Using social media platforms to reach your target audience when promoting dessert offerings may be key to boosting sweet sweet sales.
The Smells That Make Customers Spend More
June 14, 2022Did you know the way your business smells could entice customers to spend more money? Here’s everything you need to know about scent marketing.
Restaurant Email Marketing Strategies that Work in 2022
June 1, 2022Despite all of the hoopla surrounding social media marketing this year, email marketing can produce tremendous returns at a minimal direct cost. And it’s all based on quantifiable facts.
How to Make Seafood Feel Like a New Concept
June 1, 2022The real key to enticing patrons to purchase seafood from the menu is ultimately the same as what brings them into a restaurant in the first place: foods and flavors they can’t replicate at home.
Employee Ownership Meets Lunar Exploration in 2025
March 31, 2022Through partnerships with U.S. industry, NASA is developing 21st-century deep space habitation capabilities and investing in lunar supply chains technologies. Innovative suppliers and small businesses across America will play a key role in the long-term success of NASA’s Artemis program.
Episode 67 (Pt. 2) – Follow-up to Branded Websites Mean Better Business
March 25, 2022In this follow-up to episode 67, Peter Anania and Dustyn Bailey return to tackle the topic “What goes into a well-branded website?” You asked, we answered. We’re focusing this conversation around questions received, and answers given, following our first discussion.
How to Select a Prep Cook
March 17, 2022Every restaurant shift starts with prep. Your prep team is the key to getting your menu up and running, so choosing a good prep cook is crucial.
Episode 67 (Pt. 1) – Branded Websites Mean Better Business with Anania Bailey
March 8, 2022The best practices covered in this episode go deep and apply to your business–whether you’re a multi-million dollar operation working with an agency or a small family-owned business going the DIY route. No matter the size of your business, your brand needs to put its best foot forward on the internet.
Episode 66 – Workforce Development with Derek Fassett
January 19, 2022Derek Fasset, the new Workforce Development Director at HospitalityMaine, recently took the reins of a multi-year workforce development plan. His top priority is building momentum by creating self-filling pools of hospitality workers across the state.
Episode 65 – Peer-to-Peer Digital Presence
December 8, 2021Recorded live during a group session at the HospitalityMaine Summit in Rockland, Maine; this episode will help break down barriers between you and the digital marketing efforts your business could and should pursue.
Episode 64 – Press Record Already
October 25, 2021In this episode, we’re discussing how restaurants can easily start creating video for powerful, personalized marketing content. Get ready to take notes, there’s a wealth of wisdom piled into this pod!
Restaurant Recruiting During and After COVID-19
October 7, 2021It’s important for restaurant hiring and training processes to reflect new COVID-19 safety measures. When hiring restaurant employees, it’s also important to find staff that will take these measures seriously. This guide covers important hiring topics for recruiting in a COVID-19 world.
How Data Mine Your Restaurant & Why You Should
July 19, 2021Data makes the world go ‘round. At least, it’s one of the most crucial tools to help keep restaurants successful. Take a closer look at some of the stats behind popular marketing methods, see what channels make the most sense, and start thinking of creative ways to reach your audience today!
Guide to Restaurant Social Media Marketing in 2021
July 12, 2021A good restaurant social media marketing strategy can help bring customers to your venue. This is because social media is an important tool people use to make purchasing decisions. This is especially true when it comes to choosing where to eat…
Healthier Dining Habits Drive Menu Innovation
July 12, 2021Health has never been more important. The world is talking about coronavirus, how to prevent it, how to treat it, and the lifestyle diseases that worsen its effects. These conversations have reignited the need for healthful eating because it is one of the most important ways to improve our overall health and well-being.
Seven Restaurant Marketing Strategies to Implement In 2021
July 1, 2021Own or operate a restaurant, c-store or food service business? Check out these seven marketing ideas for your restaurant to attract and retain customers in 2021.
More, Better, Managed Restaurant Photos
May 27, 2021A strategy for getting your smartphone out of your pocket and using it to increase engagement, traffic, and sales for your establishment.
Easy DIY Digital Menu Boards for Restaurants & Foodservice
May 27, 2021There are many methods, services, and devices you could use to create digital menu boards, just be sure you try this low-cost do-it-yourself solution first.
How to Satisfy Consumers’ Takeout and Delivery Expectations… with Chicken
May 3, 2021The foodservice pivot from dine-in to takeout and delivery over the past year created unforeseen realities that will change the industry long into the future—for the better.
K-12 Individually Wrapped Food
February 26, 2021Individually-Wrapped (IW) foods are the best option for your school’s lunch menu. Simple, convenient & nutritious – suitable for students of all ages. See our current list here.
K-12 Individual Portion Control Solutions
February 26, 2021Individual portion control is the new standard in K-12 nutrition. It’s time to make the switch!
Episode 63 – In House Delivery
February 25, 2021In this episode of the Dennis Knows Food podcast we’re talking about delivery – getting food from point a to point b, from your kitchen to your customers.
Family Takeout Meals – Still an Opportunity for Restaurants
February 19, 2021Since the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic “Family Style” offerings have jumped significantly at restaurants and foodservice operations.
6 Trends that Reimagine Restaurant Experiences in 2021 and Beyond
January 28, 2021The global public health crisis has dealt the hospitality industry one of its greatest challenges yet. What does it mean for the future of restaurants? Has the restaurant experience we know so well disappeared forever?
Restaurant Menu Strategies for 2021
December 7, 2020As we move forward in the “new normal” menu strategies new and old will converge into the right mix of price points, value, menu items, and differentiation that will appeal to consumers.