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There are many reasons why a restaurant will limit its hours of operation. Sometimes businesses close on weekdays to prepare for the remainder of the week, especially when most of their business is generated on weekends. Other restaurants will limit their hours to accommodate being short-staffed, or because their menus are tailored to specific meal times. Some restaurants may even limit their hours of operation in response to growing demand for flexible work hours that provide staff a better quality of life.
But by complimenting their restaurant’s unique schedule with smaller menus, owners establish a more manageable business model, are able to promote top-selling and high-profitable items, and set customer expectations through well-communicated schedules and business changes.
During the transition process to a simplified operation, limited menus pose a good opportunity for restaurants to validate popular items and observe how frequently customers order their favorite food and drinks. Management receives interesting insights to inform their menu decisions and, based on customer traffic flow, can fine-tune their hours of operation. Achieving optimal results may lead to offering certain items on specific days of the week so the business can simply purchase and operational management.
Combined with online storefronts that are convenient and easy to use, restaurants make the transition process smoother, serving guests with streamlined ordering and payments during all hours of operation.
But by complimenting their restaurant’s unique schedule with smaller menus, owners establish a more manageable business model, are able to promote top-selling and high-profitable items, and set customer expectations through well-communicated schedules and business changes.
During the transition process to a simplified operation, limited menus pose a good opportunity for restaurants to validate popular items and observe how frequently customers order their favorite food and drinks. Management receives interesting insights to inform their menu decisions and, based on customer traffic flow, can fine-tune their hours of operation. Achieving optimal results may lead to offering certain items on specific days of the week so the business can simply purchase and operational management.
Combined with online storefronts that are convenient and easy to use, restaurants make the transition process smoother, serving guests with streamlined ordering and payments during all hours of operation.
Owners establishing a more manageable business model are able to promote top-selling, high-profitable items based on customer feedback
With clear reasons “why” and “how” restaurants are changing, and striving for optimum efficiency and profitability, customers play an important role through their ongoing patronage and feedback. Utilizing a digital online storefront to inform customers of both operational and menu changes is an efficient way to communicate. Restaurants can even hold a special event to release new menus and announce store changes. These can be held on the store’s premises and at local festivals or famer’s markets. In addition, restaurants can use new or existing loyalty programs to drive customer traffic as they make these changes.
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