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Author: Melissa Evans

3 Fast Ways to Turn Your Digital Storefront into Profit

Written by: The Chowly Team Independent restaurant operators are under pressure from every angle: food costs, labor, delivery fees, and rising guest expectations. The good news? You don’t need 10 new tools or a marketing department to win online. With a few focused moves outside your four walls, where discovery and ordering happen, you can […]

10 Ways Independent Restaurants Can Cut Costs Without Cutting Corners

10 Proven restaurant cost reduction strategies Independent Restaurants Can Cut Costs Without Cutting Corners

Running an independent restaurant isn’t for the faint of heart. Between rising food costs, difficulty finding and keeping good employees, and utilities that seem to creep higher every month, it’s no wonder operators often feel like their margins are getting smaller faster than their prep list.  The good news? Cutting costs doesn’t have to mean […]

Here’s How Independent Operators Can Simplify Financial Management

How Independent Operators Can Simplify Financial Management

Still using spreadsheets to track expenses? Here’s how independent restaurant operators can simplify financial management. Running a restaurant is a hands-on business. You’re on the floor, in the kitchen, and sometimes even at the host stand when things get busy. There’s no shortage of responsibilities, and most independent operators will tell you the same thing: […]