by Matt Volpe | Jul 26, 2019 | Blog, Online Ordering- Tips, Advice and Strategy, Restaurant Industry Trends, Restaurant Marketing
Imagine walking into your favorite restaurant. The waiter catches your eye almost immediately, and you’re ushered to your favorite table. He seats you while another brings you a bread bowl. The butter is unsalted, just the way you like it. It spreads beautifully...
by Matt Volpe | Jul 23, 2019 | Blog, Online Ordering- Tips, Advice and Strategy, Restaurant Marketing
Many experts say that repeat customers are better than new ones. Before you dismiss their claim, check out the numbers: return customers spend 67% more than new customers! Additionally, new customers are notoriously difficult to acquire. The most valuable...
by Matt Volpe | Jul 19, 2019 | Blog, Online Ordering- Tips, Advice and Strategy, Restaurant Industry Trends, Restaurant Marketing
Let’s face it: Meat is popular in America. According to the World Economic Forum, the United States and Australia lead the world in meat consumption. While two-thirds of American consumers maintain they’re eating less meat, many still consume it on a...
by Matt Volpe | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog, Online Ordering- Tips, Advice and Strategy, Restaurant Industry Trends, Restaurant Marketing
Summer’s here, and the living’s easy. This is the time restaurant LTOs begin to feature on local menus. We’re talking pizza , burgers , French fries , strawberries , and ice cream offered in a variety of popular ways. Lion’s Choice, famous for...
by Matt Volpe | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog, Restaurant Industry Trends, Restaurant Marketing, Restaurant Website Design
Imagine this: your 5-tiered wedding cake in all its glory. Even before it’s baked. Next, think about 3-dimensional images of the dishes you’ll feature at your wedding buffet: succulent braised beef shanks, golden roasted chicken breasts, delicately baked...
by Matt Volpe | Jun 11, 2019 | Blog, Online Ordering- Tips, Advice and Strategy, Restaurant Industry Trends, Restaurant Marketing
Your restaurant probably operates on tight margins (5 – 6% on average). Between supply chain management, marketing, and employee turnover, you deal with a plethora of variables. In the past, maximizing these variables meant thinking outside-the-box. Dick and...