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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Why AI Matters for Restaurants: A Q&A with Industry Expert Jordan Silverman
From his experience working with thousands of restaurants and building an AI-powered platform to save them money, Jordan Silverman knows firsthand what it takes to make restaurants profitable.
Top 12 Father's Day Restaurant Ideas to Delight Dads and Boost Business
Discover 12 creative Father's Day restaurant ideas to delight dads, attract customers, and boost business with menus, events, and promotions.
How Knowledge + Community = Profit
Great restaurants need reliable tech and a whole lot more to be successful.
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.
Maximize Guest Loyalty: Build Repeat Business with Digital Programs
How your restaurant can use data-driven loyalty programs to increase revenue.
6 Ways to Increase Restaurant Revenue
Making money in restaurants is hard. Here are some ways to reach profitability.
What Is Vishing, Phishing, and Smishing? How Businesses Can Avoid Being Scammed
Protect your business with tips on how to identify and report phone, email, and texting scams.
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.
The Server’s Guide to the Handheld POS
Handhelds can make your work easier and more profitable. Here's how.
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.
7 Tips For Stellar Restaurant Ads
Director of Marketing Gigi Cohen shares tips for restaurant ads that move the needle.
SpotOn Named A 2022 Best Place to Work by BuiltIn
2022 was the start of a much-anticipated journey as I joined the SpotOn leadership team as their Chief People Officer [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jinahan/]. And as you can imagine, I was filled with nervousness and excitement for this new adventure and fresh start. I was immediately attracted to...
Celebrating Black History Month
Diversity, equity, and inclusion is more than just what you say. It’s what you do. That’s why we’re putting the small talk aside and investing in a future with more diversity and representation in tech. In honor of Black History Month, SpotOn is donating to CodeCrew [https:...
SpotOn Named a Preferred Technology Partner of the Ohio Restaurant Association
SpotOn is recognized by the ORA as a leading technology provider, offering insights and solutions to business owners looking to take their enterprise to the next level.
Don McNeill: Salesman, Storyteller, but Above All, a Helper
Don McNeill can talk. Oh, can Don McNeill talk. Especially when the topic involves his favorite word, which he counts as the greatest in the English language: help. “I go into a customer’s place because I’m there to try and help them make money, help them be more...
How Tech Solutions Can Improve Your Restaurant Table Turnover
Calculate your revenue potential. Calculate [https://spoton.com/profit-margin-calculator?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=content-banner&utm_content=banner-dark]...
3 Tips for Restaurants to Avoid QR Code Fraud
On January 18, 2022, the FBI issued an announcement [https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2022/PSA220118] to raise awareness of cybercriminals using QR codes to direct people to fraudulent payment sites or embed malware. This is unwelcome news for restaurants that have turned to using QR code ordering to increase...
