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Diners are up to 70% more likely to choose a dish once they see a photo of it, demonstrating how food photography has the power to influence customer choices and boost sales. Here are some tips for making sure you’re framing your food photos right.
Industry indicators are sending restaurant operators a bit of a mixed message in 2025. Here’s the good and the bad, and how operators and start prepping to weather a storm now.
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The hiring scene continues to embrace automation. As more of us introduce portal-based recruitment strategies, could the era of face-to-face hiring in restaurants soon be over? In reality, restaurants that want top talent need to keep the human touch.
Diners are up to 70% more likely to choose a dish once they see a photo of it, demonstrating how food photography has the power to influence customer choices and boost sales. Here are some tips for making sure you’re framing your food photos right.
Industry indicators are sending restaurant operators a bit of a mixed message in 2025. Here’s the good and the bad, and how operators and start prepping to weather a storm now.
Rust is sneaky, costly and not food-safe. Learn how to spot and prevent corrosion from harming your restaurant’s kitchen equipment to ensure safety and profitability.
Discover smart design tweaks that increase table turnover rates to boost your restaurant’s profits and guest satisfaction.
A Crane Room is a dedicated space filled with crane games, and it's a great way to keep restaurant guests entertained, engaged, and have a winning experience.
Discover how eco-friendly packaging can boost your restaurant’s brand, cut costs, and protect the planet — without hurting your margins.
Bright colors, clean lines and new decor can bring a dull restaurant back to life. Here are four simple ways to freshen up your restaurant’s design and ambiance.
If you’re looking at expanding your business to a second restaurant, you can’t just copy-paste what’s already worked. You need to treat it as the new business it is — but with your lessons already learned.
Stop restaurant plumbing nightmares — grease traps, hard water, clogs, foul restrooms — before they shut you down. Learn these quick, practical prevention tips.
Opening a food truck can be a great way for restauranteurs to test their concept out, but there are three crucial considerations for success.
Restaurant menus are typically mundane affairs, but what if you could delight and amaze guests Realty Menu brings your restaurant’s menu to life with AR technology that doesn’t need an app.
Expert tips for opening a second restaurant, from planning and staffing to maintaining quality across locations.
Sometimes change is good. It allows your restaurant to shore up weaknesses while staying fresh and interesting to your regulars. Here are five ways you can update your restaurant to keep guests coming back.
Opening a restaurant is always a challenge and this year is no different. Here are five big things to consider before opening a restaurant in 2025.
Restaurants need more than just great food. They need a great experience built out of the restaurant’s ambiance. Here are tips for nailing the vibe.
Craft beer faces rising costs and declining sales amid a changing consumer market. However, breweries are still finding success, thanks to clever adaptation.
The restaurant industry thrives on flavor, atmosphere, and emotion. It also strives on people knowing your business exists. Here are fives ways restaurants can build their brand with guests.
Discover key steps for successfully reopening a restaurant in a new location, from planning to promotion, without missing critical details.
More than a third of US restaurant leaders used AI-driven guest marketing last year and that figure is expected to climb. Here’s how AI marketing can help, as well as special considerations of the technology.
Learn how to turn old restaurant footage into digital content that engages your audience and brings your past into the scrollable present.
Running a restaurant requires more than just a good idea, a great menu, and determination. It also requires the cash flow to grow and stay on top. Here’s how restaurants can use a small business loan for strategic growth.
Transparency dining is on the rise. Guests want to know exactly where the food they’re eating is coming from, especially younger generations like Gen Z. Here are some tips for being clear on food supply.
It costs more to find new guests than it is to keep ones who’ve already visited. But it requires a good retention program. Here are some tips for improving your restaurant’s customer retention rates.
Changing the flooring of a restaurant can give its ambiance fresh vitality and transform everyday areas into cozy comfort canvases of design. Here are some tips for upgrading your restaurant’s floor.
Learn how technology simplifies managing multiple locations in a restaurant chain, enhancing efficiency and consistency.
Discover creative ways to announce your restaurant's move and build excitement with loyal customers while attracting new ones to your new location.
Restaurant owners can use rigorous testing to design safe, reliable alternatives to plastic and styrofoam, reducing or even eliminating food packaging waste.
Opening a restaurant goes beyond a nice aesthetic. You also need authentic atmosphere and hiring international staff can help you achieve that authentic atmosphere and experience you’re looking to give guests.
Refresh your restaurant's ambiance with seasonal decor trends that enhance the dining experience and keep guests engaged year-round.
The hiring scene continues to embrace automation. As more of us introduce portal-based recruitment strategies, could the era of face-to-face hiring in restaurants soon be over? In reality, restaurants that want top talent need to keep the human touch.