The holiday season is approaching, and you may be wondering how to rev up your small cafeteria during this festive season. Adding new dishes, interesting themes, catering equipment and colourful cafe furniture are some common things that may be going around your mind. Different new avenues have opened up with technological developments, as well. Explore these avenues when you are planning big for the holiday season.

5 Tips For Making Your Small Cafeteria Ready For Big Business During Holiday Seasons

Here are some simple tips for helping you in this preparation.

1. Plan concise, theme oriented menus for quick, festive selections. Make sure that the list is not full of items that are not available. Update the prices and keep them at a reasonable level. Provide your customer's buffet options, also, to sit and dine facilities, for instance. To ensure that your customers have access to a wide range of delicious dishes throughout their dining experience, consider incorporating a bain marie station into your buffet setup, allowing them to customize their meals with fresh and hot ingredients.

2. Improve your accounting system and consider upgrading it with an automated system. This helps in saving time and improving overall services of your restaurant. Try to manage your menu from the financial perspective. An automated system (POS System) helps you to decide if an item in your list is viable to continue or not by analysing the food cost and sales.

3. Plan a marketing campaign was focusing on different themes and favourite events during this holiday season. Check out what is hot and what is not. If your small cafeteria is famous for some unique dishes, make sure to highlight them. Spread the news of discounts, packages, and freebies through social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

4. People are important in the restaurant business. Identify the individuals who can bring you new clients and make business decisions about arranging parties. Organise a special party for them and let sample few favourite items of your menu. You may also organise a buffet lunch for such valued guests.

5. Train your cooks and all employees on restaurant payroll about their extra responsibilities. You may also announce incentives for the extra working hours. Get feedback from them about customer satisfaction and complaints. Invite their opinion and involve them in building and improving customer relationships. Consider introducing software systems for inventory and ordering (POS System). Such a system helps in minimising human errors and ensures that your list remains updated. It also helps in areas like accounting, taxes and in generating cash flow statements.

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