitting a wall. Here’s how operators will protect profit in 2026—and what writers and analysts should watch.
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.
How to Schedule Restaurant Staff: 8 Tips for Restaurant Managers
Creating and communicating a restaurant schedule can take hours out of your day. But with the right strategies, it doesn't have to.
How Restaurant Loans Work—And How to Find the Right One for Your Business
Learn how restaurant loans work and discover easier funding options to grow your business.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Email Marketing for Small Business
Sending an email is easy. Sending an effective email? A little harder. Here are the do's and don'ts of email marketing for small business.
What Makes a Great Sit Down Restaurant Experience?
With over two decades of restaurant management experience, Germain Huval knows a thing or two about running a successful restaurant. Here, he details five steps to create a great guest experience at sit down restaurants.
A Well Seasoned Operation
How Damon Pitts of Rick’s Jerk in Honolulu created a smooth food truck operation with SpotOn.
How to Create a Customer Database for Your Restaurant
Here are 7 ways a cloud-based restaurant POS system can help you build an email list for marketing. Faster and easier.
Counteracting Chaos with Germain Huval
How one SpotOn employee translated restaurant-manager-slash-IT department into a career helping restaurants with tech.
5 Ways Reservation Software Can Enhance your Restaurant Management
Restaurant reservation software can do more than meet guest needs. The right solution can improve your operations, too.
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