Marketing automation for restaurants and cafés
You run the kitchen and the floor. Maggie, your AI CMO, tells people nearby what's on: new dishes, specials and opening hours, on Google, your website and your social channels.
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Used by 600+ users and trusted by teams at
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Why restaurants and cafés fall behind online
Between the morning delivery and the last table, there's no hour in the day called marketing.
Service always comes first
You meant to post the new autumn menu. Then a chef called in sick, the fridge needed a repair and it was Saturday night again.
Google Maps picks where people eat
Hungry people search for somewhere nearby and choose from the map in seconds. A place with fresh posts and clear photos looks open; one with nothing since spring looks closed.
The specials board never leaves the room
This week's special, the new brunch, the quiz night on Thursday: only the people already sitting inside ever find out.
Delivery apps own the relationship
Orders come through someone else's app, under someone else's brand. The regulars who would book a table directly never hear from you.
Monday you change the menu. By Friday, the whole street knows.
It's Monday, the new menu is printed, and the only place it exists online is a blurry photo someone took in August.
You enter your website into cmo.so. Maggie reads it and writes your brand profile: your food, your regulars, what makes you worth the walk, the places nearby and how you talk, whether that's chatty and warm or short and proud. You add the dish everyone orders and fix the opening hours.
By Tuesday a week of drafts is waiting: a Google Business post about the new menu, another for Thursday's quiz night, a blog post on where to get a proper Sunday lunch in your part of town and, in beta, Instagram and Facebook posts for the same week. Each has a picture in your look. You approve them on your phone during the afternoon lull.
By Friday they're live on your Google profile, your website and your channels, each reported back with its link. Next week Maggie writes the next round, and Search Console in cmo.so shows which searches are bringing people to your site.
AI marketing for restaurants and cafés, from £15 a month
Each of those problems has an answer that keeps running through every service.
Your place, captured in minutes
Enter your website and Maggie builds your brand profile: menu highlights, regulars, what makes you different, nearby competitors and your voice. Every post starts from it, and you can change any part.
Brand profileFresh posts on your Google profile
New dishes, specials, events and opening times as regular Google Business posts, so people choosing from the map see a place that's open, busy and worth trying.
Google BusinessPages people find when they're hungry
Blog posts on your menu, your suppliers and the local searches people make, like brunch, Sunday lunch or a quiet coffee spot, written for Google and AI answers and published to your WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Webflow or other site.
Blog on autopilotSocial posts in every channel's style
One idea becomes a Google post, a blog post and, in beta, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok posts, each written the way that channel reads. LinkedIn suits private hire and catering.
Social channelsPictures and kitchen clips
Every post gets a picture in your brand's look, with a title and a line of text in your colours. Film a short clip of the pass or the coffee machine and upload it; videos can be posted too.
Picture looksApprove in the lull, or let it run
Approve posts in the iPhone app, the web app, or inside ChatGPT and Claude. Once you trust it, switch any channel to autopilot and pause it any time.
Approvals and autopilotYour marketing team, in your pocket
Real screens from the cmo.so app on iPhone.
From your menu to your first posts in four steps
Enter your website
Maggie reads your menu and drafts your brand profile in minutes.
Connect Google Business
Sign in with Google, so cmo.so never sees your password. Add any other channels you use.
Approve your first week
Posts about your dishes and events arrive with pictures. Approve, edit or skip each one.
Get back to service
Posts go out on your schedule and each one comes back with its link.
Why not just…
The usual ways restaurants and cafés try to get noticed, and where each one runs out.
…rely on the delivery apps?
They bring orders, under their name and on their terms. Your own Google posts and website bring people to your door and your booking line.
…let your nephew do Instagram?
It's great for a month, then exams start. Maggie posts every week, in your voice, on every channel you connect, and never needs reminding.
…invite food bloggers?
One visit, one post, one burst of attention. Maggie keeps your own pages and Google profile fresh every week, long after a review has scrolled away.
…print more flyers?
Flyers reach one street once. Google posts and blog pages are there whenever anyone nearby searches for somewhere to eat.
Cut the £5,900/mo marketing bill to £15/mo
Everything a marketing team does, done by Maggie.
| What needs doing | Without cmo.so | With cmo.so |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time marketing hire | £3,000/mo | Included |
| SEO and AI search (GEO) agency | £1,000/mo | Included |
| Content writer, AI-assisted | £500/mo | Included |
| Social media manager, freelance | £800/mo | Included |
| Designed pictures for every post | £300/mo | Included |
| SEO and GEO softwareRank tracking, site audits, AI visibility | £250/mo | Included |
| AI writing and image tools | £50/mo | Included |
| Working hours | Office hours | 24/7 |
| Total per month | £5,900+ | From £15/mo |
Typical UK costs for a small business in 2026, with AI already cutting freelance rates. Estimates only; your own quotes will vary.
- 5 social posts, 30 once verified
- 15 Maggie messages a day
- Upgrade any time
- 12 posts a day
- 150 Maggie messages a day
- All channels
- 96 posts a day
- 1,000 Maggie messages a day
- All channels
Per website, billed monthly. Blog and social posts share one allowance; your best plan sets how much you can talk to Maggie across all your websites.
Marketing automation for restaurants and cafés: your questions
Still unsure?
What is marketing automation for restaurants and cafés?
Marketing automation for restaurants and cafés is software that does the repeating work of telling people what's on: writing posts about dishes, specials and events, making the pictures and publishing to Google, your website and social channels on schedule.
With cmo.so, Maggie does all of it from your website, and nothing goes out until you approve it.
How do restaurants and cafés get more customers online?
Restaurants and cafés get more customers online by looking open and active where people search: regular Google Business posts, a website that answers local searches like brunch or Sunday lunch nearby, and social posts with good pictures.
Maggie writes and publishes all of these every week, so you stay visible without stepping away from service.
Can Maggie post to our Google Business profile?
Yes. Google Business is one of cmo.so's main channels. Connect it with Google's own sign-in and Maggie publishes regular posts about your menu, specials, events and opening times, each reported back with its link.
Does it do Instagram and Facebook for restaurants?
Yes, in beta. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok are in beta on cmo.so, next to Google Business and LinkedIn. Each post is written in that channel's style, with a picture in your look, and you can upload short videos to post too.
How much does cmo.so cost for a restaurant or café?
There's a free plan with no card needed. Paid plans are per website and billed monthly, starting with Air at £15 a month for two posts a day; Pro at £45 suits a place posting on several channels.
Founding members get lower prices for good on every plan until 1 January 2027, and you can cancel any time.
Can I change a post when the menu changes?
Yes. Every post waits for your approval by default, and you can edit any word before it goes out. Update your brand profile when the menu changes and new posts are written from it.
Does cmo.so take bookings or reply to reviews?
No. cmo.so is for marketing: it writes and publishes your posts and blog articles. Bookings, orders and review replies stay with the tools you already use.
Does it post without asking?
No. By default nothing goes out until you approve it. When you're happy, you can switch any channel to autopilot and pause it again at any time, for example while you're closed for a holiday.
Fill the tables, not your evenings
Enter your website. Your brand profile and first week of posts are ready in minutes.
- Free plan, no card needed
- You approve every post
- Cancel any time