What is Fast Casual?
The way we eat is always changing, and it’s changing fast. If you’re familiar with the restaurant industry, you might have heard of the term “fast casual”. If you haven’t - we’re here to give you the low down on this rising segment of the restaurant industry that is quickly outpacing it’s fast food and full service restaurant counterparts. What is Fast Casual? The definition of “fast-casual” has been hard to nail down. To define what it means, we will start with what it’s definitely not - fast food. Fast casual food is viewed to be healthier and made with fresher ingredients than most take out. On top of that, we know something else it sure isn’t - cheap. These restaurants combine the convenience of fast food, with healthy options and fresh...
Loyalty Isn’t a Stamp on a Card
You get ready to pay for your morning coffee and it happens again. All the customer loyalty cards and stamp cards overflowing your wallet spill onto the floor. Embarrassed, you move quickly to scoop them up. Even though you hate these things taking up space in your wallet and your mind, you can’t get rid of them. You have to keep them because you have to keep track of how many points and stamps you have. After all, you’re a loyal customer and deserve the discounts that come with all this work, er, loyalty. Loyalty is dead. Loyalty programs killed it. How loyalty programs started Loyalty programs have been around longer than you might think. They date back all the way to the 18th century when shop owners gave shoppers copper tokens to...