February, 2012

Group Ordering Helps Restaurants Satisfy Customers

As a previous employee of the foodservice industry, I know the dread of seeing a huge group of customers ready to come in and order all at once.  Mistakes are always made and it is very stressful for the employees to try and make all the customers happy.  Online ordering has resolved some of these [...]

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Loyalty Programs Drive Repeat Customers

“It costs more to attract new customers than it does to keep old ones.”  Almost every business owner has heard this phrase at some point.  But keeping those customers can be challenging and time consuming.  One tool that restaurants can use to their advantage is loyalty programs.  These are the best way to make a [...]

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Creating A Mobile Ordering App

It’s a safe bet to assume you have seen the Domino’s commercials and heard about Starbucks adding mobile ordering apps to their businesses to try and increase sales. They have taken notice that about 72-83% of “early adopters” order from restaurant apps weekly. While Domino’s and Starbucks have made this process seem easy, choosing to [...]

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Mobile Ordering and Your Restaurant

How many times have you walked into Starbucks with 5 minutes until you have to be at work only to see the line wrapped halfway around the store? Wouldn’t it have been so much easier if you could have ordered your coffee before you left your house, picked it up, and been on your way? [...]

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