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Everything You Need to Know About a Profit and Loss Statement

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From pitching to investors to preparing your profit and loss statement, money management is key to longterm success. Learn how some small businesses increase revenue and decrease costs.

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DoorDash is a popular partner for florists — here's how flower shop owners can make the most of the platform.

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A Florist's Guide to Flower Delivery on DoorDash

A great logo design is the foundation of your restaurant brand identity.


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How to Design a Restaurant Logo That Will Build Your Brand

Find out why this Denver-based bagel shop partners with DoorDash exclusively to grow a profitable off-premise business. 

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Why Rosenberg's Bagels Quit Third-Party Delivery — Then Partnered Exclusively with DoorDash

Explore the journey of a delivery order and how exactly DoorDash works for restaurants in 2024.

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How Does DoorDash Work for Restaurants?

Get inspired by these restaurant menu examples and learn how to stand out from competitors, attract more customers, and boost sales.

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7 Restaurant Menu Examples: How to Design a Menu that Sells

From off-premise dining to menu engineering to social media promotions, learn how to increase restaurant sales with these creative strategies.

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8 Proven Ideas to Increase Restaurant Sales

The co-founder of Washington, DC's Immigrant Food explains how finding purpose through food advocacy helped her restaurant brand expand.

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How Immigrant Food's Dine-In Transition Amplified Their "Gastroadvocacy" Impact

Understand how to incorporate restaurant technology to enhance your business.
 

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12 Restaurant Technologies to Help Grow Your Business

Discover how this Black women-owned liquor store partnered with DoorDash to grow sales and deliver to neighborhoods across Washington, DC.

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How LA Liquors Reached New Customers and Increased Revenue with Alcohol Delivery

Explore effective restaurant marketing strategies to grow your business. Learn techniques to attract new customers, increase order volume, and drive restaurant revenue.

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10 Restaurant Marketing Strategies to Boost Your Business

Learn how to create an online ordering website for your restaurant. Get simple steps to build a restaurant website and attract loyal customers for growth.

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How to Create a Restaurant Online Ordering Website

Unlock the power of restaurant SEO to grow your business. Learn practical tips to optimize your Google Business Profile and attract more customers.

How to Optimize Your Restaurant’s Google Maps Listing

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Improve Restaurant SEO with a Google Business Profile

Discover the essentials of restaurant website design. Learn how to create an engaging online presence that attracts customers and boosts your restaurant's growth.

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How to Create a Restaurant Website Design that Sells

Learn the essentials of building a restaurant website and create an engaging restaurant front page to attract more customers and grow your business.

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12 Strategies for Building a Restaurant Website 

Learn how restaurateur Mike Solomonov built a thriving restaurant group steeped in his core values of generosity and hospitality.

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How a Culture of Hospitality Fuels Mike Solomonov's Restaurants

Find out how this Miami-based taqueria partnered with DoorDash to increase sales through creative marketing campaigns.

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Why Coyo Taco Left DoorDash — and Came Back

Are you starting your own food truck? Read this guide and download the free food truck business plan template.

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How To Create an Effective Food Truck Business Plan

From optimizing space to considering equipment placement, explore the key factors for improving a commercial kitchen floor plan.

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How to Make Your Commercial Kitchen Layout More Efficient

Special occasions and holidays are opportunities for liquor stores to drive more orders with customized alcohol gift delivery.

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14 Alcohol Gift Delivery Ideas to Boost Liquor Sales on Special Occasions

Find out how this Dallas-based late-night pizzeria worked with DoorDash to create a partnership that worked for their unique needs.

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How a Second Chance with DoorDash Led Zalat Pizza to Sustainable Growth

Restaurant conferences and trade shows are excellent opportunities for operators to network and stay ahead of trends. 

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10 US Restaurant Industry Conferences to Attend in 2024

Learn how this restaurant chain in the suburban Washington, D.C. area built a thriving delivery business with DoorDash. 

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How Santini's Grew a Profitable Delivery Business with DoorDash

Help customers choose the right flower for any gift occasion, and download our free flower card messages to brighten any bouquet.

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A Florist's Guide to Flower Card Messages and Meanings

Learn how to take a strategic approach to location analysis before bringing your restaurant to new neighborhoods. 

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Restaurant Location Strategy: How to Choose Where to Open Your Business

COO Emily Biederman shares why she recommends choosing just one partner for third-party delivery.

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Why Steuben's Partners Exclusively with DoorDash for Third-Party Delivery

These are the best strategies to optimize your food cost percentage formula and improve your restaurant profitability.

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How to Calculate Your Food Cost Percentage

Wondering what your liquor cost percentage is? Learn how to calculate and optimize this key business metric for bars and restaurants.

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7 Ways to Lower Your Liquor Cost Percentage

Learn how to enhance your restaurant’s marketing strategy by taking advantage of national food holidays.

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Restaurant Marketing Strategies for National Food Holidays

This football season, you can score big with fans with these game day food menus and promotional ideas. 

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The Best Football Promo Ideas for Bars and Restaurants

This San Francisco restaurant revamped their menu and operations to become more approachable — while still maintaining profits.

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How Che Fico Alimentari Lowered Their Menu Prices

Culinary tourism is showing no signs of slowing down. Here’s how you can tap into this popular trend to drive business growth.

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How Food Tourism Can Grow Your Restaurant Business

To-go food packaging impacts restaurant food quality, costs, and sustainability — and is key to a positive delivery customer experience.

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Food Delivery Packaging and Container Tips for Restaurants

Learn how this Nashville hot chicken spot delivers happiness to its customers with DoorDash Drive and Marketplace.

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How Hattie B’s Delivers “Big Love” with DoorDash Drive

The owners of Washington's Graze discuss how deciding to expand their business opened up opportunities for greater success.

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How Opening a Third Sandwich Shop Set Graze Up for Growth

Learn how to analyze a restaurant P&L to understand profitability for third-party delivery sales. 


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How The Smoke Shop BBQ Uses Restaurant P&L Statements to Gain an Edge

Increase your social media impact with this guide to flat lay photography, which includes 6 free templates.

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Master Restaurant Food Photography with These Flat Lay Tips and Templates

Collaborations between local producers and merchants foster a vibrant community and increase customer engagement.

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How to Build Community Using Local Producers

Learn how Water St. Cafe builds trust and transparency with drivers, known as Dashers, to make deliveries and pickups a breeze.

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How Water St. Cafe Builds Strong Dasher Relationships

The Toronto Michelin Guide has shouted out these 10 exceptional restaurants — and they’re all growing through delivery with DoorDash.

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Michelin-Recommended Restaurants Growing With Delivery in Toronto

Discover actionable strategies to improve winter restaurant operations and attract customers.

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Optimize Your Winter Restaurant Operations During Slow Season 

Co-packing, also known as contract packaging, can be a boost to building your brand and driving new revenue. 

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What Is a Co-Packer and How Can They Help Grow Your Business?

Learn how Michelin-Recommended, Bib Gourmand, and Michelin Star restaurants in Vancouver incorporate delivery into their business. 

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Michelin-Recommended Restaurants Growing with DoorDash in Vancouver

Looking to drum up sales this winter? Use these restaurant marketing tips to attract diners during the colder months. 

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8 Foolproof Tips for Marketing Your Restaurant This Winter

From grand openings to pop-ups, hosting a community event helps small businesses network and connect with new customers.

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Community Event Ideas for Small Businesses

Do you want to pursue restaurant franchising? Get firsthand insights from a successful franchise entrepreneur.

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How to Franchise a Restaurant: Advice from a Successful Franchise Operator

Discover how to create a seasonal winter restaurant menu that helps attract new customers and drive sales in the colder months.

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5 Winter Menu Ideas Proven to Work for Restaurants

These food delivery statistics can help guide your restaurant’s online ordering strategy for 2023 and beyond.

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42 Food Delivery Statistics Restaurants Need to Know in 2023

Learn about the global food trends that are showing up on restaurant food and drink menus around the world.