Tag: Blog Post
Top Tips for Successful Upselling in Restaurants
Training your front-of-the-house staff on upselling is a valuable approach to increasing your check averages. Upselling is a subtle way to encourage your customers to order more than they’d planned. If done right, your customers won’t even realize that they’ve been persuaded to spend more money at your restaurant. Since some servers may be resistant…
It’s Tourist Season – Make Sure They Know How to Find You
Summer is here, and with that comes fun in the sun, cold drinks and a whole lot of being on the go. Americans tend to travel most in the spring and summer months, and they often want to go out to eat when they are away from home. How do you make sure your restaurant…
Chef Eric Von Hansen on Getting Creative with New Ingredients
Ingredients are the building blocks of what you put out into the pizza world. And every chef knows that higher quality ingredients give you a higher quality product in the end. But you can’t just pick a unique ingredient without a plan. You want to make sure: We touched base with Chef Eric Von Hansen…
Get Found Online: Google Business for Restaurants
Claiming your business listing on Google is a free and easy way to manage your business’s presence on the internet’s most prominent search engine. When you claim your business, you control what information is seen by consumers when they search online. Businesses that are not claimed lose this control, meaning information like phone numbers, hours…
How to Create Your Signature Flavor with Grande’s Italian Blends
Since consumers primarily choose their favorite pizza restaurant because it serves the best-tasting pizza,1defining your pizza’s unique flavor profile (and making it consistently) is critical. Grande’s line of Italian Blends can help you enhance the flavor and consistency of your pizzas while saving you time and labor. Create Your Signature Flavor As you work to…
Inflation, Your Customers and You
As an operator, you are likely all too aware of the effects of inflation on your restaurant. Your customers are feeling these effects too. Here are a few ways you can limit the impact of inflation for your customers. Pickup and Delivery Here are a few tips to consider: Alternative Menu Options As inflation leads…
Why & How to Get Your Restaurant Involved in the Community
Independent pizzerias and restaurants have long been the cornerstone of their communities. From being the local gathering place for friends and family to sponsoring youth sports teams and providing first job opportunities for local teens, chances are you are woven into the fabric of your community. If you are new to town or haven’t been…
Customers Want Natural – What You Can Do About It
Benefits of Using Natural Ingredients in Your Restaurant You have probably heard by now that customers prefer natural ingredients. In fact, over 1 in 3 consumers order pizza from their preferred restaurant because they use fresh, natural ingredients and 47% of consumers would prefer if restaurants offered more options using them.1 But did you know…
What does Grande’s dedicated sales team mean for you?
At Grande, our goal is to help you succeed. One way we do that is through a dedicated sales team who strives to be your business partner. The Best Pizza First, we work with our customers to help them build the best pizza. Our Sales Associates work side by side with you in the kitchen…
Great Cheese Starts with Great Milk
As a pizzeria operator, you rely on your ingredients to perform consistently so you can continue delivering the same high quality pizza your customers have come to expect from you. You must start with high quality milk to craft traditional, authentic Italian cheeses. At Grande, we partner with local family farms who exclusively ship their…