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<\/h6>\n<\/h6>\nThroughout the country, the coronavirus has caused mass uncertainty for both bars and restaurants. Due to regulations being put into place it\u2019s causing local businesses to temporarily close or shut down to avoid spreading the virus. By coming together as a community we can help overcome the immense impact<\/strong> by looking at and offering other alternatives to support our local businesses.\u00a0 Here are a few suggestions that restaurants can implement during this time to generate cash flow now and to encourage customers to return once this crisis is over:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Offer a discount rate on gift cards for guests to use during or after the quarantine period.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Offer online orders with curbside pickup.<\/b><\/p>\n Give customers an option to still be able to grab their favorite dish without having to leave their car. Some of the perks include:<\/span><\/p>\n Include an additional promotion to <\/span>encourage orders<\/b> by offering a complimentary appetizer or dessert with any online order.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Offer a COVID-19 VIP status that allows customers to get a permanent 10% off all future online takeout orders once this passes.<\/b><\/p>\n This not only is great news for your loyal customers but this <\/span>can heavily generate revenue<\/b> for your online ordering platform for both during and after the virus.<\/span><\/p>\n Create an online ordering platform for your restaurant. <\/b>Offer <\/span>Online Ordering<\/span><\/a> to your website so customers can:<\/span><\/p>\n Instead, incorporate an online ordering page that <\/span>specifically is owned and operated by your restaurant<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n Encourage your supportive customers by keeping your followers up to date on any news regarding your restaurant and services.<\/b> With guests being encouraged to stay in now more than ever people are flocking <\/span>social media<\/span><\/a> for:<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s important to<\/span> communicate with your guests<\/b> if you have updated hours, of if you\u2019re providing any special services during this time.<\/span><\/p>\n Here Are Our Tips For How To Go About Protecting Your Restaurant Throughout the country, the coronavirus has caused mass uncertainty for both bars and restaurants. Due to regulations being put into place it\u2019s causing local businesses to temporarily close or shut down to avoid spreading the virus. By coming together as a community we[…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,9],"tags":[116,36,118,119,117,104,34,121,73,45,122,120],"class_list":["post-861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-restaurant-resources","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-curbside","tag-curbside-pickup","tag-discount","tag-gift-cards","tag-online-ordering","tag-online-promotions","tag-pandemic","tag-restaurant-tips","tag-social-media","tag-vip-status"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1841,"href":"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861\/revisions\/1841"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"StepsYourRestaurantCanTake2\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/StepsYourRestaurantCanTake2.png\")
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\nLearn about the virus and preventative measures by going to<\/span> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/span><\/a> or the<\/span> World Health Organization<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"