{"id":18649,"date":"2020-03-17T15:02:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T15:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getanewsletter.com\/?p=18649"},"modified":"2026-02-22T10:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T10:50:40","slug":"restaurants-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getanewsletter.com\/en\/blog\/restaurants-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurants and Coronavirus – 7 Ways How To Save Your Business During the Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the deadly coronavirus spreading from Asia across Europe and the US, more and more countries are announcing radical measures to contain the pandemic: from restricting gatherings to a complete closure of all public places: bars, restaurants, <\/strong>cinemas, concert halls etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How are restaurant and bar owners supposed to survive at least two weeks, but possibly much much longer – of complete lockdown in the times of coronavirus? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re a restaurant owner – it’s time to act, not hide and cry. We came up with 7 practical and simple ways<\/strong> how you can use the online <\/strong>to keep your restaurant business going in the times of the coronavirus<\/strong> – and emerge from it even stronger than before! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will walk you through the 7 hacks that will allow your restaurant to make quick cash during the lockdown<\/strong>– and give you the exact templates and tools to implement them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what you can do to save your restaurant from the coronavirus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Introduce ‘no-contact’ home delivery options & food shopping<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Sell out perishable ingredients with home delivery with a big discount<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Pre-sell tickets to post-corona events (including a big re-opening party)<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Put together ‘cook at home’ recipes from your restaurant<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Use social media more often to share recipes, stories and…collect emails<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Create a mailing list <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Create a recipe book and sell it online<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    1. Introduce ‘no-contact’ home delivery options & grocery ‘dropshipping’<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    While the contact restrictions are limiting dining out, most restaurants can still do home delivery. If you haven’t yet – jump on the bandwagon and join a home delivery service like Uber Eats (here’s a practical guide on how to become an Uber Eats Restaurant Partner<\/a>). You can also ‘repurpose’ your waiters as delivery men during that hard time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Remember that some people may be afraid of any contact – <\/strong>so offer them a no-contact delivery<\/strong> (leaving the package in front of their door) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I know – they may not be thrilled at first – but you should remind them it’s in everyone’s interest to keep your business afloat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Grocery ‘Dropshipping’<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    Have you heard of ‘dropshipping’? The term is used when a company which sells goods online gets the manufacturer to deliver them directly to their client. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How can you use ‘dropshipping’ to save your restaurant during coronavirus? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can post recipes from your restaurant on social media + offer the clients to do ‘ingredient shopping’ for them! Just like Hello Fresh <\/a>(a meal kit delivery service) – only that instead of preparing the portioned ingredients, you would simply…order them from a store which does grocery delivery (e.g. Tesco Online Shopping) – and pre-sell via a PayPal.me<\/a> link (an online payment provider which allows you to create a direct payment landing page where people can pay via debit\/credit cards or PayPal) on your social media or in your newsletters (with a markup). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can also sell your stock that way – see more about it below! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Before you do it, check what legal restrictions on selling food you have in your country<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. Sell out perishable ingredients with home delivery with a big discount <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Did the lockdown catch you with a huge amount of perishable stock that will go off <\/em>unless you cook it or sell it quickly? Or maybe you have some leftover ‘cupboard staples’ like pasta <\/strong>or rice <\/strong>(people are literally fighting for those in supermarkets now…)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It’s a great opportunity for you to make some money selling them!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n