Exmerce for

Restaurants

Do you have empty tables you would like to fill? Are you looking for a competitive edge?

Restaurateurs need to be proactive, creative and innovative to stay competitive. We can help you get more customers and reduce operating expenses – without sacrificing quality. Ask yourself – “If I had to spend $1,000 on operating expenses, would I rather pay cash or barter $1,000 worth of meals and fill  some empty tables?”

Let’s assume that you choose to barter $1,000 worth of meals – how does this work on barter? Typical restaurant operating expense are made up of fixed costs (e.g. rent, equipment, leases, electricity and phone) and variable costs (e.g. food, beverages and staff). However, the staff you have on any given night  are considered a fixed cost as the chef and wait staff are employed for that period or time, regardless of the number of customers that come through the  door. Therefore, the only variable cost on the night would be the replacement cost of the food and beverages. Industry standards indicate the replacement  cost of the food and beverage for any additional customers is approximately 35 cents on the dollar.

Let’s apply the marginal cost theory to our original  $1,000 question. “If I had to spend $1,000 on some operating expenses, would I rather pay cash or  barter $1,000 worth of meals?” (This would cost me only my marginal cost of 35 cents on the dollar – in this case $350 cash). By bartering extra meals for  necessary operating expenses, the restaurateur has saved $650 cash ($1,000 – $350). How many times a month would you want to do this and at the same  time bring new customers through the door to create ambience, attract cash customers and provide word of mouth advertising?

Examples of how restauranteurs spend using Exmerce:

  • Entertainment (e.g. DJ, live band)
  • Staff wages and incentives
  • Advertising (e.g. magazines, newspapers, on-hold messaging & signage)
  • Printed materials (e.g. menus, brochures, stationary, business cards)
  • Graphic designers
  • Digital marketing (e.g. social media management, seo, virtual tour)
  • Renovation
  • Security system
  • Health perks (e.g. dental, massage, physiotherapy)

Exmerce offers a flexible solution

We are an online platform that overcomes the traditional challenges of direct bartering. Exmerce is a bank-like system that provides a flexible, secure and  accountable online platform which acts as a third party record keeper. We will help you to purchase products and services with any one of our 500+  members. Now you can barter for what you want, when you want – without spending cash.