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How to codify your company’s ideal restaurant customer

February 7, 2022 | Trends and Advice
Have a product or service that you sell to restaurants? It’s probably time to write down your ideal customer profile. Realistically, what percentage of the foodservice industry is currently...

4 reasons why your CRM’s restaurant data is terrible

February 3, 2022 | Trends and Advice
Companies selling into the foodservice space, both big and small, have spent the better part of 2 decades battling bad restaurant data in their CRMs. And whether you like it or not, odds are your CRM...

Multi-unit growth summary – January 2022 Recap

January 31, 2022 | Industry News
This is part one in a series. Future summary posts will be added at the end of each month. Month over month growth in the restaurant industry should be celebrated. And that’s just what...

Online restaurant reservations continue trend toward data sharing

January 26, 2022 | Tech Insights
30 years after the first reservations were booked online, restaurants are wising up and requiring first-hand access to their guest’s data. As of Q4 2021, roughly 15% of known multi-unit (2+) brands...

How do data-driven restaurants focus on customer loyalty?

January 23, 2022 | Tech Insights
From perks and points to clubs with targeted email marketing, restaurants are turning to loyalty partners to “surprise and delight” their guests. As of Q4 2021, an estimated 8% of multi-unit...

Can you tell a restaurant’s POS by visiting their website?

January 14, 2022 | Tech Insights
Many restaurants are feeling pressured to increase their online presence as the world continues to pivot towards on-demand restaurant services. Wanting to help, many Point-of-Sale (POS) providers see...

2021 Recap: Online Ordering and Third-party Delivery

January 14, 2022 | Tech Insights
Online ordering and off-premise dining continue to boom, and restaurateurs face no shortage of options when it comes to choosing their partner, or partners, of choice. As of Q4 2021 there are...

The US restaurant industry is much bigger (and smaller) than you think

January 3, 2022 | Trends and Advice
Knowing the DNA of the restaurants most likely to buy from you is often the easy part. Finding precisely how many restaurants credibly share that DNA can, unfortunately, be quite a bit trickier....