Restaurant Profitability A Benefit of Offering Your Customers Online Ordering
By: Cartess Ross

A new wave of changes are coming to the restaurant industry and if you folks don't wise-up and adjust, you're gonna be leaving hundreds of thousands of dollars in net-profits on the table each year!

One thing is for certain! The restaurant industry is getting overcrowded and customers who now have more options, are DEMANDING added services and features for the sake of convenience.

And while you may not realize it yet, some of your competitors have already started responding to those customer demands. And it's going to be the smart ones, who will be raking in the dough!

The fact of the matter is, you 're in business to make money, not to lose money. So, let's cut to the chase and I want you to imagine the following scenario for just a moment:

Imagine your customers never having to be placed on hold again when they call to place their orders....NEVER!

Imagine your customers never having to hear busy signals again...

Imagine that your customers are at home or at work; and now they have the ability to look at your entire menu. And...picture this for a moment, as they're selecting the foods they want to eat, they're also being upsold other related food items...100% of the time!

In addition to that, imagine if all of their orders were accurate and error-free 100% of the time!

That's the beauty of an online ordering system.

Can you see how something like this can make your restaurant more profitable? Can you see how your customers would benefit from having something like this setup in your restaurant?

The face of the restaurant business is fast changing due to the phenomenal growth of the Internet

Whether or not you consider the Internet an important tool in growing your business, one thing is for certain...you don't want to make the mistake of ignoring what's already here...

ON-LINE ORDERING!

In less than 5 years, on-line ordering this will become the standard for the restaurant industry!

According to the National Restaurant Association, 58% of Restaurant Sales Are Take Out.

40% of Americans have visited restaurant web sites in the last year to look at menus, and 28% have used the Internet to select a restaurant to dine at or to order food from in the last year.

45% of 25-to-34 year-olds have used the Internet to find out information about a restaurant they have not patronized before.

I've already mentioned some of the benefits of having an online ordering system. But take a look at some of the other benefits you can start experiencing right away:

You'll never miss an opportunity to up-sell or cross-sell other menu items

You can free up your staff to take care of your in-store customers

Gather customer data that is "invaluable" in marketing and creating customer loyalty

Offer your customers more ways to order take-out and/or delivery

Increase customer loyalty

Make take-out and/or delivery orders fun and fast for your customers

Process many more take-out orders in the same time

Eliminate "human error" in taking orders by telephone

Speed up the entire take-out and/or delivery process

Ensure every order is executed consistently the way management "wants it done"

Reduce the number of man-hours required for staff to answer phones & take orders

All that and much, MUCH more?

Any way you slice it, one thing's for sure; You'll make more money and your customers will appreciate the added convenience!

If you're interested in seeing a FREE online demo, please visit our web site to see how an online ordering system could be profitable for your restaurant.

Visit us at: www.takeoutprofits.com

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