Opening and Closing Checklists for Quick-Serve Restaurants
By implementing opening and closing checklists in your restaurant, you and your staff members will always be prepared for the busy day ahead.
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Before selling at your nearest farmers’ market, think about payments first
What do you need to sell at a farmers’ market, and what payment tools can you utilize to make your new venture successful? Let's take a look.
4 Steps for getting a liquor license in California
Obtaining a liquor license is not always a straightforward process, and there are undoubtedly plenty of hoops you need to jump through before you're legally allowed to sell alcohol in the state of California.
How to start your at-home food business in California
With the supportive cottage food laws and two-tier permit system, starting an at-home food business in California is relatively straightforward once you know what you need to get started.
Restaurant data analytics: how to use them to boost performance
Data will show you what is working and what is not in your restaurant. You can use it to improve your marketing, your menu, and even your operations. Let’s first look at what restaurant data analytics are and what they can do for your business.
Creative ways to use online ordering QR codes for your hospitality business
Many restaurants and similar venues selling food and drink are still not using QR codes to their full potential. So, with that in mind, here are some creative ways to use online ordering QR codes.
Restaurant patio season is coming – Here's how you can make the most of it
If you haven't started preparations already, what are the best ways to maximize the impact of your outdoor seating area and make the most of patio season? Here are a few tips to get you started.
How to increase the payment security of your restaurant
Let's walk you through the steps you need to take in order to ensure that your restaurant business is as payment-secure as it can be.
How to choose the best point-of-sale system for your bar: key features to look for today
The best point-of-sale (POS) system for your business allows you and your staff to focus on the most important part of your establishment, your customers.
Food truck startup 101: How to start a mobile food business
This article is going to focus on the steps you need to take to get your venture off the ground and cover how to run a food truck – starting with research.
Why we don't recommend Venmo to business owners
If you're thinking of using Venmo to accept payments for your food business, read on to understand why we don't recommend this payment processing method.
PCI compliance 101 for your business
PCI compliance helps keep your customer's data safe and protects your business against criminals using your customer's data to purchase goods and services fraudulently. But how does PCI compliance work?
Your customers are using their smartphones to pay: so what do you need to know about e-wallets?
We've put together this short guide to introduce you to the concept of e-wallets and walk you through what you'll need to put in place before you can begin to offer this increasingly popular payment method to your diners.
Opening a restaurant right now: is it a good idea?
Why Now Represents One of the Best Times in Recent Memory to Open a Restaurant
Here are 6 tips for reopening your dine-in restaurant in a COVID-19 world
While many restaurants have already reopened, it’s clear that restaurants may well experience further shutdowns and reopenings, given the threat posed by COVID variants.
Why do small restaurant businesses need to become EMV chip ready? How can you get set up?
Before going into those reasons in more detail, it's worth running you through precisely what EMV technology is and why it's such a necessary evolution in payment card technology.
What is NFC and why should all restaurants accept contactless payments
Near-field communication (NFC) was already rapidly growing within the payments space before COVID-19 arrived on our shores.
Restaurant sanitation checklist: things you should pay most attention to
With the restaurant industry in a state of flux thanks to the coronavirus pandemic's ongoing threat to public health, excellent sanitation practices have become more critical than ever before.
Dine-out behaviors have been changed by the pandemic. What restaurants should do to respond
The most significant behavioral trends shaping dining out in the post-COVID era are predominately health-driven.
7 things you should focus on when comparing POS products
When comparing the best restaurant POS systems, the number of comparable features can seem endless. Which begs the question, what should you be really focusing on as the owner of a dining establishment?
How to deal with surging chargebacks as food delivery and take-out service soar?
The increase in food delivery and curbside pickup is likely to be met with a proportionate rise in unwelcome chargebacks. So how bad is the problem set to become for restaurants taking an ever-increasing amount of online orders?
How to choose the best POS software for your quick-service restaurant?
Today the best POS systems go far beyond billing and payment processing. How to choose the best POS software for your quick-service restaurant?