How to get your restaurant ready for football’s biggest night
With the nation’s biggest pro football event just weeks away on February 12th, it’s time to draw up a game day menu for this year’s festivities. After all, football’s biggest night could make an even bigger impact on your restaurant’s bottom line. Of the $14.6 billion spent by fans during last year’s game, 79% went toward food and beverages. ¹ A significant part of that spending goes toward restaurant delivery orders — on Grubhub, this January day was one of the most popular days for delivery in 2022 Gear up for game day with these fan favorites as well as…
2022 year in review: A look into restaurant success
Did you know that Grubhub restaurants are prepared over 11 million pizzas in 2022? That’s a lot of cheese! What else got Grubhub diners’ taste buds tingling? Time to rewind to see how diners ate their way through 2022. Looking at trends from hundreds of thousands of average daily orders, Grubhub’s #2022Delivered checks in on what shaped 2022. Let’s dig in! 2022 was the year of digital demand 2022 brought a new post-pandemic landscape for restaurants as eating out returned in full force. However, the convenience of online ordering that many diners discovered in 2020 is still here to stay.…
Catering Menu Ideas for Your Restaurant to Try
As the restaurant industry slowly rebounds from COVID-19, operators are looking for new ways to diversify their business. One idea that many restaurant owners have capitalized on is catering. When it reached its peak in 2019, the global catering market was valued at an impressive $64 billion, most of which went to restaurants that offered catering services. Despite two-thirds of operators suspending their catering business during the pandemic, many are bringing it back into the fold. In other words, it’s time to dust off the catering menu and start cooking up some fresh food ideas. Whether you’ve done it before…
How to Incorporate Locally Sourced Food Into Your Menu
More and more diners care about a restaurant’s sustainability practices. According to the 2020 National Restaurant Association Industry Report, 76% of adults said they are more likely to visit a restaurant that offers locally sourced food. If your restaurant doesn’t tap into the locally sourced food movement, you may be missing out on potential customers. Continue reading to discover ways to integrate locally sourced ingredients into your restaurant’s menu. What are locally sourced goods? Locally sourced goods typically refer to food, ingredients or other consumable products that are sourced, purchased or procured within a specific radius distance from where they…
The ultimate guide to running multiple restaurants
The COVID-19 pandemic altered the restaurant industry considerably, causing many struggling restaurants to shut down or reduce their business hours. But today, many establishments are back in the swing of things and bringing in pre-pandemic restaurant sales numbers. As many restaurants move forward from the hardships of the previous couple of years, there’s more opportunity to open an additional restaurant location. There are tons of restaurants of all different sizes and styles across the country, and seven out of 10 of them are single-unit operations, according to the National Restaurant Association. This means that there are many managers who may…