Is Food Truck Culture Right For Your Restaurant?
Why are food trucks so popular these days? The novelty of food trucks means that many local governments have yet to invest much time and effort into proper regulation. The newness of food trucks can mean even more fees, inspections and red tape than usual.
The advantage of having a mobile platform to make food can also be a disadvantage when it comes to supplies. Restaurants lower costs by buying in bulk and storing food in refrigeration. Cold storage space is limited on a truck, so the best ingredients are the ones that don’t require much, if any, time in a freezer. The truck can resupply, of course, but that’s time and fuel spent running back to base. Give careful consideration to the menu items you’re considering for your food truck and how they balance against the ingredients needed to make them a reality.
Perfecting Your Restaurant’s Online Ordering System
People buy everything online these days and ordering dinner is no different. Many franchise restaurants have nationwide systems that allow customers to order food via computer or smartphone to be delivered hot and fresh whenever the customer arrives for pickup. GrubHub offers small restaurants a chance to get online. Web presence is important to gaining new customers. GrubHub is known to food lovers who might give your place a whirl just because they love GrubHub.
Restaurants looking for an all-inclusive approach may want to consider Olo. Olo handles all the important parts of ordering online, available on an open platform and from on every device. They handle payment with major credit cards. They manage the menu and automatically remove items that are no longer available. Finally, the service provides analytics and data so you can track purchases. This choice is a bit more involved, but restaurants that want to appeal to younger customers will be at an advantage by allowing them to order from smartphones as easily as from their computers.
