SMS Marketing for Restaurants: How to Stay Top-of-Mind With Customers and Drive More Repeat Orders
Discover how text-message marketing for restaurants can keep your business top-of-mind and drive repeat orders.
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4th of July Restaurant Specials to Drive Traffic
Whether summer is slow or booming, these thirteen 4th of July restaurant specials will make the holiday sparkle.
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.
12 Father's Day Restaurant Ideas to Boost Revenue and Delight Your Guests
Planning your Father's Day restaurant promotions? Here are 12 practical ideas to attract guests, boost revenue, and make dads feel welcome this June.
The Loan Offers Won't Stop. Most of Them Are Scams.
Loan offers are flooding restaurant inboxes — and not all of them are legitimate. Learn how to spot phishing scams, avoid predatory financing, and find capital that actually works for your business.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
SpotOn Introduces SpotOn Teamwork, Restaurant Industry's Most Comprehensive Labor Management Software, Built to Save Time and Money
SpotOn Teamwork combines time-intensive, back-office work into one easy-to-use platform, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
SpotOn’s State of Restaurant Tech Report Reveals 75% of Independent Restaurants Plan to Adopt New Technology in 2023 to Combat Challenges
When asked about future investments, more than half of the respondents indicated that they planned to invest in these technologies in 2023.
2022 State of Restaurant Tech Report
Most restaurants are still using legacy POS systems, but plan on investing in new tech to tackle labor and pricing challenges in 2023.
Serving a Taste of Mexico City in Small-Town Oregon
Flavio Martinez set a lofty goal for himself: not only would he stay in the restaurant industry, he would own his own restaurant by the age of 30. And that’s exactly what he did, opening his first at the age of 28.
How to Hire Employees for Your Small Business
Here are some tips on how to find and hire high-quality employees for your small business.
Merchant Cash Advances: the Smoke & Mirrors Version of Small Business Financing
A merchant cash advance is widely considered to be the last resort for small business financing, and for good reason. Here’s what you need to know before considering an MCA—and why there are better funding options.
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