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How to get more lunch orders

Lunch guests have 30 to 60 minutes and want food ready when they walk in. Make ordering ahead easy and they come back every week.

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Step by step

1. Let guests order ahead. Guests can schedule pickup for 12:15 from your own page, even while you are still closed in the morning. The food is ready when they arrive.
2. Keep a short lunch menu. Five to eight dishes that are fast to make and travel well, at a clear price.
3. Reach nearby offices. Leave a menu with a QR code for ordering at offices, clinics and shops near you. Office lunch orders are often bigger than one person’s.
4. Text before the rush. A short text at 10:45 to guests who usually order lunch: “Order ahead and skip the line.”
5. Show that you are open. Make sure your Google hours are right, so lunch searches at 11:30 do not show you as closed.

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Make pickup fast

A shelf near the door for pickup orders, names on the bags, and a text when the order is ready. Lunch guests remember how fast they got in and out.

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

Can guests order lunch the night before?

Yes, if your ordering page lets them schedule. With EatFuti, guests can schedule an order for a set day and time, even while you are closed.

How do I reach office workers?

Bring menus with a QR code to offices nearby, and offer to set up a group order for meetings.