Five Ways Restaurants Can Prepare for Summer

The last of the snow has finally melted away and the days are turning warmer, which means summer is just around the corner.  For business owners, particularly restaurants, it’s time to start preparing for this busy season.

Longer days bring bigger crowds enjoying leisurely meals; and those bigger crowds present an opportunity for restaurants to attract new patrons. If you want to capture new customers and boost your revenue this summer, now is the time to start preparing. Not sure where to start? Here are five things - from marketing your establishment’s offerings to payment technologies - you can do to ensure you’re summer ready:

Get the Word OutSummer can be a make-or-break time for many restaurants, so it’s important to get the word out as early as possible. There’s no better avenue than social media -- especially Instagram.

As food pictures continue to dominate the Internet, you should not only share your own meals on your restaurant’s Facebook and Instagram…