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The Restaurant Playbook for Profitable Holiday Experiences

The holidays are a prime time to unleash your boldest ideas. Discover how to turn a profit from every corner of your restaurant space and how to take care of your staff while providing excellent hospitality for your guests.

Deck the Halls and Fill the Seats: Eight Restaurant Strategies for Holiday Success.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions used Tock to improve their guest-facing ticketing experience and internal data management, leading to record-breaking sales for the business.

How Kalahari Resorts & Conventions Drove Over 25K Covers Using Tock

Five Ways To Harness Your Restaurant’s Guest Data

Find out how these successful Tock customer tactics can work for you.

Four Innovative Restaurant Revenue Boosters to Try This Thanksgiving

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Using Tock's platform to deploy unique revenue diversification strategies, The Driskill hotel witnessed a surge worth thousands in ancillary revenue.



3 Ways The Driskill Increased Ancillary Revenue Using Tock

Your guide to getting restaurant recruitment right. 



Six Tips to Hire and Retain Restaurant Staff

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Optimize service and boost revenue by connecting Tock with your restaurant’s POS system. 

How Tock’s POS Integrations Save Restaurants Time and Money

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Draw inspiration from fellow Tock customers and offer your own “spooktacular” experiences for Halloween.

Tricks, Treats, and Eats: Craft a Spellbinding Halloween Experience for Your Restaurant

Implementing or transitioning to a new POS system can feel overwhelming. We've got you covered with 5 must-follow steps to ensure a smooth and timely launch.

5 Essential Steps to Launching a New Restaurant POS System

Take the stress out of the process with these helpful tips. 

How to Choose the Right POS System for Your Restaurant

Our new and improved app helps diners explore the best spots, driving more discoverability, covers, and revenue for Tock partners like you.

Introducing Tock’s All-New iOS App

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Here's how a point-of-sale system can save time, boost revenue, and take your business to the next level of success. 

The Importance of a Restaurant POS System

Helpful tips and real-world examples for finding the perfect name for your restaurant. 

How to Name a Restaurant

Seamlessly shift from your restaurant's existing reservation platform to Tock.

Switch to Tock’s Reservation System With Ease

Tock streamlines the process to make onboarding a breeze. 

How Tock Makes Onboarding Easy for New Restaurants

Your 90-day checklist for a flawless opening night featuring expert advice from Dear Irene co-owner Irene Becklund. 


Opening a Restaurant? Use This 90-Day Checklist.

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Panelists from Tock's August webinar Cultivating Restaurant Staff Well-Being"

Learn the actionable steps to elevate both employee well-being and customer satisfaction.

7 Strategies to Combine Business Excellence with Restaurant Staff Well-Being

Create a winning restaurant concept with expert advice from Chicago's Carnivale general manager, Sam Randazzo.



How to Craft a Unique Restaurant Concept

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Learn from the success stories of fellow Tock customers and optimize your revenue potential by creating innovative dining experiences this season.

Innovative Restaurant Dining Experiences to Activate this Fall

Na`au is donating sales from their chef's pop-up to Maui relief aid for the rest of 2023.

With the wildfire devastation in Maui, we are highlighting a number of Tock restaurants that are doing fundraisers to help those in need. 



Tock Restaurants Supporting Maui Wildfire Relief Efforts

Harness the power of restaurant technology to drive revenue, streamline operations and deliver superior hospitality.

The Restaurant Technology Trends Your Business Should Adopt

Drink in the insights from our webinar on how to increase winery revenue.

6 Ways to Drive Additional Revenue at Your Winery

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Learn how Tock played a role in Trust Restaurant Group’s growth.

How Trust Restaurant Group Drove Six-Figure Earnings By Using Tock

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Raise the bar with tips on how to turn a profit during spirit-forward celebrations. 

5 Revenue-Boosting Ways to Celebrate National Tequila Day and National Scotch Day

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Headshots of Joe Frillman, Lacey Irby, and Melissa Maciejewski.

When it comes to hospitality, the little things often matter the most. Discover how Tock lets you incorporate your personal touch to your online booking system for a better customer experience.

Three Ways to Enhance Your Reservation System

Read on for a step-by-step process on how to craft a restaurant business plan that can help secure the necessary funding for your future ahead.

Craft a Winning Business Plan for Your Restaurant

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Hear how this Miami restaurant boosted its bottom line by switching to Tock.

How Tock’s Cost Savings Help Fuel Meraki’s Business

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Tips on driving incremental revenue this 4th of July. 

Creating Memorable 4th of July Experiences: A Guide for Restaurants

Key takeaways on how to diversify your revenue streams at your restaurant.

Fireside Chat: Diversify Your Revenue Streams

Celebrated Asian and Pacific Islander chefs share their signature dishes, memories, and advice for the next generation. 

These API Chefs are Paving the Way for the Next Generation

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Learn how Tock’s deposit feature was a game changer for this Chicago restaurant.

HIDE + SEEK Reduces No-shows by 50% Using Tock

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We spoke to the founders behind Field to Table about throwing dinner parties on a football field and how Tock helped to bring it all to life. 

Learn How SE Productions Uses Tock to Offer Fine Dining on a Football Field

Tock's all-in-one-platform has become a go-to for businesses in Dallas. 

Inside the reservation system that fuels Dallas’ hottest restaurants

See how industry leaders prepare for summer.

Drive More Revenue This Summer: A Webinar Recap

Make this one a hit. Get inspired by other wineries and restaurants on Tock.

5 Ideas for a Successful Mother’s Day

Fine dining restaurant, Luce, uses Tock to power tasting menus and events.

Luce Uses Tock to Raise Scholarship Funds for Culinary Students

Women chefs, winemakers, and entrepreneurs share their best advice and hopes for the next generation.

Best Advice from The Industry’s Leading Women

Restaurants, bars, and wineries rake in a profit with Derby Day events.

The Surprising Numbers Behind Derby Day

Learn how Tock's zero-per-cover fees and takeout and delivery fees helped this steakhouse's bottom line.

How This Iconic Steakhouse Saved $45,000 Switching to Tock

How Frame uses Tock curate original events and drive revenue in Hazel Park, Michigan.

This Culinary Creative Hub is Anything But Ordinary

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Easter and Passover are on the horizon. Here are a few tips to get your restaurant ready for the rush. 

Creative Ways Your Restaurant Can Capitalize on Easter and Passover

Patio season is right around the corner, which means it’s time to level up your outdoor seating. Here are a few ways to leverage your patio space.

Patio Season: 3 Ways to Make a Profit with Outdoor Dining

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Social media has proven to be a great tool for restaurants and wineries to market their business. Get started with these quick tips.

Seven Tips For Setting up Your Restaurant on Social Media

Looking ahead to the year to come, here are our restaurant industry predictions for 2023. 

Restaurant Industry Trends to Look Out For in 2023

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At ILÉ in Los Angeles, chef Tolu Eros expertly weaves a mixture of food and storytelling to bring a slice of Nigerian culture to California. Learn more about this pop-up, and how Tock is helping along the way.  

Chef Tolu Eros Shares Nigerian Cuisine with the World

Q39's chef Philip Thompson uses Tock to achieve his business goals and serve award-winning barbecue in Kansas City. 

Q39 Uses Tock to Serve the Best ‘Cue in Kansas City

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Give sports fans something to cheer about this Super Bowl, no matter where they watch the big game. 

6 Ways to Market your Super Bowl Offerings on Tock

Check out Tock's most valuable features of 2022.

The Data Is In: Tock’s Most Valuable Features of 2022

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While Valentine’s Day is billed as one of the most romantic days of the year, many industry workers aren’t exactly feeling the love. Prepare for this Valentine’s Day with these tips and tricks. 

Four Tips to Turn a Profit this Valentine’s Day

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In need of some New Year's Eve inspiration? Here are a few ideas to attract guests and upsell your offerings.

4 Ideas for a Successful New Year’s Eve on Tock

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Check out how these wineries are marketing their 2022 holiday season offerings. 

4 Ways Tock Wineries are Getting in the Holiday Spirit

Check out what these Tock customers are showcasing this 2022 holiday season. 

5 Ways Tock Customers are Getting into the Holiday Spirit

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In need of a little inspiration this holiday season? Read on to see what's trending, as well as a few ideas for a successful holiday season. 

What’s Trending for the 2022 Holiday Season

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And just like that, the holidays are right around the corner. Read on for tips on how to maximize your business for the season.

6 Tips on How to Successfully Market the Holidays

A recap of Tock's very first fireside chat with Nick Kokonas, Gavin Kaysen, Sophia Hussain, and Carolyn Satlow.

7 Tips for Restaurants: Sell More, Make More

Hear how co-owner Jeff Vejr of Les Caves x Le Clos reopened his business with Tock. 

How Portland’s Coziest Wine Bar Used Tock to Reopen Safely

Using credit card holds to secure restaurant reservations is outdated and puts your business at risk. Learn why Tock is a better system. 

The Ugly Truth About Reservations, Deposits, and Credit Card Holds

Restaurant reservations for Mother's Day, Easter Brunch, and Passover are booming. But it takes planning for operators to make them a success. We can help.

Spring Prep List 2022

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There is no doubt about it: the restaurant landscape changed dramatically during Covid. We saw a rise in pop-up concepts, outdoor dining, and specialty takeout. With the world reopening, the industry will continue to evolve. This is your guide to thriving in 2021 and beyond.

Guide to Thriving: Navigating 2021

Your guests will be looking for any excuse to celebrate in 2021. With Game Days, Valentine’s Day Weekend, and everyday Meal Kits, we have you covered with a plan. Offer new and unique experiences to drive revenue, survive through the winter, and keep your guests coming back for more.

The Winter Prep List 2021

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Tock is thrilled to announce a free 6-month subscription for restaurants and bars in areas of Chicago below 60% of the Area Median Income to assist with safely reopening their dining rooms through the fall and winter.

Tock announces partnership with the city of Chicago

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Pie chart of half of people preferring contactless ordering and half prefer ordering at the restaurant

We surveyed the most active Tock diners and received a statistically relevant sample of 16,757 responses from around the country. Our objective was to help restaurants, wineries, and bars prepare as states begin to reopen. Read the full survey responses.

Covid-19 diner survey results

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Tock is excited to announce the first of its kind digital concierge service–Tock Time. Tock Time features include: The Wish List™, Instant Book™, and a brand new Diner Profile with Dining History, Maps, and Personalized Recommendations–all created to make your life more delicious.

It’s About Tock Time™

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It is incredibly easy to take that private dining room that goes unused on a Wednesday night, create an event, and start selling it. This drives revenue on the top line and profits to the bottom line. Don’t wait for events to happen, create them.

Transform your reservation page into a full-fledged sales engine

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Anomaly - San Francisco: People in restaurant with chandeliers and sunlight

Special events are a great opportunity for restaurants to drive revenue, bring new guests to your space, and show-off what makes your product so unique. Here are a few simple steps to help you get organized, optimize sales, and provide the best in hospitality.

5 Tips for Creating Your Most Successful Event Yet

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There’s about a 40% chance that you have coded your website incorrectly and OpenTable is overcharging you for your monthly per-diner fees. How do we at Tock know this? Read on! If you’ve made this error we’ll save your restaurant money immediately.

How Can You Find Out If You’re Overpaying for OpenTable?

Email marketing is a great way for restaurants to build an audience, while increasing reservations and revenue. You can do it on your terms–when you want and where–and you get to use your voice.

6 Quick tips for email marketing

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People dining on the patio of Big Star in Chicago

Diners understand that restaurants were hit hard by Covid, and now more than ever are willing to use a deposit to secure a table when making a reservation. A nominal deposit of $5 can massively decrease no-shows to under 3% of bookings.

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