JULIE’S DINER INTERVIEW
JULIE’S DINER, BANTRY, Co. CORK Julie Ward opened Julie’s Diner in Bantry, Co. Cork over thirty years ago. A big difference between now and then, she says, is that people used to eat a lot later. Bantry is a tourist…
How to Make Your Business More Successful – Grow Your Lunchtime Trade
“Lunch? You gotta be kidding, lunch is for wimps” – this quote from Michael Douglas’ character Gordon Gekko in the 1987 film Wall Street has since proved to be of its time. Skipping lunch is now for wimps. Workers who…
Ten Powerful Tips To Attract And Keep New Customers
The Holy Grail for an independent restaurant owner is the ability year after year to keep winning new customers. If there was an easy formula everyone would follow it but unfortunately, it’s a difficult process that you have to keep…
Creating a Brand – How to stay on your customer’s mind
It’s important for a restaurant to have a clear idea of what their brand is communicating to their customers. The brand needs to be coherent, consistent and memorable. Your restaurant isn’t only in the business of providing food. Eating is…
Doy & Doy Interview
DOY & DOY, BANDON, Co. CORK Ali Abdullah took over Doy & Doy in Bandon two and a half years ago. He’s delighted with the upsurge in the economy this year and is hoping plans for Bandon town renovation go…
Using Instagram and Facebook to Promote Your Business
Marketers are continually telling us Social Media is very important for promoting your business but what are the practical things you can do to make the most of these tools (social media, not the marketers)? Specifically, how can you utilise…
Dinky Takeaway Interview
DINKY TAKEAWAY, COURTOWN, Co. WEXFORD Mark Atkin took over Dinky Takeaway two years ago. Dinky is 60 years in business and was voted on 2FM “the best chips in Ireland” so keeping the great tradition going is “a big responsibility…
Online Ordering Platforms – Which is the right one for your business?
The Importance of Online Ordering In 2016 Irish consumers spent €1.45 billion on takeaway food ordered from 3,000 different restaurants that employ 25,000 people. The industry is likely to get considerably bigger, with the growth in online ordering set to…
Burger Trends and Premiumisation….
The Evolution of Burgers The true origin of the Hamburger is shrouded in the mists of time – some say it originated in the form of a beef patty mixed with pine kernels in ancient Rome – a very gourmet…
Tasty Eating News Summer 2017
McDonald’s shares surge as company aims to win back the 500 million customers lost since 2012. Shares of McDonald’s in the US rose 3.8 per cent in July, hitting an all-time high, after posting the biggest rise in sales at…