Using Restaurant Data to Prep for Holiday Rush

All restaurant operators will deal with a rush. It's these times when traffic ramps up and real-estate become more limited that showcase a restaurant's real purpose: to keep service flowing without sacrificing quality or the guest experience. Rushes occur for multiple reasons with most restaurants experiencing these peak-traffic times on a regular basis. Typically, rushes occur around traditional meal times, or times when folks are off work (like weekends). The specific aspects of these rushes, how long they last and their intensity, vary slightly from restaurant to restaurant though. Aside from these standard rushes, there's one other type of rush for which all operators should prepare themselves: The Holiday Rush.

The Holiday RushWhat differentiates the holiday rush from those mentioned above is that they, as their name suggests, coincide with seasonal holidays. During these holidays, especially those at the end of the year, guests tend to take time off work to spend…