The TastyIgniter Blog

Smarter ways to run, fill, and grow your restaurant.

News, advice and hard-won insight from the world of food — written for owners, operators and the developers who build for them.

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12 Food Ideas for Corporate Team Building Programs

We have compiled a list of 12 food ideas that are perfect for corporate team-building programs. From healthy snacks to brain-boosting foods. These food items will definitely give y...

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12 Food Ideas for Corporate Team Building Programs
7 Lessons Restaurants Can Take Away From 2020
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7 Lessons Restaurants Can Take Away From 2020

With long-term closures of hospitality outlets, businesses have had to be inventive and creative with the way they run t...

4 min read
Simple Steps to Make Your Restaurant More Sustainable
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Simple Steps to Make Your Restaurant More Sustainable

More than ever, consumers are aware of cleanliness and environmental impact of businesses, which affects the way you run...

4 min read
Benefits of using a branded restaurant ordering system
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Benefits of using a branded restaurant ordering system

Through the pandemic, restaurants and other hospitality outlets have been in need of an effective channel for customers...

3 min read
Restaurant Trends For 2020
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Restaurant Trends For 2020

When it comes to Restaurants trends they come and go all the time. There are things that are here one day and gone the n...

3 min read
How Staff Can Impact Your Bottom Line
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How Staff Can Impact Your Bottom Line

When it comes to running a profitable restaurant then there are many different factors that can play into the profitabil...

3 min read
7 Ways to Increase Your Restaurants Sales
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7 Ways to Increase Your Restaurants Sales

When you are running a restaurant then you are always looking for the next thing that will cause your business to grow....

3 min read
How to Look Like THE Local Authority on Food
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How to Look Like THE Local Authority on Food

We all want to be seen as an expert in what we do. It doesn’t matter what type of business you run, knowing that you are...

3 min read
Identifying Who Your Target Market Is
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Identifying Who Your Target Market Is

No matter how much effort you put into marketing your restaurant, if you don’t know who you are marketing to then you ar...

3 min read
Essential Components on Your Restaurant Website
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Essential Components on Your Restaurant Website

Any business knows that to get ahead in this modern world, you need to have a website. For restaurants, their website is...

3 min read
Restaurant Marketing: How to Gain Media Attention and Keep it
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Restaurant Marketing: How to Gain Media Attention and Keep it

There are a variety of ways that local restaurants can try to promote themselves and their menus. Social media, promotio...

3 min read
Is It Worth Advertising Your Restaurant in Local Media?
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Is It Worth Advertising Your Restaurant in Local Media?

There are many potential marketing ideas for restaurants. Your challenge as a restaurant owner is to determine which id...

5 min read
20 Mistakes Restaurant Servers Can Make
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20 Mistakes Restaurant Servers Can Make

The quality of service provided by your waiters and waitresses has as much impact on a customer as the quality of your f...

6 min read
Restaurant Good Practices: Opening and Closing Checklist
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Restaurant Good Practices: Opening and Closing Checklist

Running a successful restaurant requires a lot of hard work, planning, and preparation. It also requires a smart restaur...

6 min read
Advantages of a Texting Platform for Employees Scheduling
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Advantages of a Texting Platform for Employees Scheduling

When you are responsible for running a service-based business, keeping track of staff schedules can be a nightmare. Keep...

3 min read
Attracting the Right Customers to Your Bistro
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Attracting the Right Customers to Your Bistro

One of the most important things for any business is to make sure that you attract the right customers. This is particul...

3 min read
How to Build Your Restaurant Business for Free
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How to Build Your Restaurant Business for Free

In those early days of promoting and building your restaurant business money can be tight. This means that there are som...

3 min read
Should You Be Using a Content Strategy to Promote Your Restaurant?
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Should You Be Using a Content Strategy to Promote Your Restaurant?

Seeing as you will be spending the majority of your time making sure that your food is delicious and your staff are high...

3 min read
How to build a brand using nothing but words
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How to build a brand using nothing but words

Many people say that a picture says a thousand words, and whilst restaurant marketing ideas often revolve around visual...

3 min read
Offline Marketing Ideas for Restaurant Owners
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Offline Marketing Ideas for Restaurant Owners

When you think of restaurant marketing, then chances are that you will instantly think of digital restaurant marketing s...

3 min read
Common Errors from Google AdWords Campaigns
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Common Errors from Google AdWords Campaigns

Google AdWords is an important tool in making sure that your website sees the most traffic possible. However, if you don...

3 min read
Use These Tricks to Get Your Business Noticed on Social Media
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Use These Tricks to Get Your Business Noticed on Social Media

Social Media has become more and more popular over recent years, and not only for private users but for business too. Wh...

3 min read
How to get your restaurant to the top of Google search results
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How to get your restaurant to the top of Google search results

In these modern times, many businesses have realised that Google is their best friend. Which is why you should make sure...

3 min read
What You Need to Know About PPC When It Comes to Restaurants
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What You Need to Know About PPC When It Comes to Restaurants

When you run a restaurant then chances are that you will want to make sure that you see as many people coming through th...

3 min read
5 of the Best Free Advertising Methods for Your Restaurant
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5 of the Best Free Advertising Methods for Your Restaurant

Just like it is for any other business, restaurant marketing can make the difference between your restaurant being a suc...

3 min read
Training Your Pub Restaurant Staff to Use New Software
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Training Your Pub Restaurant Staff to Use New Software

Great service is the main factor in making your pub restaurant a success. This means that you should not only utilise th...

3 min read
How a CRM can Help Manage Your Pub Better
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How a CRM can Help Manage Your Pub Better

Running a pub can be tricky, there is always plenty to think about and plan for. There are so many pubs and restaurants...

3 min read
4 Technology trends for restaurants in 2017
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4 Technology trends for restaurants in 2017

Technology is always changing and growing. Each and every year, there are new advancements that could have an impact on...

3 min read
A guide to SMS and mobile marketing for your restaurant
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A guide to SMS and mobile marketing for your restaurant

When it comes to restaurant marketing, time definitely doesn’t stand still. There are always new and improved ways to ad...

3 min read
4 ways technology can reduce costs and increase customer numbers
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4 ways technology can reduce costs and increase customer numbers

The main aim of any restaurants is to have optimum customer retention and increase sales as much as you can.

3 min read
Choosing the right POS technology for your restaurant
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Choosing the right POS technology for your restaurant

When it comes to making sure that your restaurant runs smoothly, a restaurant POS system is the right way to go.

3 min read