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Alcohol Pickup & Delivery: Consumer Trends for 2023

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Food & Drink Trends

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Help your business grow by taking these extra steps to provide excellent restaurant service and offering a variety of ways for guests to dine with you.

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How to Improve Restaurant Service to Keep Customers Coming Back

Secret Menu is a celebration of the restaurants that are integral to local communities. 

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Secret Menu Issue 2: Miami's Almighty Hustle

Miami has evolved into a city that’s embracing sustainable dining in creative ways. Here four leaders of this transformation tell us about what they’ve got growing.

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Well Grounded in the Magic City

Learn about the business of BBQ in Miami, featuring Mama Lucy's All Pro Ribs, Drinking Pig, and more. 

Learn about Miami's hidden gem: Mama Lucy's All Pro Ribs

The Keepers of the Flame

In a city that prizes flash and novelty, Joe’s Stone Crab has thrived for over a century. 

Old Joe's: A Family Owned Business in Miami

An Ode to Old Joe's

The dream was an Italian restaurant. Step one was a taco stand. Luciana Giangrandi and Alex Meyer’s unconventional road to a Michelin star.

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That's Amore!

Learn how four business owners staff up in uncertain times. 

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Dream Team

New York-style Pizza in Miami. Tokyo-style sushi in New York. David Foulquier has built his nascent restaurant empire by thinking outside the box. 

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The Chameleon

Here’s how the enterprising husband and wife behind Phuc Yea, a beloved Vietnamese-Cajun restaurant, navigated the costs to opening a restaurant.

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From Red to Black

Miami has long attracted big names in the restaurant world, but the recent pace is like nothing the city has seen before. Local legend, Michelle Bernstein, doesn’t think it’s a bad thing.


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Inflation. Rising rents. Unpredictable supply chain. Here's how some Miami restaurants are making their restaurant operating margin work. 

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The Cost of Doing Business

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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How to Increase Restaurant Sales: 8 Best Practices

Positive restaurant reviews help attract new diners — but restaurant review management can be a challenge. Here are some of the best ways to get more reviews for your restaurant.

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Restaurant Review Management: How to Get More Reviews

Are you ready for an influx of flower orders for Mother's Day? Get tips on staying prepared for flower-heavy holidays, from managing incoming orders to handling local deliveries.

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United States & Canada

How to Prepare Your Flower Store for Mother’s Day 

These creative Mother’s Day dining promotions will help you boost revenue and stand out on one of the busiest restaurant holidays of the year. 

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6 Ways to Increase Mother’s Day Restaurant Sales

Explore how DoorDash’s new pricing and products align with specific business goals and understand which partnership makes the most sense for you.

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Which DoorDash Pricing and Products Are Right for You?

Learn about food delivery pricing from DoorDash, what our commissions and fees cover, and how they help us bring value to your business. 

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Food Delivery and Pickup Commissions and Fees, Explained

In order to serve their business partners better, DoorDash launched Partnership Plans that offer cost, pricing, and product options.

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DoorDash Partnership Plans Give Merchants More Options

Learn seven strategies for finding investors to help finance your restaurant concept.

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United States, Canada & Australia

How to Find Restaurant Investors

Are you starting a restaurant? Use this new restaurant checklist to guide you as you choose a location, develop a business plan, and build your brand. 

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Opening a Restaurant Checklist: 6 Essential Steps

Wondering how to get more social media followers for your business? Learn restaurant social media tips to find and engage with guests.

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How to Promote Your Restaurant on Social Media

These restaurant growth strategies help connect you with customers and increase revenue.

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Restaurant Growth Strategies to Boost your Business

Learn how TikTok marketing can help restaurants, liquor stores, grocery stores, and other small businesses can reach new customers. 

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How to Use TikTok for Small Business Marketing

Find out all you need to know about how to pitch to restaurant investors and create a compelling restaurant pitch deck.

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How to Create a Restaurant Pitch Deck

Successful restaurant managers set the tone for the entire customer experience. Use these restaurant manager tips to optimize operations and boost your bottom line.

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6 Restaurant Manager Tips to Boost Your Bottom Line

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

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

Fear of employee no-shows keeps many restaurant managers up at night. Here are seven restaurant employee retention techniques to ensure a happy team.

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7 Employee Retention Techniques for Restaurants

Need a hand turning your restaurant dream into a reality? Here are the steps to create a strong restaurant business plan — plus a free template.

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How to Write a Winning Restaurant Business Plan in 2023

When devising your restaurant’s menu pricing strategy, there are many important factors to consider. Read our blog for tips, formulas, and more.

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Restaurant Menu Pricing: How to Price for Profit

Customers search online for restaurants near them. Google Maps optimization improves restaurant SEO and helps your restaurant appear in local searches.

How to Optimize Your Restaurant’s Google Maps Listing

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How To Optimize Restaurant SEO with a Google Maps Listing

Learn which spring menu items are most popular and how restaurants can make the most of spring holidays.

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Spring Food Trends: How Restaurants Can Prepare for the Season

Here are the ten busiest holidays for food delivery in 2022 based on DoorDash data, and tips for how to prepare for busy days in 2023.

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What are the Busiest Days for Restaurant Food Delivery?

The Made by Women initiative doesn’t simply celebrate women-owned businesses — it provides access to the marketing, educational, financial and mentorship resources they need to continue to succeed, grow, and make an impact.	

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Made by Women: Celebrating and Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

Hear from four incredible women-owned restaurant businesses from across the country.

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Stories from Women Restaurateurs Leading the Way in Canada

Learn how to measure and improve your restaurant profit margins with these helpful tips.


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How to Improve Your Restaurant Profit Margin

With February 14th around the corner, here's how to get your business ready for the influx of Valentine's Day flower delivery orders.

With February 14th around the corner, love is in the air and Valentine’s Day flower delivery orders are starting to roll in.

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How to Prepare for the Valentine’s Day Flower Delivery Rush

Today’s restaurateurs know that the stakes are high for restaurant employee retention. Learn tips from industry leaders on how to motivate your restaurant staff. 

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How to Motivate Your Restaurant Staff

Learn how these restaurateurs support Black communities and Black-owned restaurants and businesses.

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Supporting Black-Owned Businesses in Your Community

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

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Restaurant Marketing Strategies for 2023 National Food Holidays

Read for a variety of restaurant tax tips, regulations, and resources to keep in mind for tax season. 


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Prepare for Tax Season with these Restaurant Tax Tips

Boost business from new and regular customers with these Valentine’s Day restaurant ideas, trends, and tips.


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Valentine's Day Restaurant Ideas to Boost February Sales

Three operators discuss current issues in the culinary industry and how they've overcome restaurant challenges with creative solutions. 

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9 Strategies to Overcome Restaurant Challenges in 2023 

Learn how to build an effective restaurant training program that gets your team up to speed faster.

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How to Build an Effective Restaurant Training Program

Discover how the owners of Slutty Vegan, Kismet, and Starbird Chicken use virtual brands and data analytics to expand operations.

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Growing Your Restaurant Business: A Guide to Strategic Expansion

Learn creative ways you can market your business, connect with customers, and grow your online retail sales.

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How Retailers Can Connect In-Store and Online Shopping

In this step-by-step guide, we share strategies for improving customer experience — both for your existing customers and new ones.

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How To Improve the Food Delivery Customer Experience

Learn which winter menu items are most popular, how consumer dining behavior shifts during this season, and how restaurants can make the most of the holidays.

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Winter Food Trends: How Restaurants Can Prepare for the Holiday Season

Discover how the owners of The Red Chickz, Souley Vegan, and Honey’s Kettle use social media to build thriving businesses rooted in authenticity. 


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