# Restaurant loyalty program ideas that work

The best loyalty programs are simple: a reward a few visits away, a gift on the birthday, and a nudge when a regular has been away.

## Step by step

1. **A reward a few visits away.** For example a free appetizer after ten visits. Close enough to feel reachable.
2. **Birthday gift.** A free dessert or drink the week of their birthday.
3. **Double points on slow nights.** Moves visits to the hours you need them.
4. **Friend gift.** A regular sends a friend a gift for a first order.
5. **Win-back offer.** A small offer after a month away.

## Catering, loyalty and getting started

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## No punch cards

Paper cards get lost and tell you nothing. Rewards tied to orders on your own page know the guest, their usual and their last visit, so offers fit each person.

EatFuti is in Des Moines, Iowa, and works with independent restaurants across the United States, most of all in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas and Texas.

## How it works with EatFuti

1. **Run the free check.** Three minutes, no sign-up. See your Google page, where your Order button goes and how your site does on a phone.
2. **Say yes.** Send your photos and menu, or we take the menu from your POS or online. Online ordering is live 48 to 72 hours after signup.
3. **Your website goes up.** Built for you from your photos, menu and reviews, right after ordering is live. You approve it before it goes up.

## Questions owners ask

### What is a good loyalty reward for a small restaurant?

Something that costs you little and feels good: an appetizer, a drink or a dessert.

### How do I get guests to join?

Make joining automatic with their order on your page, and tell them at the counter.

## See where your restaurant stands today

[Run the free check](https://scanner.eatfuti.com/) (Free · 3 minutes · no credit card). Call (515) 493-0243.

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Source: https://scanner.eatfuti.com/guides/loyalty-program-ideas · EatFuti Inc., 700 Locust St, Ste 304, Des Moines, IA 50309