The Rail

MARCH 21, 2023

By Andrea Abbondanza, Contributor In our previous QR blog post , we looked at seven reasons why your restaurant should start using QR codes and the immense benefits they provide both your guests and your staff. With a simple scan of the code, customers can view the restaurant's menu and place orders directly from their mobile devices.

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Cheetah

MAY 1, 2020

Encourage Customers to Order Food Directly from Your Restaurant Customers are eager to support their favorite mom-and-pop restaurant by ordering takeout food. What they don’t know is that every time they place an order via a third-party food delivery app it’s costing the restaurant money. Make sure you’re equipped.

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Sling

MAY 25, 2022

Unfortunately, building a strong team management program is often easier said than done. However you choose to categorize your team management efforts — as a business responsibility, a manager responsibility, or both — implementing such a program is essential for your continued success. But, don’t worry, we’re here to help.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

25% to 95% Boost to profits spurred by a 5% increase in customer retention via loyalty programs. This blog post delves into the future of restaurant technology, exploring the latest advancements and predicting how they will redefine service, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. trillion U.S.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 7, 2020

The new tool many restaurants are turning to, in order to improve employee retention and engage with today’s modern workforce? A restaurant employee app , designed to streamline staff schedules and keep employees motivated and engaged. Overview of How Employee Mobile Apps Have Improved Restaurant Management.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Get acquainted with their tastes and preferences, and make food and wine recommendations based on their likings. Customer data collection, whether you do it yourself by speaking directly to guests or by inviting them to interact with a customized mobile app, will empower your marketing efforts and help you interact with guests more effectively.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Get acquainted with their tastes and preferences, and make food and wine recommendations based on their likings. Customer data collection, whether you do it yourself by speaking directly to guests or by inviting them to interact with a customized mobile app, will empower your marketing efforts and help you interact with guests more effectively.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Tools like cloud-based scheduling and centralized mobile apps for employees can help make labor scheduling more efficient. Tools based on accurate inventory, like smart ordering, suggested purchasing amounts, or smart receiving (tracking when vendor ingredient costs are above normal), help maintain the profit margin of individual menu items.

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Focus POS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

With a smaller, lighter, portable tablet platform, your staff can take orders and process payments from anywhere in your establishment, and they will have at their fingertips the power to boost sales and customer satisfaction. Orders placed on tablets are transmitted directly to the kitchen, resulting in faster prep times.

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Qu

APRIL 24, 2023

Build a future-ready, API-friendly platform Case in point: At 30 of CKE’s restaurants, AI takes orders from drive-through guests via natural language processing (NLP) technology. The models are bilingual, and get the orders right more than 90% of the time. It’s a win-win.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 2, 2019

A restaurant management system is software designed to improve your restaurant management by streamlining operations. Manual inventory control can be streamlined with counting on a tablet or mobile device. Restaurant management systems can also help you optimize food costs, one of your most controllable expenses.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Restaurant owners trying to keep up with the constant inventory change are turning to inventory management software , which covers the inventory process end to end, from counting and transferring to ordering and invoicing. Keeping up with the rise of mobile. Restaurant websites and online restaurant menus should be mobile responsive.

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The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

And more and more often, whether we realize it or not, it’s also where we’re ordering our food. Customers order online on food delivery apps (such as Grubhub, Doordash, etc.) All designed to get food out the door and into the customer’s hands as fast as possible. Therefore, they operate behind the scenes and out of sight.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 15, 2021

In order to make sure customers remember your restaurant long after they’ve dined with you, it’s important to define your brand identity. To build your website, follow these four steps: Step 1: Prepare by browsing the Internet for restaurant website design inspiration and finding similar sites. Your Guide to Menu Design and Creation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

Since its inception in mid-March, more than 500 restaurants around the world have joined the program and are reporting sales ranging from several thousand dollars to up to $60,000. "The program is inventive and very attractive to our guests."

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

This fund is designed to help those struggling employees.” Rally for Restaurants is a grassroots movement built to support local restaurants and stimulate cash flow by encouraging consumers to order takeout and delivery so the foodservice community can count on the income to keep their businesses running. restaurants.

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Lavu

MARCH 11, 2020

Some of the elements to put into considerations include: Deciding between a legacy system and a mobile system. A legacy POS system includes hardware that’s placed inside your restaurant, while a mobile POS system uses multiple stations that are run via cloud-based software. Choosing a POS system with a variety of features.

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OneDine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In this blog post, we will unveil five top secrets that every restaurant owner should know to thrive in the competitive culinary landscape. With a digital interface, such as OneDine’s mobile ordering interface, you can prioritize these high-profit items with images, or higher in the menu.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Easy menu design and setup. User-friendly order management. While some restaurant management systems may have many features, if order management isn’t intuitive for staff and management, you may have brought an extra headache into your operations. Streamlined inventory management. Secure POS employee management.

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Focus POS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Convenience, loyalty, gift cards and similar functionalities are some of the most requested features by restaurateurs looking to create a customized experience for their diners. Taking mobile wallet payments from apps like Apple Pay. Another must-have module is a kitchen display system (KDS) that automates the ordering process.

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Gourmet Marketing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Follow our blog to soak up some of the lessons we’ve learned along the way. As such, it’s important to use unique marketing ideas in order to truly stand out from other restaurants. Establish a loyalty program to offer your customers rewards. Design large posters to use in your restaurant. In-restaurant ideas.

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