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Restaurant Landlord Packs
Securing the perfect location for your restaurant is critical to its success. The best sites (and even the poor ones) still have a lot of competition – landlords are careful about which operator they choose for a particular site. They want to see a polished landlord...
Restaurant Logo Examples
We’ve created dozens of logos over the years for a wide variety of clients as part of our restaurant branding work. Some of those restaurants are sadly no longer with us, but we thought we’d created a blog to showcase our favourites. The Buttery The Buttery is an...
Using design to solve restaurant issues
Great design solves problems, drives revenue and makes for a better-run business. Well-thought-out designs by our expert and experienced team is what we’re all about – combining distinctive, unique designs with a thorough understanding of the issues which restaurants...
Concept Board
Concept Board Examples After our initial kick off meeting with a new restaurant branding client and a thorough analysis of the new concept questionnaires, our design team start the creative process by putting together concept boards. Initially we’ll created 2 or 3...
RESTAURANT MENU EXAMPLES
What makes a great menu design? We’ve been designing menus as part of our restaurant branding work for over 12 years and having recently reviewed old and current designs, we’d thought we’d collate all our favourite designs in one blog. But before we start with the...
Mise En Place Network
Opening a restaurant is an expensive business with numerous pitfalls and hazards to avoid. It’s quite unlike starting any other business and it’s never been more challenging. I have opened a number of restaurants myself and know the importance of getting expert help....
Google Ranking Factors
Google Ranking Factors Getting to the top of relevant Google searches can transform the fortunes of any business. But what exactly is Google looking for? Although the search engine doesn’t publish details of exactly how their algorithm works, there are widely...
Colour Psychology in Marketing
Colour Psychology in Marketing Colour psychology, or the belief that colour can influence human beings, has been studied for thousands of years - even dating as far back as the ancient Egyptians. Colours can add life, evoke emotion and set the ‘vibe’ in any...
Marketing Hierarchy
I talk to a lot of hospitality marketing managers as well as restaurant and hotel owners and one thing really stands out for me, is that the majority concentrate nearly all their marketing budgets and efforts on social media. However, the vast amount of single-site...
