--- title: 4 Ways Restaurants, Bars, and Cafe’s are Using SMS Texts Amid COVID description: Restaurants, cafes, and bars are adapting and keeping employees and customers safe amid COVID with SMS texting. 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With 98% of all text messages opened and 95% responded to within 3 minutes of being delivered, sms texting is a must-have communication tool.  In fact, now more than ever is the perfect time to add texting to your business. A study shows a 450% surge in consumers texting businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. ##### ***Related Content: The Dos and Don’ts of SMS Marketing *** Here are 4 ways restaurants, bars, and cafes are using sms text messages to bring contactless solutions into the equation: ## **Make it safe, fast, AND convenient to order food** ##### **1. Text-to-order** ![31CED4D7-4C54-4CA6-B02A-BD63640BD2CC-21154-000003CC849498AB](https://blog.trumpia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/31CED4D7-4C54-4CA6-B02A-BD63640BD2CC-21154-000003CC849498AB.jpeg?width=1482&name=31CED4D7-4C54-4CA6-B02A-BD63640BD2CC-21154-000003CC849498AB.jpeg) ##### **2. Curbside pickup orders** ![6AB0597D-AA48-4BAA-B31F-3B708382033C-21371-000003D2FC47416C](https://blog.trumpia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/6AB0597D-AA48-4BAA-B31F-3B708382033C-21371-000003D2FC47416C.jpeg?width=1528&name=6AB0597D-AA48-4BAA-B31F-3B708382033C-21371-000003D2FC47416C.jpeg) --- # **Keep your team and customers safe** ##### **3. Send critical text updates to employees ** ![B75C03E3-94BB-4E94-8303-23B835870EBF-21947-000003E725EC2A44](https://blog.trumpia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/B75C03E3-94BB-4E94-8303-23B835870EBF-21947-000003E725EC2A44.jpeg?width=1382&name=B75C03E3-94BB-4E94-8303-23B835870EBF-21947-000003E725EC2A44.jpeg) ##### **4. Gather feedback with [surveys](https://www.trumpia.com/industry_solutions/text-message-surveys-for-restaurants)** ![1-3](https://blog.trumpia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1-3.jpg?width=1733&name=1-3.jpg)   --- Interested in how Trumpia’s sms texting services can be applied to your business? 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