Restaurants

You can increase your coffee shop sales by accepting credit card payments. You can expect a particularly significant increase during the morning rush. The cashier is ringing up sales on a cash register and making change for each person in line. That takes significantly longer than swiping a card. Throw into the mix the guy…

Coffee shops aren’t always used just for coffee. Instead, they may become social hubs and meet-up spaces that just happen to serve a bit of java. So your regular clientele could be locals that order a single large mug then hang around for a few hours. You probably don’t mind – it’s all part of…

They say the food business is a good business, because people will always have to eat. By this standard, fast food can be the most lucrative type of all. People flock to you for quick, convenient food, whether it’s a busy mother’s post-day-care drive-by, or partying college kids in search of late-night fries. Fast food…

The service business in the US is interesting. We embrace our tipping culture, but we struggle over the amount. Meanwhile, from the business owner’s perspective, receiving payments is a bigger hurdle than ensuring our staff get their ‘good service bonus’. Credit card processing can help, in several key ways. For starters, many restaurant staff earn…

If you’re running a bakery, you’d better know which side your bread is buttered on. Of course having a successful bakery is about passion and craft and the true love of baking, but it’s also about growing the business, innovating, and staying competitive, relevant, and profitable. Many small businesses like bakeries start out with talented…

There are good reasons for credit card processing for steakhouses, and the franchised cookie cutter restaurants know all about those reasons. One reason is the competition from the many independent steakhouses. Most independent steakhouse have a loyal local clientele. They don’t want franchise steak. The authentic methods for preparing steaks is an art form. Medium,…

So you’ve just opened an ice cream parlor and are dealing with the different issues that go into running it, one scoop at a time. Or you’ve been running the business for a long time now and are looking to grow your business. No matter at what point you are currently, one thing is always…

Some say you can never go wrong in the food industry, because no matter what else happens, people still need to eat. But running a business based on edible products presents a unique set of problems. In five-star restaurants and fancy hotels, patrons pay premium for the experience. Some customer prefer never to order the…