Takeout and Delivery

How to set up and manage restaurant takeout and delivery services to leverage new revenue streams and bring in new customers.

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4 Best Third-Party Delivery Services Alternatives For Your Restaurant Compared

With third party delivery apps growing their user base by the millions each year – even before the pandemic – we would not hesitate to say that delivery is the future of dining. For larger chains this is good news. With a widespread delivery infrastructure already in place they are obviously benefitting from the recent …

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3rd Party Delivery Apps Lying in Wait for Restaurant Reopening

In the background of the coronavirus pandemic, the cries of restaurants over the way 3rd-party delivery apps are oppressing them finally reached San Francisco decision-makers.  In April last year, Mayor London Breed announced a 15% cap on food delivery service fees. This emergency order was initially planned to stay in place for 60 days after …

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Still Here: Adam’s Grub Truck Outrageously Delicious Sandwiches

If there’s one thing every SF foodie was thankful for during Covid-19 it’s the outrageously delicious sandwiches at Adam’s Grub Truck.  Like the unstoppable Kraken, this food truck continued taking delivery as well as takeout orders on selected street corners around San Francisco, private and corporate events, and catering affairs throughout the pandemic, all while …

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Best Ways to Set Up a Successful Food Truck Delivery Service in 2021

In 2019, we published The Beginner’s Guide to Opening a Food Truck Business, where we covered the basics of buying a food truck, choosing the right location, working with suppliers, and more. Since then, much water has flown under the Golden Gate Bridge, and the post-Covid-19 foodservice industry is forever changed. Which brings us to …

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How to Build a Ghost Kitchen Brand That Kills the Competition

In this fourth and final chapter of the Ghost Kitchen 101 series we look at the marketing strategies that empower ghost kitchen brands, help increase their online visibility and enable them to crush the competition. Without a laser-focused, robust marketing strategy, any ghost kitchen brand will very quickly find itself floating dead in the water. …

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Increased Demand for Food Delivery Is Driving Ghost Kitchen Boom

In the previous chapter of the Ghost Kitchen 101 Series, we looked at different types of cloud kitchens and how they operate. In this article, we dive into the food delivery boom and how it could change how the industry does business for years to come. More than a year after the outbreak, it’s plain …

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Ghost Kitchens Are Taking Over the Foodservice Industry: Here’s What You Need to Know

Jump to the next chapter in our Ghost Kitchen 101 series! The restaurant industry is one of those most devastated by Covid-19. Thousands of restaurants have already permanently closed, and those that haven’t are left struggling to cover the rent with reduced revenue flows. It is easy to conclude that, with the growing demand for …

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Attract More Takeout Customers with These 8 Proven Techniques

COVID-19 has made restaurant marketing a completely new territory. Learn how to make your restaurant stand out in this Complete Guide to Restaurant Reopening. With Covid-19 limiting restaurants to delivery, takeout and limited capacity indoor dining, more takeaway orders is the best way to improve your bottom line. To-go or carry out food is a …

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10 Best Tips to Increase Average Order Size at Your Restaurant

Download the free Restaurant Reopening Guide for expert tips on restaurant marketing, ordering and more! Increasing average order size at your restaurant is crucial for improving your bottom line. Especially today, with the limit on seating capacity according to the new color coded reopening plan for California restaurants. The average order size is the amount …

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