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.
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.
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.
How to Avoid Force Authorization Payment Scams
Here's how to run a payment when your payment terminal can't connect to the network to obtain authorization—without getting scammed.
SpotOn Extends Partnership with TSYS to Expand Payments Capabilities to Merchants
SAN FRANCISCO--SpotOn Transact, LLC (“SpotOn”), an innovative payments and software company, today announced they recently extended their partnership with TSYS (NYSE: TSS) in a multi-year, exclusive agreement, which will enable SpotOn to expand payments capabilities to merchants and go deeper in the small- and medium-sized business (SMB)...
SpotOn Raises $40 Million Funding Round Led by Franklin Templeton and Dragoneer Investment Group
Next Generation Payments and Software Company Will Use Capital to Accelerate Growth and Fuel Expansion into New Markets SAN FRANCISCO--SpotOn Transact, LLC (“SpotOn”), an innovative payments and software company, today announced $40 million in new funding led by Franklin Templeton [https://www.franklintempleton.com/], with significant participation from Dragoneer...
SpotOn Acquires Lifeyo to Provide Effortless Website Building Solutions to Small and Medium Businesses Nationwide
SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES -- SpotOn Transact, LLC [https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2353040-1&h=1745791600&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spoton.com%2F&a=SpotOn+Transact%2C+LLC] ("SpotOn"), a cutting-edge payments and software company...
SpotOn Acquires EmaginePOS to Bring Best-in-Class Software and Payment Solutions to Restaurants and Bars Nationwide
SAN FRANCISCO and DETROIT -- SpotOn Transact, LLC [https://www.spoton.com/] ("SpotOn") today announced the acquisition of EmaginePOS [https://www.emaginepos.com/], which will enable SpotOn to equip restaurants and bars nationwide with an industry-leading POS solution. The cloud-based EmaginePOS platform offers elite reporting capabilities, remote...
Founders Commit $20 Million to SpotOn
SpotOn Integrated Payment Processing and Customer Engagement Platform Brings Unprecedented Value to SMB's SAN FRANCISCO -- SpotOn Transact LLC ("SpotOn"), a cutting-edge payments and software company, today announced an initial investment of $20 million led by twin brothers and co-founders, Matt and Zach Hyman. The...
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