Restaurantify

Whether customers prefer takeout or delivery, the result is the same: off-premise dining is booming, and ordering food online is the norm. Eating out today is practically synonymous with ordering out thanks to the pandemic protocols and very very busy schedules! The result: today online ordering and food delivery have become indispensable to anyone in the food business.  While ordering takeout has been around for a while, ordering online and getting food delivered has increased over the past five years, and more so since 2020. This meant that many restaurants had to quickly adapt and turn to 3rd party ordering and food delivery services which cost them immensely.  Plus, studies show that  70% of consumers  prefer ordering (online or otherwise) directly with the restaurant than through a third-party app.  So the smarter businesses invested in  building a website for their restaurants  and setting up online ordering, which is a lot easier these days than you’d think!  Considering, that m

  The advent of digitalization has expanded the landscape of the restaurant business rapidly. Starting a new restaurant is an exciting but also an overwhelming undertaking. A study found that   20 percent of restaurants   make a profit in their first year of business. You can be a part of that 20%, all you need is an organized approach that will ensure you don’t miss any crucial steps. We’ve come up with a simple guide or checklist to help you with that to help you from set-up to opening day to tracking day-to-day functioning and long-term operational goals. Keep this restaurant checklist handy to start a profitable restaurant business!  Choose a Unique Restaurant Concept A  restaurant concept  is an overall idea or theme that defines the restaurant. So your restaurant should already have a firm concept, which includes the menu's design, service style, dining room decor, and of course the style of food.  Consistency and adherence to a specific theme are important, consider varying

  Remember the days when running a restaurant meant serving good food in a clean and pleasant ambiance? When a town or city had only a bar, a diner, and probably one fine dining restaurant?  Today, restaurant marketing means standing out from a pretty large crowd. The competition is pretty steep and it’s not just about good food anymore. This means it’s very important that everyone in your locality knows who you are and how good you are. Restaurant marketing goes beyond  creating a website for your restaurant  and linking it to your social media pages. Your restaurant should also be the first one to pop into their mind when their stomach growls and here’s how you can do that:  While appearing in local listings like Yelp and Foursquare are important, they are quickly becoming irrelevant thanks to Google Search. So to make sure you show up when someone in your locality is searching for a ‘restaurant near me,  Create your Google business profile Update location, website, menu, pictures  L