It takes more than delicious food, beverage, and engaging service to create a great restaurant concept. Strong restaurant brands utilize appealing interior designs to influence a positive guest’s experience. Much like meeting someone for the first time, a restaurant’s design vibe creates the all important great first impression. It sets the stage for the guests experience and can affect everything from how much your guests spend to the quality of the reviews they post. There are several elements that factor into a restaurant’s design vibe and atmosphere. Specifically the seating plan, finishes, fixtures, lighting, art and décor, and music hold ... Read More
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September 02, 2015
How Does Atmosphere Impact Restaurants?
August 10, 2015
New Payment Trends in Restaurants
The dining experience is quickly changing as a result of this new generation of tech savvy consumers. Today’s consumers rely on their smartphones and mobile devices for nearly everything, so why not take that technology into the restaurant? Thanks to the many apps, tablets, and mobile services that have recently hit the market, technology is beginning to change the entire restaurant experience.With the decline of the “baby boomers,” the “millennial” generation is beginning to take over and they now make up the majority of consumers dining out. This generation is certainly fond of technology and is likely to embrace all ... Read More
July 28, 2015
How to Attract Millennials at your Restaurant
It’s no secret that the millennial generation is quickly becoming the dominant customer base for dining out. As more and more “baby boomers” are reaching retirement, millennials are beginning to take over the restaurant scene. With a projected annual spending of nearly two and a half trillion dollars in 2015, the millennials are certainly a huge target for restaurant owners. So, just how do these restaurants attract this new generation? Here are a few strategies for bringing millennials into your restaurant.Personalize the ExperienceWe are talking about a generation that demands choices and the ability to customize their order. They want ... Read More
February 17, 2015
The Gilkey Restaurant Consulting Group Assists Urth Caffe with their Operation’s Manual and Company SOP’s
URTH CAFFE – Los Angeles, CA urthcaffe.com Urth Caffé’s 5 locations, located in the Los Angeles area, offer organic specialty coffees, teas and high quality foods. Urth Caffé is also a pioneer in the roasting of heirloom organic coffees and teas, which they personally source from throughout the world. Since 1994 Urth has served light, healthy meals, organic salads, soups, homemade fresh-baked pastries and desserts. In addition they sell gifts and brewing accessories. TGRCG is supporting Urth with it’s operation manual and company SOP’s following their license agreements in Japan and most recently in Kuwait. Read More