Marketing your restaurant is delicate. When it comes to the major holidays that happen in the autumn and winter, you have to get a head start to catch customers’ attention. But starting too early risks annoying them with out-of-season ads that won’t stick in their heads come showtime. That’s a waste of money, too. Some customers start holiday shopping in October, well before Black Friday, so that’s not the marker for when to promote new sales either. When should your restaura

Your restaurant staff is the face of the business, the go-between for your brand and customers, and an integral part of operations. It’s important for your employees to have the tools they need to succeed at their posts and, hopefully, stick around for the long term. The industry is habitually plagued by high employee turnover, which can be somewhat offset by making sure your staff is happy, feels safe and respected in the workplace, and understands just how much you apprecia

Christmastime: When restaurants usually have to pack in waitstaff to handle the onslaught of vacationing families, honeymooners, and college kids off from school, all ready to splurge during the holiday season. This year changed it all when a global pandemic rocked the restaurant industry, unlike any other. Unsafe dining out and missing their loved ones, many families seek ways to bring themselves together this season and inject a little bit of Christmas tradition into some u

The winter holidays: Usually an exceptionally busy time of year for the hospitality industry, the introduction of COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in restaurants’ revenue during this happy season. Now, more and more businesses are left wondering where they stand and how they can incorporate modern technology in a way that hopefully saves their business from going under this year. Restaurant tech like the kind offered by eatOS is here for more than just a fleeting trend. We make i

Despite or perhaps because of the long months of isolation this pandemic has put us all through, people are very eager to see their loved ones this year as the holiday season approaches. Right about now, during a normal November, families would be gathering in preparation for a hearty Thanksgiving dinner together. However, as COVID-19 cases rise all over the country, families are coming to terms with the idea they may spend this holiday season as cut off from loved ones as th

Few things are certain in the restaurant industry, but one thing’s for sure: It gets busy during the holiday season. This upswing in customer traffic means you’ll need extra hands around the restaurant to accommodate demand, which means hiring seasonal workers to keep operations running as smoothly as possible. Knowing that the winter holidays are coming is actually beneficial to you as an owner because it means you can get a jumpstart on the hiring process. Take ample time t