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.
Doron Friedman—Building Better Solutions Because He’s Been There
“I know what it feels like on your first day of business to realize that your payroll is three times more than your sales—it's a pretty scary thing.” This statement didn’t come from your average American business owner balancing entrepreneurial passion with the grinding reality of...
5 Ways a Restaurant Waitlist App Can Help Your Bottom Line
Alongside white tablecloths and candlelit dinners, reservations and waitlist management used to be exclusive to fine dining establishments. But with the COVID-19 pandemic shifting guest preferences, restaurants of all types are now leveraging waitlist software to improve operations, save staff time, and make the dining experience more convenient for their...
How Payment Technology Is Revolutionizing the Bar Tab
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How to Get the Most from Your Yelp Profile
Before consumers purchase a product or service, they're likely to get recommendations from family or friends, crowdsource feedback on social media, compare prices, and most importantly, check an online review site like Yelp. As a small-business owner, you have to cultivate your online presence across a range of...
SpotOn Capital Lends Funds, Peace of Mind to Small Business Owners
Since launching SpotOn Capital in late 2020, SpotOn has loaned more than $11 million to 500+ small business owners like Karen and Jose Cabrera of La Chiva Loka.
Crafting Beer and Connections at Loma Brewing Company
Here Former Major League Baseball player, Owner of Loma Brewing Company, and SpotOn Restaurant Advisory Council member, Kevin Youkilis [https://spoton.com/blog/50-questions-kevin-youkilis/], talks about getting people to interact with each other, in real life, through the magic of craft beer. At Loma Brewing Company, my overall goal is...
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