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Le service continu intéresse de plus en plus de restaurateurs, mais il y a un créneau qui reste difficile à apprivoiser : l’après-midi. Il peut très bien tourner quand le quartier s’anime, que les touristes sont de passage ou que la météo est clémente, puis devenir beaucoup plus irrégulier le reste du temps. Pour éviter de dépendre uniquement des samedis, des vacances ou du passage spontané, il faut donner une vraie raison de venir entre 14h et 18h. Dans cet article, on vous partage 4 idées de campagnes pour dynamiser l’après-midi, en ciblant les bons profils de clients.

Le paiement 100% cashless a largement fait ses preuves dans les festivals. Aujourd’hui, de plus en plus de food courts s’en emparent pour mieux orchestrer l’expérience client, du premier achat jusqu’à la fidélisation. Là où il aide les festivals à absorber l’intensité d’un événement, dans les food courts il s’inscrit dans une stratégie durable, au service d’une expérience partagée et d’une relation client qui se construit visite après visite. Vous pilotez un espace multi-stands ou un lieu hybride ? Voici pourquoi le paiement cashless mérite votre attention.

Restauration et divertissement ont toujours été étroitement liés. Dans les complexes indoor, ce lien devient plus stratégique que jamais. À mesure que les clients recherchent des lieux capables de réunir plusieurs envies au même endroit, l’offre food ne complète plus seulement l’activité : elle participe pleinement à la valeur perçue du lieu, au panier moyen et à la rentabilité globale. Si beaucoup d’établissements ont déjà intégré une offre de restauration, peu l’ont encore pensée comme une vraie composante du parcours client. Or, proposer de quoi boire ou manger sur place ne suffit pas toujours à faire de la restauration une partie naturelle de l’expérience. L’intégrer pleinement au parcours devient une étape indispensable pour renforcer à la fois l’expérience vécue et la performance du lieu.

If, in 2016, almost 70% of payments were still made in cash, this figure has fallen to around 40% in less than 10 years. This changeover is far from neutral for the retail sector, and particularly for the catering industry, where payment structures the service as much as the organization. Peak hour throughput, queues, cash register management, reliability of figures, lunchtime experience: the choice of payment method weighs heavily on the entire operation. Should we continue to manage cash "as before", or rethink the cash-in system to make it smoother and more efficient? Behind this question lie operational, logistical and financial issues that have a direct impact on the performance (and profitability) of your establishments.

Digitizing your restaurant: profitable investment or extra expense? Faced with rising costs, pressure on margins and fierce competition, restaurateurs today have to weigh up each investment carefully. Long associated with large chains, digitalization has undergone a profound transformation. Today's solutions can be adapted to all restaurant formats and keep pace with changes in the business. From order-taking and checkout to loyalty-building and marketing, we analyze why and how digital technology is now becoming an operational investment in the performance and stability of your business.

How does Generation Z choose its restaurants? This young generation compares prices, refuses to waste time, chooses between delivery, take-away and on-site dining, and expects more creative and transparent dishes. They already represent a significant proportion of your customers, and are setting new standards for the entire sector. In this article, we take a look at their priorities: value for money, tolerance of waiting, need for flexibility and new food expectations. It's a guide to understanding their habits and adapting your offer today to stay competitive with tomorrow's customers.

How can you fill your venue in December and keep your customers in January? By planning your marketing actions now! The festive season is a pivotal time for the foodservice industry. In this comprehensive guide, we share 5 ideas for capturing this momentum without weighing down your organization. Gift cards, advent calendars, email and SMS campaigns, Click & Collect offers for company meals, post-holiday loyalty schemes... all are accessible levers for boosting your end-of-year sales and extending the momentum into January.

We're hearing more and more about automation in the catering industry. But what difference does it make to the day-to-day running of a restaurant? Behind this sometimes vague term, there are some very practical realities: delegating certain stages of the ordering process, streamlining service, reducing errors and freeing up staff time. And it's not just for fast-food restaurants: brasseries, food courts, bars and bakeries are also concerned. In this article, we take a look at what you can automate, the tools available and the criteria for choosing the solution best suited to your establishment.

What's the difference between a successful restaurant and one that's struggling to fill up? The customer experience.
The "old-fashioned" restaurant experience, where all you had to do was serve a good meal without too much waiting, no longer appeals. Today, the experience encompasses everything: speed of service, quality of the meal, personalization, and even what happens after the customer has left the table.
But in practice, maintaining this level of experience is not easy.
In this article, we take a look at 5 common room mistakes and, above all, how to avoid them to offer your customers a smooth, positive and memorable experience.

"It's the rush!" is a phrase that every restaurateur knows all too well. While peak periods are synonymous with success, if poorly managed, they can quickly become a source of loss: impatient customers, service errors, exhausted teams and reduced margins. To transform these critical moments into opportunities, there are simple solutions to put in place. In this guide, you'll find 5 ways to better manage your peak hours: digital ordering, pre-ordering, real-time communication, customer data... and much more to make your services more fluid and build customer loyalty.

It's back to school time! And when it comes to catering, this is often the time when everything comes into play: relaunching regulars, adjusting the menu, getting the team back into the swing of things and preparing for the final months of the year. To help you get off on the right foot again, we've listed the key actions to activate between the end of August and mid-October: KPI analysis, menu reengineering, optimized customer pathways, voucher-compatible offers, digital tools (ordering, payment, loyalty), targeted marketing actions and indicators to monitor. A concrete, actionable checklist to save time, protect your margins and prepare for a solid year-end.

Summertime is a busy time of year in every restaurant sector. But this peak in business also brings its share of problems: staff shortages, long waits, kitchen errors, complicated customer paths, customers who don't stay loyal after their visit... And what you miss in July and August, you can't make up for later. In this article, we take a look at the 5 most frequent problems during the high season (by type of establishment), with concrete solutions to limit losses, relieve your teams and make the most of this decisive period.