by Laura-Andreea Voicu

In May, we made it easier for you to download our order-taking app on your smartphone or tablet, and we crafted a wide variety of useful guides that can help you grow your business online and offline. Let’s look at everything more in-depth!

New Admin Functionality: Download the Order-Taking App via QR Code

Great news: you can now download the order-taking app needed to start accepting online orders by simply scanning the QR code we provide in admin.

You can find it in Setup -> Taking orders -> Order Taking App.

gloriafood updates may 2024

Tutorial Throwback: How to Create a FREE QR Code Menu for Restaurants

Does your menu change often? Do people complain about having to wait a long time to order? Consider replacing your physical menu with a dine-in QR code menu. That way, you can make unlimited changes instantly without having to reprint your menu. Plus, your customers can order and pay at the table, without waiting for a server.

Here’s how to get a dine-in ordering menu for free in just a few simple steps:

Consent needed

New Success Story: Chicken King

chicken king success story

Chicken King is a fast-food restaurant in Hawalli, Kuwait, serving a variety of chicken-based meals, including burgers, chicken fillets, sandwiches, and combo meals.

They have been using GloriaFood’s online ordering system for more than 7 years, during which they fulfilled more than 80,000 orders.

Read their story 

Fresh Blog Content

How to Manage Restaurant Staff Well: 9 Tips to Improve Efficiency

To ensure your employees are satisfied with their jobs and your restaurant runs efficiently, you need to learn how to manage the staff, from setting clear goals and expectations to providing proper training.

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9 Tips on How to Create the Best Restaurant Social Media Campaigns

Learn what types of social media campaigns you can create to promote your restaurant, and what you need to do to ensure the campaigns are successful and reach a wide audience of interested customers.

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How to Calculate, Use & Reduce Your Restaurant’s Break-Even Point

The break-even point is one of the key metrics to watch. Learn how to calculate it, how to reduce it, and all the data you need to perform a break-even analysis at your restaurant.

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10 Restaurant Team Building Ideas to Increase Staff Performance & Satisfaction

Boost productivity, improve customer service, and keep your employees happy and satisfied by learning from these creative restaurant team building ideas, from scavenger hunts to team sports.

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How to Easily Manage the Slowest and Busiest Months for Restaurants

If you want to ensure your restaurant has a steady stream of income, you need to find out what your slowest and busiest months are and how to manage them to maintain a constant profit.

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10 Practical Restaurant Kitchen Rules and Regulations for Staff to Abide by

Are you looking for new ways to improve efficiency in your restaurant’s kitchen? We go through a few cardinal rules for kitchen staff members, from organization to cleaning, and the chain of command.

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How to Identify, Calculate & Reduce Restaurant Fixed Costs

In this guide, we look at one of the biggest expenses you will have as a restaurant owner: fixed costs. Learn how to identify them, calculate them, and reduce them.

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Market Research for Restaurants 101: Guide to Long-Term Success

Without thorough market research, you risk making business decisions that will prevent you from owning a restaurant that’s successful long-term. We show you how to do market research and why.

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10 Zero Waste Restaurant Ideas You Must Try Right Now

Zero waste is a growing trend in the food and beverage industry as more and more food establishments are interested in lowering their carbon footprint. If you are too, here’s how to implement a zero waste approach.

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Restaurant Staff Training 101: How to Improve Efficiency with Practical Training Methods

Frequent training sessions and a comprehensive training manual can help you lead your restaurant team to success, grow your business, and improve the customer experience. Here’s what you need to do.

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How to Conduct a Restaurant Competitive Analysis to Outsmart the Competition

Do you want to not only survive but also thrive in as a restaurant owner? Look at what your competitors are doing to improve on their good ideas and learn from your mistakes. How? By conducting a competitive analysis.

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Until next month!

Next roundup: What’s New with GloriaFood Roundup: June 2024

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Laura-Andreea Voicu

Laura-Andreea Voicu is an experienced content writer with a knack for marketing and SEO. She creates guides and resources designed to help restaurants grow their presence online and boost sales.

She has been featured on the Oracle Food and Beverage Blog and wrote for Search Engine Journal, Clutch, Sender, Venngage, Quickbooks, and many more.

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