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F&B Marketing Training for the Gusto Family Group

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Gusto Family Trains Its Teams with Crews

In an industry where consumer expectations are changing rapidly, marketing has become an essential tool for players in the restaurant industry. To support this transformation, Gusto Family has chosen to train its teams with Crews through a training program dedicated to Food & Beverage Marketing.

The goal: to strengthen employees’ skills in the fundamentals of marketing as applied to the restaurant industry, while providing them with practical methods to increase the visibility of their establishments, build customer loyalty, and improve their sales performance.

Marketing: A Strategic Challenge for Restaurant Brands

These days, offering high-quality food is no longer enough to ensure a restaurant's success.

Consumers discover new restaurants on Instagram, TikTok, Google Maps, or through online reviews. They’re looking for a holistic experience, where brand identity, communication, and customer experience play just as important a role as the food itself.

In this context, food and beverage professionals must incorporate marketing into their development strategy in order to stand out in an increasingly competitive market.

Developing a Marketing Strategy Tailored to the Restaurant Industry

During the training session, the Gusto Family teams focused on the key strategies currently available to improve an establishment’s visibility and appeal. Discussions centered in particular on:

  • Brand Positioning
  • Identifying Target Audiences
  • Building a Cohesive Identity
  • The Communication Strategy
  • Customer journeys before, during, and after the visit
  • Metrics for Measuring Marketing Performance

The goal was to give participants a comprehensive overview of the steps they need to take to develop their business in a sustainable way.

Enhancing the Customer Experience Through Content

Content is now one of the main communication tools for restaurants.

Photographs, videos, social media, storytelling, and editorial content can help showcase a business long before a customer walks through the door. The training covered best practices for creating content that can:

  • Showcasing the dishes and the teams
  • Telling the brand's story
  • Build Engagement on Social Media
  • Raise the institution's profile
  • Make people want to book

This approach places the customer experience at the heart of the marketing strategy.

Boost Your Visibility Through Digital Channels

The training session also focused on the various customer acquisition channels available to restaurant professionals. Participants explored best practices related to:

The goal was to help teams better understand how to attract new customers while retaining their existing customer base.

Training Focused on Practical Application

Like all of the training courses offered by Crews, this session emphasized a practical and immediately applicable approach.

Participants were able to discuss their day-to-day challenges, share their experiences, and identify ways to improve that are tailored to their business.

This teaching approach promotes rapid skill development and enables teams to put what they’ve learned into practice as soon as they return to the field.

Keeping Pace with Changes in the Food & Beverage Industry

Marketing in the restaurant industry is constantly evolving. New digital trends, consumer expectations, artificial intelligence, personalized customer experiences, and content creation are gradually transforming the industry.

Training teams to address these new challenges enables companies to remain competitive while developing more effective communication and more lasting customer relationships.

Through this training program, Gusto Family has chosen to invest in its employees' skills in order to keep pace with market changes and strengthen its marketing strategy.

Interested in training your teams in restaurant marketing?

Crews helps restaurants, restaurant chains, hotels, and food and beverage professionals build their skills in marketing, digital technology, artificial intelligence, social media, and new growth strategies.

Our training programs are designed to address the real-world challenges faced by companies and can be immediately applied in the field.

Contact us to schedule a customized session

Crews is Qualiopi-certified, and all our training courses are eligible for funding through OPCOs.

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