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Top4 Tips to Leverage Location-Based Marketing for Restaurants

Michael Doyle — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:12:39 +0000

The pandemic has obviously played a crucial role in accelerating the digitisation drive by several years. For retailers, there is going to be a consistent rise and dependency on information as dynamics continue to change for consumers. Now that they’ve become accustomed to the digital space, customers expect restaurants to have Amazon-like interfaces, too, just […]

Google My Business Consolidates Food Ordering Fields on New Tab

Michael Doyle — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 02:01:47 +0000

A user on Twitter @JohnSmi13410415 pointed out the addition of a new Food Ordering tab in the Google My Business dashboard. For restaurant and food-based businesses, allowing customers to place an order with ease has been top of mind for the last few years and demand for this only increased throughout the pandemic. Google My Business has […]

Top 4 Local SEO Tips for Restaurants

Michael Doyle — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 02:11:31 +0000

Every niche has its own SEO challenges and opportunities, and, while general SEO articles can offer a lot of insight no matter what sector you’re in, they often can’t quite hit all the nuances of a particular industry. Local SEO marketing connects your business to real-world communities. It’s a bridge to the places where consumers live, […]

6 restaurant trends that will shape 2021

Michael Doyle — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 07:26:23 +0000

Managing virtual brands and stabilizing labor forces could be challenging in the new year, but curbside, drive-thru and ghost kitchens hold strong growth potential, analysts say. Though 2020 has been a year of incredible disruption and instability, the trends that dominated the restaurant space were already in motion long before the pandemic struck. With no […]

Northern beaches first to benefit from $500 million restaurant voucher stimulus

Michael Doyle — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 02:49:23 +0000

The $500 million restaurant voucher program designed to stimulate the pandemic-ravaged NSW economy will have its pilot program fast-tracked to include the ailing northern beaches. NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet on Wednesday confirmed the extension of the pilot, describing it as an “important boost for the region after a tough Christmas.” “The sooner we can get on top […]

Step by Step Guide on How to Take Your Restaurant Online

Michael Doyle — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 03:44:34 +0000

Today’s diners expect to be able to eat restaurant-quality meals from the comfort of their home. To keep up with consumer demands, restaurants need to offer a delivery service. But this isn’t always a simple process—hence the growing need for a guide to opening restaurants online. Customers crave ease, efficiency, and an enjoyable dining experience—all […]

Coronavirus: Meal-ticket Plan to Get Economy Cooking

Michael Doyle — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 03:42:41 +0000

The NSW government would hand households $100 restaurant vouchers in a bid to boost the state’s post-coronavirus pandemic economy, under a budget plan under serious consideration by Treasurer Dominic Perrottet. The measure — to be the centrepiece of the state budget later this month — has been costed at roughly $500m and will be targeted […]

Houston Restaurants Weigh Benefits and Pitfalls of Third-Party Delivery Services

Michael Doyle — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 02:44:54 +0000

A mere decade ago in Houston, restaurant delivery was limited to pizza joints and a handful of other restaurants. Third-party delivery services such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and Postmates have changed all that. What started with one online platform in 1995 — World Wide Waiter — is now a $18 billion industry in the United States, according to Restaurant Dive. In many ways, […]

Delivery and the future of dining: ‘Convenience is eroding that little extra effort’

Michael Doyle — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 02:16:18 +0000

As Australian state borders shut against Covid-19, restaurants are better prepared than in the first lockdown. But will delivery outlive coronavirus? Less than two weeks after Scott Morrison gave states and territories the green light to loosen the one person per four-square-metre rule to two square metres, metropolitan Melbourne re-entered stage three lockdown. The city’s […]

Restaurants were relying on Victoria’s easing restrictions to bring them back from the brink — but now they’ll have to wait

Michael Doyle — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 04:58:23 +0000

Tomorrow was supposed to be the next step in the recovery for Victorian restaurants — when capacity lifted from 20 people to 50. Key points: Plans to increase patron limits in Victorian restaurants to 50 people have been deferred due to growing coronavirus case numbers in the state The industry association says 10 per cent […]