Restaurant Marketing for Owners and Managers

This book is a concise, easy-to-use resource for applying marketing strategies to a foodservice facility, addressing issues like: How do I market my restaurant to prospective customers? Do loyalty programs really work in restaurants? How does the design of my restaurant and menu affect the perception of my operation? This text provides the restaurant/foodservice manager with specific tools tying marketing theory to practice. It also includes checklists and examples that can be applied to the day-to-day operation of their business.

Preface. 1. Introduction: What Am I Getting Myself Into? 2. Location: Where Am I Going to Put This Place? 3. Environmental Analysis: What Am I Up Against? 4. Identifying Markets: Who Are My Customers and What Do They Want? 5. Menu Development: What Should My Sales Kit Look Like? 6. Pricing: What Should I Charge for This Stuff? 7. Service: How Do I Get My Staff to Give the Right Amount of Attention? 8. Other Income Streams: How Much Extra Stuff Can I Sell? 9. Communications: How Do I Get on the Guest’s Radar Screen? 10. Technology: How Do I Surf My Way to Success? 11. Marketing Plan and Budget: How Do I Figure Out What to Do and How Much It Will Cost? Resources. Index.