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Best blogs for restaurant owners to follow to keep up with the state of the industry
Operations

Top 10 blogs for restaurant owners to follow

Advice on how to respond to customer feedback to keep them happy
How to

How to manage and respond to customer feedback

‍The importance of managing and responding to customer feedback for restaurant owners and managers
Marketing

‍The Importance of Managing and Responding to Customer Feedback

Steps to create opening and closing lists for a restaurant
Operations

How to create the opening and closing lists for your restaurant

Advice to the restaurant owners and manager on how to create a successful menu.
How to

How do I build a successful menu for my restaurant?

List a dos and don'ts of restaurant reservation management for restaurant owners and managers.
How to

The Dos and Don'ts of Restaurant Reservation Management

Why a reservation management system is good for wineries and breweries
Operations

Why a Reservation System is Good for Wineries and Breweries

Restaurant Table Turnover
How to

Maximizing Table Turnover: Tips and Tricks for Busy Restaurants

Discover the new trends in the restaurant industry
News

New trends in the restaurant industry

Why should restaurant owners attend the National Restaurant Association Show?
News

Why should a restaurant owner attend the National Restaurant Association Show?

Tips on how a restaurant management system can help restaurant owners to run their host stand
Operations

How a restaurant management system can help you run your host stand

How to nurture customer loyalty at your restaurant.
Marketing

How to build customer loyalty at your restaurant

List of top restaurant point of sales systems with high level descriptions, pros and cons of each system.
Operations

Best Restaurant Point of Sales (2023)

Running a restaurant is not for the faints of the heart. Everyday brings new challenges and situations you never thought possible. Let's explore a few.
News

The many trials and tribulations of the restaurant owner

Starting a new restaurant is exciting but needs careful planning and preparation. These few tips will help you get ready to embark on this new adventure.
How to

Tips to open a new restaurant

Restaurant experts are a great source of advice to help you fix small or big issues and take your business to the next level.
Operations

Benefits of hiring a Business Consultant

Food safety is a very dynamic sector of the food industry. Food safety standards and regulations are altered regularly and are greatly influenced by external environmental conditions, health concerns, and consumer preferences. 
News

Restaurant Food Safety — Trends for 2023

Having a social media presence is absolutely crucial for restaurants, and with around 2.8 billion monthly active users on Facebook, you can’t afford to ignore the platform when it comes to marketing.
How to

Facebook Ads for Restaurants: A Step-by-Step Guide

Online reservation systems help restaurant owners manage both online and offline reservations. These types of platforms usually offer a variety of features, including reservation management, staff management, waitlist, online ordering, reporting, deposits, event management, and so on. An online reservation system simplifies the process of keeping track of reservations, saving restaurants huge amounts of time and optimizing efficiency.
Operations

Best Restaurant Reservation Systems (2022)

If one more person tells me, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” I will bite them. After over two years of Covid, followed by galloping inflation, ongoing recruiting nightmares, and finally, the threat of recession, we may not be dead but we are quite beat. The industry has suffered more than most, and recovery will take a while. And let’s face it, as we slog our way through this dark valley, it seems like things will never be the same. Here’s where we are, as of today:
News

The 3 current plagues of the restaurant industry

Technologies for the restaurant industry are evolving quickly while, at the same time, customer behaviors are changing, adapting, and benefiting from the convenience that comes with them. Let’s look more closely at how this continuous evolution is impacting the restaurant reservation landscape. 
News

New Trends in Restaurant Reservation Technology

So why is Hostme the best option for a restaurant that is trying out their first front of house software?
Operations

Coming from pen and paper? Hostme is a no brainer

Hostme has many different options to help you accomplish your goal of running a successful restaurant. When you first download Hostme you may not realize all the different ways you can operate our software. Today I will go over the different options we have made available to our customers and why you should utilize all of them.
How to

How You Can Access Hostme

Whether you’ve thought about it or not inflation is most likely affecting you in this day and age. So what exactly are the effects of inflation? Inflation can cause an increase in costs for those in the restaurant industry. Rent, food, labor, utilities, and insurance are prime examples. Customers can also be more hesitant to dine out as their everyday expenses are going up. Interest rates are also rising which in turn makes it more difficult for people to borrow money.
How to

How to fight inflation

In the whirlwind of the last few months, it is easy to see how the restaurant industry has been turned on its head. While we still have to see how this roller coaster ends, we safely say that the marketing trends have embraced the change and consumers’ habits have permanently been impacted. So, how does that affect marketing and how to keep up? We will try to shed some lights for you.
Marketing

Restaurant Marketing Trend for 2022

Understand the true costs of the OpenTable system for your restaurant and evaluate if it is truly the best solution for your business.
News

The true cost of OpenTable (thinking outside the box)

Between school supply shopping to scheduling after school activities to wrapping up your summer vacations, back to school can be stressful and when you add running your restaurant to your plate, that plate is very full!
News

Back to School Means Fall is Around the Corner! Are You Ready?

Restaurants are in the midst of a technological revolution, with innovative software helping skilled restaurant professionals serve more guests faster and in better ways.
Operations

The Top Three Restaurant Technologies to Implement Today

How many people are comfortable with dining indoors? What age group feels more comfortable dining out? How did food delivery change as a result of the pandemic? Find the answers to these questions and more!
News

Recent Trends in the Restaurant Industry

Is it over yet? Not just quite but we can already see some effects of COVID-19 in the hospitality industry, especially restaurants. One would say: nothing will ever be the same but how?
Covid 19

Expected Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Restaurants

Today, Hostme announced a new integration of its online ordering system with Square payment system to make it easier for Hostme customers to accept online payments for the various services they offer through their restaurant management platform.
News

Square POS becomes a world-class payment processing option for Hostme restaurants

The landscape of the restaurant industry is changing rapidly over the last decade, and 2020 has forced many restaurants to try new ways of operating to survive. As more diners are staying home, and word of mouth and atmosphere aren’t reliable to drive new business, restaurants are having to get creative.
How to

How Restaurants Can Use Social Media to Boost Business

WASHINGTON, February 24, 2021 — Hostme and Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT) today announced they have partnered to help restaurant owners take full control of their online presence.
News

Hostme and Yext announce strategic partnership to help restaurant owners boost their online presence

As restaurants head into new waves of uncertainty with COVID-19 all over the globe, many are starting to lean more heavily on reservations to keep customers and staff safe, while making the most of the business they have coming in.
News

One of the leaders in the online reservation business is more foe than friend to restaurant owners

List of terms commonly used by restaurant owners and staff from cover pacing to digital guestbook.
Operations

Useful Definitions

Restaurant managers have all been dealing with the core problems COVID-19 has brought to us: increased cleaning and sanitizing processes, loss of customers, and many more. On top of those known problems, they have also faced unforeseen and sometimes puzzling challenges. We’ve taken a deep dive into some of these issues in an effort to help support restaurants, and to provide solutions when possible. Let’s take a look.
Covid 19

The Unforeseen Challenges of the Restaurant Manager under COVID-19

Hostme can help restaurants adapt to new rules and regulations as they return to business following the Covid19 shutdown. Taking the time to make the right choices early is vital in maintaining the health and safety of staff and guests, and to continuing the forward momentum through the reopening process.
Covid 19

Hostme and COVID-19 rules

The restaurant world has been turned upside down by the rapid ramifications of COVID-19. How restaurants fare through this will depend largely on their ability to adapt to the new way of running a restaurant business.
Covid 19

Adjusting to COVID-19 Successfully

The current crisis has thrown the industry a curveball, and many restaurants aren’t sure how to react. While this isn’t the kind of extra hours in the day we asked for, it can be an opportunity to come back better than before.
Covid 19

Coming back better

Find out how "Reserve with Google" is dramatically changing the restaurant software landscape. From the outdated old reservation networks to fresh and accurate reviews, Google is set to revolutionize the business of restaurant reservations.
Marketing

And then, there was Google

Social medias, online reviews and environmental responsibility are tools available in your toolbox to help you market your business. Learn more about how they can help you.
News

Restaurant Marketing Trends for 2020

Little to no marketing budget? That's ok, with some creativity and effort, you can successfully promote your location to your community.
Marketing

Guerrilla Marketing Tactics for Restaurant Owners!

Your staff knows some aspects of your restaurant that you might not. Learn about what they would do if there were in your shoes...
Operations

What restaurant staff wishes their bosses knew!

Fast changing technology landscape is affecting all industries, especially the restaurant industry. How to be prepared and embrace innovation...
Operations

What is digital transformation and why should you care

Hiring and retaining a great staff has to be one of the greatest challenges for restaurant owners. Learn how to make them stay...
Operations

Make Your Best Employees Stay

Tips on how to deploy new technologies in your restaurant and make sure they are adopted and successful!
How to

7 tips to successfully roll out new technology

For our industry, Valentine's day is synonym with very busy night and demanding guests. Follow those tips and deliver a memorable experience to them...
Marketing

Boost your reservations on Valentine's day!

There is much to learn from numbers but we have first to make sure we are looking at the right ones.
Operations

Be SMART — There is more to life than KPIs!

Optimize your reservation to increase occupancy, to better plan staff rotation and to get to know your guests.
How to

How to optimize reservations for your restaurant

This is a short guide to give you some pointers and hopefully get you started on this data journey.
How to

Lessons on making Big Data work for your restaurant!

Get some statistics on restaurant reservations to help you build a winning reservation policy.
Operations

Crack the Code of Restaurant Reservations

A thorough explanation of OpenTable business model and it impacts your restaurant business. Explore the alternatives with a detailed analysis and offering.
News

Understanding OpenTable's game plan and how to cut your bill without losing customers

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