The food industry is constantly changing. For the past year, new trends in the food and beverage industry have popped up like experiential dining, meat blended with plants and home meal kits. If you want to attract more customers, then you have to keep up with the latest restaurant trends and consumer tastes. To start…
Restaurant blogs might have some of the answers you need Let’s face it: Running a restaurant is tough. As an owner, you have to handle every aspect of your business, from cooking to managing, from accounting to marketing. Chances are – you feel like you’re not equipped to deal with everything that’s coming your way….
Most people carry their smartphones 24/7. It’s the first thing they grab in the morning. It’s a must-have to respond to emails and messages from your co-workers and boss. And it’s why people are developing neck strain and injuries – because they’re glued to their smartphone screens and texting while walking. And texts are a…
Did you know that brand engagement is three times higher with Instagram Marketing than Facebook? Why? Because consumers are becoming increasingly visual. Big chunks of text don’t get us to notice brands. Beautifully composed pictures do. And Instagram is the channel to do it. According to squarelovin, 1 billion users use the platform every month…
73@Hillcrest is a very special place. By day, it operates like a heartlands coffeeshop, selling Chinese, Japanese & Western cuisine, along with local coffee, or kopi. By night the regular stalls are boarded up and it transforms into a bistro and pub, serving its famous ribs, pasta, steak dinners and wine. Its food looks and…
Hiring employees is an art. Every company in the world, including the best, are looking for ways to solve the staffing and recruitment problem. For small businesses, hiring employees can be an incredibly difficult task. To illustrate, try and guess how much it costs to hire waiters, cooks and servers at a small restaurant. What…
Instagram can be quite intimidating, right? Setting up an Instagram account is fairly easy. Just a few taps and clicks and your business is on Instagram. But once it’s there, many businesses are clueless what to do. While Instagram isn’t a new platform, its growth has been phenomenal. Instagram grew quickly, from 1 million users…
Merchant Stories: Real stories from real people – successes and struggles from the small business owner. Here’s Inez from Kittea, and how a sketch turned into thriving eCommerce business. We’ll let the story do the telling. Inez was on the path to success Life was going well for Inez. Inez was on the path to…
Restaurant staffing is one of the keys to success in the F&B business. Hiring is one of the most important task for any business owner. Finding the best possible employees will help you boost productivity and improve service quality. Attracting top talent is even more crucial in the restaurant industry, as good employees will help…
If you’re looking for bar promotion ideas to bring in more customers and boost sales, you need to figure out where the big spenders are. You’re in luck: we have the ideas and the data! The food and drinks sector reached over $700 billion in sales by end 2016 and is still growing. The key demographic…