In 2015, the gift card market jumped up to $130 billion. Just about every industry profits from these cards, but restaurant gift cards are some of the most purchased. Receiving a gift card increases the likelihood that a first-time patron will occupy an eatery’s cafe tables, but few culinary entrepreneurs have considered social gifting. Social … Continue Reading »

The first culinary entrepreneurs to think beyond filling up their restaurant dining sets by offering delivery services undoubtedly did well in their market. These days, restaurants that deliver are a common sight, and they have a distinct advantage over their more traditional counterparts. With the advent of third-party restaurant delivery services, though, every eatery can … Continue Reading »

If you look around and a large portion of your restaurant booth furniture is sitting empty, you might not be doing enough marketing to get people’s attention. Unfortunately, promoting a restaurant can be expensive at times. With the availability of low-cost and even free marketing tools, though, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be advertising your … Continue Reading »

Running a successful restaurant isn’t a static task that just requires doing the same thing over and over again. Just like any other business, the food and beverage industry evolves. From the popularity of booths versus bistro chairs to the foods that are trendy at any given moment, just about anything can change over time. … Continue Reading »

The best burger and most professional servers in the world cannot make up for shoddy marketing strategies. If a culinary entrepreneur hopes to fill up their restaurant dining tables, they have to put time and money into attracting new guests and keeping current patrons loyal. One of the most important factors in doing this is … Continue Reading »

In 2015, OpenTable crunched the data and discovered that party-of-one reservations had increased 62 percent in only two years. The simple fact is that there are millions of individuals out there who occupy restaurant booths by themselves on any given day. Unfortunately, many restaurateurs only focus their time on catering to families, coworkers and friends. … Continue Reading »

When it’s a restaurant owner or manager’s job to keep the cafe tables full, the last thing they want on their plate is more paperwork. Thanks to taxes, revenue and a variety of other factors, though, some of these records are mandatory. Other paperwork, such as a restaurant manager log, is optional. The benefits of … Continue Reading »

After the economic recession of 2008, individuals across America learned to keep their purse strings a little on the tight side. Even with the recovery, many people are still more apt to cook at home or eat fast food than take a load off at an eatery’s bar tables and order a great meal. Just … Continue Reading »

Traditionally, most culinary entrepreneurs simply seek out a building to stock with their restaurant furniture and commercial equipment. More and more these days, though, restaurateurs are bucking tradition and thinking outside the box. This gave rise to shipping container restaurants. These usually small eateries are constructed with used shipping containers, which are typically seen on … Continue Reading »

For culinary entrepreneurs who have outside areas at their eateries, a time will arise when they need to purchase or replace their outdoor restaurant furniture. When doing this, they have a variety of options to choose from, and one of the most important factors in this choice is material. While every material, ranging from aluminum … Continue Reading »