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Vertafore asked 600+ policyholders how fast they expect a reply. We timed 34 DFW agencies against a real inquiry. The gap is bigger than you think.
Toast's new Regulars Report says 7% of guests drive up to 50% of orders. Here's how restaurant repeat customers go quiet, and the automation that notices.
NRA data shows restaurant traffic fell for the 15th time in 16 months. Catering doubled. Here's why restaurant catering leads are the growth channel now.
38% of restaurants plan to add catering in 2026 per the NRA. Most will build the menu before they build the intake system. Here's what to do first.
The NRA says 42% of restaurants weren't profitable in 2024. For independent operators, catering is the margin most of them are leaving on the table.
26% of restaurants now use AI, but only 6% point it at customer-facing work. Most are aiming AI at the wrong job. Here's where it actually moves the needle.
96% of workplaces tried a new restaurant through catering in 2025. For DFW independents, corporate lunch orders aren't a side gig. They're how you find new regulars.
Restaurant catering inquiries come in through Instagram, Facebook, Gmail, and your website. Most go unanswered — not because you're ignoring them, but because they're invisible.
60% of restaurant catering inquiries get no reply within 24 hours. The average business takes 42 hours to respond. Here's what that costs and how to fix it.
Effective Hourly Revenue tells you whether each scheduled hour is actually pulling its weight, and it predicts your margins long before labor % ever catches up.
Catering inquiries come in through voicemails, web forms, and DMs nobody owns. This is the catering lead gap, and for a lot of DFW operators it's quietly costing five figures a year.