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FEATURED ARTICLES

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4 Tips For Great Restaurant Customer Service Without the Table Service

You don’t need to be a full-service restaurant to deliver a great customer experience. Here are tips for your quick service concept to leave a lasting impression.

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The Top 20 Quick Service Restaurants + How to Open One

The quick-service restaurant industry is massive with tons of growth opportunities. Learn which restaurants are hugely successful, and how to open one of your own.

MANAGING A QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANT

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What is a Chain Restaurant?

Wondering what a chain restaurant is? We'll cover the basic definition and qualities of a chain restaurant plus give examples.

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4 Ways to Increase Your Restaurant Lunch Sales

Seeing a hefty slump in lunch sales? Check out what your restaurant can do to stand out from the sea of competition.

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Create an Online Ordering Menu with Food That Travels Well

Make sure your guests can enjoy their meal to the fullest, no matter where they're dining.

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How to Turn Your Restaurant into a Coworking Space

Offset slow days by marketing your restaurant as a coworking space

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How to Hire Delivery Drivers

Here are the pros and cons of hiring your own drivers, and how to build this new revenue stream for your restaurant.

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10 Strategies to Improve Delivery Efficiency for Restaurants

You can’t control every aspect of the delivery process, which is why it’s important to improve delivery efficiency in the areas you can control. Here are 10 ways to improve delivery efficiency.
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What is a Franchise Restaurant?

Franchise restaurants allow individual investors to purchase rights to the name, business model, and branding of a restaurant, in exchange for a portion of each store’s sales.

Your Guide to Owning and Buying a Restaurant Franchise

Wondering if it's time to buy or open your very own restaurant franchise location? Take a look at these pros, cons, costs, and questions to consider first.

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Restaurant Expansion: A Guide for How to Expand to Your Next Location (2023)

Learn the steps needed to expand your restaurant business, from customer analysis to business plan to grand opening and beyond.

Menu + Food

Menu Engineering: A Glossary of Menu Terms to Know

Menu engineering is taking over the restaurant world, but what exactly is it? And why is it important? Before you start, you should be familiar with these menu engineering terms.

TIPS FOR SANDWICH SHOPS & DELIS

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How to Open a Deli

If you want to open a food business that’s part prepared dishes, part grocery store, with the occasional sandwich and maybe some coffee, this is the roadmap for you.

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5 Examples of Killer Deli Menu Design Ideas

Looking to create or refresh your cafe menu? Check out these tips and examples to bring your ideas to life.

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15 Unique Deli Ideas to Inspire Your Theme or Concept

Looking for inspiration? Bring your deli to the next level with these ideas, concepts, and themes!

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Essential Deli Supplies Guide for 2023

Keep your deli bustling with this essential supplies guide.
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Restaurant Profit and Loss Statement Template

Evaluate your restaurant's financial strengths and weaknesses with the free P&L and income statement template.

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RESOURCES FOR GHOST KITCHENS

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What is a Ghost Kitchen?

Don’t let this buzzword spook you – we’re taking the mystery out of ghost kitchens.

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How Much Does it Cost to Open a Ghost Kitchen?

Here are the ghost kitchen startup costs and budget for opening a ghost kitchen that you need to create an effective business operating plan for your new business.

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How to Start a Ghost Kitchen (2023 Guide)

Thinking of opening a ghost kitchen? Here’s a checklist and the average cost to start a ghost kitchen.

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Ghost Kitchens vs Cloud Kitchens vs Virtual Restaurants (Differences Explained)

Get the full scoop on the differences between these delivery-only restaurant concepts.

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How to Build a Ghost Kitchen Business Plan (Template)

Bring your incorporeal ideas about a ghost kitchen concept to life with this guide.

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How to Run a Ghost Kitchen

Learn about these new, virtual concepts with low-overhead and no in-person dining experience.

JUICE BAR RESOURCES

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How to Start a Juice Bar: Starting a Juice Bar Business Checklist

Thinking about starting a juice bar? Whether you're dreaming of a health-focused shop or a place to get tropical treats, learn about what you need to start a successful juice bar.

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How To Write a Juice Bar Business Plan

Squeezed, cold-pressed, or blended, fresh juice is a health craze that’s here to stay – start your juice bar business plan with this template.

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Essential Juice Bar Equipment List

Starting a juice bar is an expensive and potentially rewarding investment – set your juice bar up for success with this ultimate equipment guide.

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How to Choose a Juice Bar Name + 28 Juice Bar Name Ideas to Inspire You

Want to open a juice bar? One of the first steps — and one of the most fun! — is naming your juice bar. Here's how to brainstorm a list of juice bar names and choose the one that's best for your business.

How-to Guide

How To Design A Juice Bar: 8 Juice Bar Design Ideas

Here are 8 juice bar design ideas to make your juice bar stand out.

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How to Build a Juice Bar Website

Spread the word about the superfoods you serve when you add a website to your juice bar’s marketing strategy.

All Quick Service Resources

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How to Make a Juice Bar Menu From Scratch in 10 Steps

Everything you need to know to develop, engineer, and design your perfect juice bar menu.

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Juice Bar Business Plan Sample

Take some inspiration for your juice bar business plan with this sample.
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Juice Bar Business Plan Executive Summary

Create a killer juice bar business plan with these tips on writing an executive summary.

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How to Design a Juice Bar Floor Plan, Layout and Blueprint

Don’t just build a juice bar, build an experience with this blueprint and floor plan guide.

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5 Examples of Killer Juice Bar Menu Design Ideas

Looking to create (or refresh) your juice bar menu? Check out these tips and examples to bring your ideas to life.
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