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Checklist: 7 Ways to Boost Customer Engagement
Checklist

Checklist: 7 Ways to Boost Customer Engagement

This checklist covers seven popular platforms that customers consult when deciding on where to wine & dine – and how you can be in the forefront of these platforms....

Operations

Guide

Hospitality report: 4 ways to increase your restaurant's holiday profits

Restaurant spending over the holidays is projected to grow upwards of 8% every year. But you need a game plan if you...
Guide

4 unique hotel restaurants, 4 ways to profit from data

Get to know these popular European restaurants and learn how they use data to run, maintain and grow their business....
Guide

4 tips for a greener restaurant - save money and reduce your carbon footprint

Learn how to implement the best practices to keep your restaurant environmentally friendly....
Guide

4 simple ways to stop theft in your bar

Learn what you can do to protect your bar from internal and external theft....
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Marketing

Guide

5 Tips to Manage Public Holiday Costs in Your Venue

Discover five simple and effective ways to grow margins and balance the higher costs of operating on public...
4-Step Food Cost Calculator
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4-Step Food Cost Calculator

Your cost of goods is one of the biggest expenses in your business — right after labour cost. Try our food cost...
Tool

Free Restaurant Flyer Templates

You don’t need to hire a professional designer to have a professional-looking promotional flyer. We've got 7...
Free restaurant menu templates | Lightspeed Restaurant POS
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Free downloadable restaurant menu templates

Download your free customizable restaurant menu template today. Tweak it, change colors, add menu items, and adjust...
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Industry tips

Checklist: 7 Ways to Boost Customer Engagement
Checklist

Checklist: 7 Ways to Boost Customer Engagement

This checklist covers seven popular platforms that customers consult when deciding on where to wine & dine – and how...
Guide

Good Business: Powering Independent Business With Technology

It's a unique time to be a business owner. Never before has technology been so accessible to small and medium-sized...
Guide

The Gladstone Arms’ 6 tips to increasing sales in your pub

Discover actionable tips that increase the demand and sales of any pub—guaranteed to turn your pub into a busy...
Guide

Top 5 reasons why restaurants fail

Running a successful restaurant involves more than passion, and stats have shown time and time again that succeeding in...
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Tech

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9 reasons why your restaurant needs a mobile cash register system

Learn more about the different advantages mobile technology can bring to your restaurant....
Guide

9 reasons why a mobile POS is better for your restaurant

Discover how restaurants can benefit from a cloud-based, mobile POS system - from increased efficiency to deeper...
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