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Loyalty that brings regulars back.
Practical guides for cafés, bakeries, restaurants and food trucks: how to set up a loyalty program, what to reward and how the tools compare.
Ideas
Loyalty program examples: 12 setups for cafés, bakeries and restaurants
12 loyalty program examples for cafés, bakeries, restaurants and food trucks: stamp cards, points, membership and birthday rewards, with rules and rewards.
· 7 min read
Guides
Punch card template: what to put on a stamp card (paper or digital)
A punch card template for cafés, bakeries and restaurants: what to include, wording you can copy, print sizes for the US and UK, and how to turn it into a digital card.
· 5 min read
Guides
How to run a loyalty scheme for your café or restaurant (UK guide)
How UK cafés, bakeries and restaurants set up a customer loyalty scheme: stamp cards, points or membership, paper vs digital, good practice and costs.
· 6 min read
Guides
Google Wallet loyalty cards: how they work for food businesses
How a Google Wallet loyalty card works for cafés and restaurants: how customers save it, how stamps update, lock-screen messages and how it compares with Apple Wallet.
· 5 min read
Ideas
12 restaurant marketing ideas that bring guests back
Restaurant marketing ideas focused on repeat visits: loyalty cards, QR codes where guests wait, lock-screen messages, birthdays, quiet-hour offers and more.
· 6 min read
Guides
How to start a loyalty program for a café or restaurant
How to start a loyalty program for a café, bakery or restaurant in 7 steps, plus the benefits of a loyalty program and the mistakes to avoid.
· 6 min read
Guides
Restaurant loyalty program: how to set one up guests actually use
How to set up a restaurant loyalty program in 2026: pick a reward, choose stamps or points, launch a digital card in Apple & Google Wallet and measure it.
· 8 min read
Guides
Digital loyalty cards: the complete guide for cafés and restaurants
What a digital loyalty card is, how Apple Wallet and Google Wallet cards work, what they cost and how to launch one for your café or restaurant in 10 minutes.
· 7 min read
Guides
How to add a loyalty card to Apple Wallet and Google Wallet
Step by step: how customers add a loyalty card to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, and how a café or restaurant creates a wallet loyalty card without an app.
· 6 min read
Comparisons
Digital punch cards vs paper punch cards for coffee shops
Paper punch cards are cheap but get lost and faked. Here is how a digital punch card (stamp card) in Apple & Google Wallet compares on cost, speed and fraud.
· 6 min read
Ideas
11 coffee shop loyalty program ideas that bring regulars back
Practical coffee shop and café loyalty program ideas: stamp cards, points, a coffee club, birthday treats, quiet-hour offers and lock-screen push messages.
· 7 min read
Guides
Stamp cards vs points: which loyalty program fits your food business?
Stamp card or points-based loyalty program? How each works, which suits cafés, bakeries, restaurants and fast food, and how to set the reward.
· 6 min read
Comparisons
Loopy Loyalty alternatives for cafés and restaurants (2026)
An honest look at Loopy Loyalty alternatives for cafés and restaurants in the US and UK: Loyalstack, Stamp Me, Square Loyalty and Toast Loyalty compared.
· 7 min read