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Restaurant 101: Start, Grow, Expand

Know what it takes to open a restaurant, from startup costs, to registration requirements, equipment essentials and more. Complete with guidance from industry peers and leaders.

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Ready to Expand? Discover Ways Your Restaurant Technology Can Simplify Scaling
Operating Your Business

Ready to Expand? Discover Ways Your Restaurant Technology Can Simplify Scaling

Aug 28, 2024 — 2 min read

Growing your restaurant business often involves expanding your footprint. In the process, your technology needs may evolve. Understand what's essential for your team and how to use your technology to its fullest advantage.

The Restaurateur’s Business Expansion Playbook
Operating Your Business

The Restaurateur’s Business Expansion Playbook

Oct 23, 2024 — 1 min read
Planning another restaurant opening? Use this guide and don't skip a beat. It's packed with insights from owners who recently expanded their business.
What You Need to Know About Creating a Hybrid QSR/FSR Restaurant
Starting Your Business

What You Need to Know About Creating a Hybrid QSR/FSR Restaurant

Jul 30, 2024 — 5 min read
Restaurants aren’t dropping quick-service features that customers have come to love. Instead, restaurant owners are exploring a hybrid QSR and FSR concept.
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Opening a Restaurant? Follow These Steps to Get Your Business License
Starting Your Business

Opening a Restaurant? Follow These Steps to Get Your Business License

May 14, 2024 — 3 min read
Obtaining a business license is a key component to opening a restaurant depending on your location. Follow these tips to get one and make your new opening a success.
Digging In: Rethinking the Restaurant Business Model to Boost Profitability
Operating Your Business

No. 3 Digging In: Rethinking the Restaurant Business Model to Boost Profitability

Apr 24, 2024 — 4 min read
Restaurant owners are expanding their businesses more than ever. Here's how to tackle your plans for growth successfully.
How to Stage a Restaurant Soft Opening
Starting Your Business

How to Stage a Restaurant Soft Opening

Mar 22, 2024 — 4 min read
Thinking about a test-run before the grand opening of your new restaurant? Here are a few things you should know.
Want to Add a Coffee Shop to Your Business? Here Are the Total Costs
Managing Your Finances

Want to Add a Coffee Shop to Your Business? Here Are the Total Costs

Mar 11, 2024 — 6 min read
Coffee shop combos are a popular multihyphenate business model. Knowing the total cost of starting one, including start up costs and ongoing expenses, can help you launch successfully.
How to Start a Restaurant
Starting Your Business

How to Start a Restaurant

Mar 04, 2024 — 11 min read
Ready to make your dream of opening a restaurant a reality? This guide offers everything you need to know about starting a successful restaurant.
Curious About Starting a Restaurant Franchise? Here’s What to Know
Starting Your Business

Curious About Starting a Restaurant Franchise? Here’s What to Know

Feb 27, 2024 — 6 min read
Scaling your restaurant from a multi-location business to a franchise can help you reach more customers, bring in more sales, and strengthen your brand. Consider these tips as you get started.
Fueling Efficiency for This Scaling Fast-Casual Franchise
Operating Your Business

Taziki's Mediterranean Café — Fueling Efficiency for This Scaling Fast-Casual Franchise

Feb 16, 2024 — 4 min read
As Taziki's Mediterranean Café grew into a franchise model, they needed a way to build customer loyalty and manage several locations with ease.
Scaling L’industrie Pizzeria, New York’s Favorite Slice, From Brooklyn to the West Village
Starting Your Business

Scaling L’industrie Pizzeria, New York’s Favorite Slice, From Brooklyn to the West Village

Feb 16, 2024 — 4 min read
Since opening in 2017, this neighborhood slice shop has created a loyal community by focusing on making the best pizza. Now, they've taken their talents to a new neighborhood, expanding their footprint with help from Square.
Charting Ggiata’s Growth From Single Cloud Kitchen to Multi-Location Brick-and-Mortar Deli
Operating Your Business

Charting Ggiata’s Growth From Single Cloud Kitchen to Multi-Location Brick-and-Mortar Deli

Feb 06, 2024 — 4 min read
Opening a new location can feel overwhelming. But with the right team dynamic and technology in place, scaling is seamless. Learn how Ggiata built-up their LA presence with Square restaurant technology.
How to Start a Food Truck Business
Starting Your Business

How to Start a Food Truck Business

Jan 23, 2024 — 11 min read
From food truck start up costs to creating a business plan, this guide explains the everything you need to know about how to start a food truck business.
How This Restaurant Scaled From 4 to 33 Locations With Connected Tools From Square

The Kebab Shop — How This Restaurant Scaled From 4 to 33 Locations With Connected Tools From Square

Oct 27, 2023 — 3 min read
This restaurant more than doubled its footprint using website, on-demand delivery, directory, and POS tools.
How to Make a Restaurant Menu
Starting Your Business

How to Make a Restaurant Menu

Sep 29, 2023 — 5 min read
Menu-making is an art. Your menu doesn’t just show what your restaurant offers, it reflects the look and feel of your business. It also can have an impact on the sales you bring in. Get started making your restaurant menu with these free templates.
How Choc·O·Pain Grew to 5 Locations With Square Online

Choc·O·Pain — How Choc·O·Pain Grew to 5 Locations With Square Online

Jun 07, 2023 — 2 min read
Choc·O·Pain is a bakery and cafe in Hoboken, New Jersey that has grown to 5 locations and 3.6 million in annual revenue with Square.
How The Epicurean Trader Manages Multiple Locations and Revenue Streams
Operating Your Business

The Epicurean Trader — How The Epicurean Trader Manages Multiple Locations and Revenue Streams

May 17, 2023 — 2 min read
How To Start a Coffee Shop
Starting Your Business

How To Start a Coffee Shop

Apr 28, 2023 — 13 min read
Here’s everything you need to know about starting a coffee shop, including cafe startup costs, choosing the best POS system, and taking payments at your coffee shop.
How Masala Wok and Tikka Shack Expanded to 14 Locations With Square

Masala Wok and Tikka Shack — How Masala Wok and Tikka Shack Expanded to 14 Locations With Square

Nov 15, 2022 — 2 min read
Founders Pramod Prodduturi and Bhoopal Reddy have used Square to expand their fast-casual restaurants to 14 locations.
Building, Registering, and Opening an F&B Business
Starting Your Business
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Tipped — SN.01/EP.02 Building, Registering, and Opening an F&B Business

May 26, 2022 — 9 min
In this episode, JoJo Soprano, COO of Parry Restaurant Group shares insights on all of the financial and legal considerations a new restaurant business owner needs to undertake when opening a restaurant.
The Essential Restaurant Equipment Checklist
Starting Your Business
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The Essential Restaurant Equipment Checklist

Apr 11, 2022 — 3 min read
Creating a list of equipment that meets the requirements of your restaurant’s menu ensures everything will be in place ahead of the big opening day.
Commercial Kitchen Equipment List for Quick-Service Restaurants
Starting Your Business
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Commercial Kitchen Equipment List for Quick-Service Restaurants

Apr 11, 2022 — 4 min read
Here's everything you'll need for setting up your QSR commercial kitchen and fast food restaurant.
How Much Does it Cost to Open a Restaurant?
Starting Your Business

How Much Does it Cost to Open a Restaurant?

Sep 23, 2021 — 5 min read
Restaurant startup costs are top of mind for new owners. How much does it really cost to open a restaurant?
How to Open a Bar
Starting Your Business

How to Open a Bar

Jan 01, 2021 — 5 min read
Whether you are a master mixologist or an enthusiastic entrepreneur, you may have questions about how to open a bar. This guide explains the essentials.
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