How Restaurants Can Diversify Their Income Streams
Whether you're a takeout-only restaurant, ghost kitchen, or home bakery, food establishments are consistently on the lookout for clever ways to build revenue outside of the regular offerings. …
How to Start a TikTok Account for your Restaurant
A video entertainment app, TikTok offers short-form content for public viewing on nearly any subject. These videos are presented in portrait format at full-screen, similar to Reels and are shown based on an algorithm that detects individual viewers’ interests. TikTok by the Numbers 2+ Billion Downloads 2nd Biggest App in Consumer Spend 7th Most Used App 500+ Million Monthly Users 858 Minute Monthly Usage Average Per User Thought to be dominated by Gen Z and Millennials, TikTok’s incredibly diverse age demographic allows for just about any brand to land on a user’s For You Page. How to Get Started on …
5 Easy Steps To Create A Loyalty Program
The best loyalty programs both encourage customers to keep coming back and help to create an unforgettable user experience that fosters word of mouth. …
Michelin Guide Bringing Expansion to Toronto, Its First Canadian Destination
A hub for international cuisine, unique independent operations and high-end foodservice experiences, Toronto is getting its own expansion version of The MICHELIN Guide, the first Canadian expansion to take place, as reported by Michelin and Destination Toronto. Arriving this fall, the inaugural MICHELIN Guide Toronto will feature MICHELIN star-honoured, as awarded by MICHELIN Guide inspectors; 1-3 stars per honouree with consideration to be “unparalleled cuisine.” Inspectors also award Bib Gourmand ratings to establishments to restaurants with good-priced quality food as well as MICHELIN Green Stars to those excelling at sustainable gastronomy. “For the first time in its history, the MICHELIN …
From Twizzers to Takeout: An Interview with Chef Jane McGoldrick
Located in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, East Street Pizza Company is one of the city’s most popular restaurants. …
Convenience Store Takeout: Go Beyond Snacking at Your Local C-Store
If convenience is a main factor for ordering in, it’s no surprise that convenience stores, such as 7-Eleven, are expanding their menu offerings to include full meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. …
Social Media Marketing For Your Restaurant Brand: How to Create an Instagram Account
More often than not, when a potential diner is looking for a new place to eat, they’ll check online not only for locations but also menu selections and food pictures. After all, people eat with their eyes first and want to know that what they’re about to be served looks as delicious as it sounds. Help customers find you and your menu offerings with ease by hosting an active Instagram feed. Here’s how. Sign Up On desktop, visit www.instagram.com. Or, on mobile, go to the App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Android) and download the Instagram app. Once downloaded, you’re …
How to Increase Guest Check Averages in Restaurants
Guest check average is everything. The cost of acquiring the customer is always the same for a business, so maximizing the spending of consumers who have already found you is vital to revenue growth. Every little bit helps, so here are some of our favourite tips to maximize each transaction. Package Deals The more items diners order, the higher the spend – that we all know. But, guests are sensitive to spending and, optically, ordering 5 items seems excessive. By packaging a meal for 2, 4 or 6, there is an implied value. Through these deals, you can also package …
Les Rôtisseries Benny Crowned Montreal’s Top Rotisserie
In a recent survey, conducted by Leger Marketing, Les Rôtisseries Benny was named Montreal’s South Shore’s best rotisserie with 83% of respondents selecting their brand. The four surveyed categories, all topped by Les Rôtisseries Benny, were Best Rotisserie Chicken, Best Chicken Sauce, Best Service and Best Rotisserie. “The results are clear. According to its customers, Les Rôtisseries Benny is THE best rotisserie on the South Shore of Montreal: best rotisserie chicken, best chicken sauce, best service and best rotisserie in general. The brand stands out among the rest.” Christian Bourque, Executive Vice-President and Partner, Léger. Les Rôtisseries Benny has been …
Ramen Delivery Perfected with Nissan’s e-4ORCE Technology
As restaurateurs and innovators try new ways of improving takeout delivery, a top automobile company has come to the rescue of tasty ramen dishes. Published today by Nissan was a video of the brand’s Nissan e-4ORCE Ramen Counter project. In it, viewers can see the 2-motor e-4ORCE ramen server tray reducing the movement and sloshing of ramen as it is delivered from kitchen to consumer. e-4ORCE technology, currently found in Nissan Ariya crossover EVs, is more simply described as Nissan’s all-wheel control technology which remains in control of the stability and smoothness of power output and braking. Thanks to dual …
