Guides
How to Handle Payments for WhatsApp Ordering
Learn how to collect and confirm payments for WhatsApp restaurant orders. Choose the right payment method, set deadlines, and prevent unpaid orders.
Guides
How Much Does a Restaurant Website Cost? Pricing & Budget Guide (2026)
Restaurant website cost depends on setup, software, domains, content, and ordering. Use this 2026 guide to plan the right budget.
Operations
How to Update Restaurant Opening Hours Everywhere
Keep restaurant opening hours accurate across your website, Google, ordering apps, and social profiles with a simple checklist and holiday update routine.
Marketing
Restaurant Website vs Instagram: Do Restaurants Need Both?
Restaurant website vs Instagram: the website holds the menu, hours, location, and restaurant online ordering links. Here's how to run both.
Guides
WhatsApp Ordering for Restaurants: How to Take Direct Orders
Learn how WhatsApp ordering works for restaurants, from menu carts and pickup options to order confirmation, payment, and delivery handoff.
Guides
How to Add Online Ordering to a Restaurant Website
Learn how to add online ordering to a restaurant website with the right setup, clear buttons, matching menus, and a simple pre-launch check.
Guides
How to Put a Menu on a Restaurant Website
Learn how to put a menu on a restaurant website with a mobile-friendly page, clear item details, one stable link, and a simple update routine.
Guides
What Every Restaurant Website Needs: The Complete 2026 Guide
Learn what a restaurant website should include, from menus and opening hours to locations, contacts, ordering links, and the information customers need.
Updates
Nommy Is Now 100% Free, Forever
We’re moving away from paid subscription plans and shifting to a different model: a free self-serve product with optional paid services and add-ons.
Tips
10 Best Website Builders for Restaurants in 2026
Compare 10 restaurant website builders by menu tools, online ordering, setup effort, pricing approach, and the type of food business each suits.
Tips
10 Best QR Code Menu Platforms for Restaurants in 2026
Compare the best QR menu platforms for restaurants by pricing, menu features, QR-code tools, translations, branding, and ease of maintenance.
Guides
Food Cost Percentage vs Gross Margin: Formula + Example
Food cost % = plate cost ÷ price; margin = 100% - food cost %. A $4.20 plate at $14 = 30% cost, 70% margin ($9.80). When to use each metric.
Guides
How to Price a Menu Item: Formula + Free Calculator (2026)
Price = plate cost ÷ target food cost %. A $3.60 dish at 30% = $12.00. Worked examples, a price table, and a free calculator to check any dish.
Guides
How to Calculate Food Cost per Serving for Restaurant Menus (with Examples)
Food cost per serving equals total recipe cost divided by the number of portions the batch actually produces. Learn how to account for trim, cooking loss, yield, and portion variance.
Guides
Recipe Costing Template: Free Downloadable Spreadsheet for Restaurants
Download a free restaurant recipe costing spreadsheet that calculates ingredient costs, batch cost, cost per serving and a target selling price. Includes a worked example and setup guide.
Guides
How to Calculate Recipe Cost: A Step-by-Step Guide for Restaurants
Recipe cost is the total ingredient cost of one batch of a recipe, and it is the foundation of every menu price. Learn the step-by-step costing method with a worked example.
Guides
The Complete Guide to Restaurant Food Costing and Menu Pricing (2026)
Many independent restaurants plan around a 28–35% food cost range. Learn how to calculate recipe cost, set menu prices with food cost percentage, and engineer a more profitable menu.
Tips
7 Common Digital Menu Design Mistakes That Are Costing Restaurants Sales
Seven digital menu mistakes quietly drain sales—tiny fonts, PDF links, hidden prices, no dietary tags. Keep the live menu mobile-friendly while your printed menu handles the table.
Guides
The 73% Scan Rule: The One-Sentence Table Card That Triples QR Scans
Bare QR codes scan about 30%. Add one sentence of context and it jumps to 73%. Get the exact card layout, sentence, and design that gets guests scanning first try.
Guides
QR Menu Placement: A Practical Guide to Better Scan Rates for Restaurants
QR menu placement decides if guests scan or give up. Learn the 4 high-scan spots, exact heights, angles, and matte finishes that beat glare.
Guides
How to Create a QR Menu: A Step-by-Step Guide for Restaurants
Build a QR menu in 5 steps and update prices live without reprinting. Learn to structure items, use dynamic QR code, print on matte stock, and place it where guests scan.
Marketing
Digital Menu vs PDF Menu: Why PDFs Hurt Restaurant Conversions
A digital menu converts better than a PDF menu for mobile browsing because it loads faster, updates instantly, and can be discovered by Google and AI assistants.
Guides
The Complete Guide to Digital & QR Code Menus for Food Businesses (2026)
Create a mobile-friendly digital menu that works alongside your printed menu, stays accessible through QR codes, and updates instantly across your website and social profiles.
Updates
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