Written by Jack Serfass, CEO, Co-founder As restaurants begin to reopen, a great deal of focus and anticipation is on how we give guests the confidence to come back. Before the pandemic, little attention was paid to restaurant menus that were touched over and over again. Now, many companies are rapidly announcing offerings for this…
Here we are at the forefront of another holiday season. Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite time of the year. Some of us have a whole day of cooking and parade watching to attend to. Not to mention dog shows, I love the dog shows. Others are counting down to Black Friday or Cyber Monday; and…
It’s that time of year again…fall is in the air, the kids are back in school, and stores are putting out their Christmas decorations. I love fall, and that could mean only one other thing: football. Not the one you play with your feet, the one you play with your fantasy team. For many of…
Uptown Network has been surprised to learn how many restaurants attempted to rollout digital menus in the early days of the market without success. This is a shame as these restaurants should have been rewarded as being the first and leaders in the industry. We have learned that in those early days there were many…
There’s no shortage of competition in the restaurant industry so staying innovative is essential. Providing a digital menu as part of your customer experience enhances their enjoyment and provides them with something unique that they can share with their friends online and off to help grow your business. Here are five top reasons why restaurants…
If you’ve ever traveled to a new city with your cellphone then you’ve likely checked out some reviews on Yelp to discover the best places to dine. Reading through other people’s first-hand experiences, ratings, and suggestions can really impact your dining decisions. It’s not always easy but it’s increasingly important for restauranteurs to create a…
Saturday, July 20, 2019, marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. It’s also a very exciting time here in Central Florida, especially with NASA here in our backyard. Recently, I was asked to create a cocktail for an anniversary moonwalk celebration. It was requested that this cocktail have a moonshine base, to…
F&B Easy Menu from Uptown Network revolutionizes guest experiences while improving sustainability NAPLES, Fla., May 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Uptown Network today released F&B Easy Menu, an iPad app that empowers food and beverage professionals to easily transform paper menus to fully digital and then update them across the business in real time. F&B Easy Menu is available now on…
Uptown Network member, The Capital Grille, was featured in Nation’s Restaurant News in an article about how consumers expect more tech from all restaurants. We couldn’t agree more and just wanted to congratulate The Capital Grille for being tied for 4th place on the “Restaurants Ranked Highest for Tech Features” list from Technomic Consumer Brand Metrics. We’re…
The challenges of increasing wine sales are faced by every restaurant of every caliber. It’s difficult to keep your staff and customers educated on the wines you serve, and maintaining an up-to-date wine menu with the right information is time consuming. And even if you can accomplish those things, turning happy customers into loyal ones…