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The Evolution of Restaurant Technology: What’s Next?

Modern Restaurant Management

We started doing to-go orders but that was still through your POS. Between 2005 – 2015, there was a lot of technology being brought into restaurants and it was a lot of young, early-stage companies. I remember the early days of POS cloud systems (2010-2015), and a lot of them were pretty bad. Bo Davis and Roy Phillips.

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How State and County Fairs Are Becoming Tech Savvy

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Check out how hosting drone demos and the latest farming equipment has helped them reach more agricultural visitors than ever before. . The better the promise of new equipment and technology, the better the turnout in most cases. Mobile POS . Ease of ordering – Press a few buttons, and the customer’s order is placed.

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Restaurant’s Need to Start Accepting Mobile Payments

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Apart from accepting cash and card payments, mobile payments have grown to be the next big thing. What is Mobile Payment? Mobile payment is a form of payment that allows users to use their smartphones as digital wallets. Why is Mobile Payment Important? Therefore, they always have access to their mobile wallets. .

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Online Ordering: A Business Survival Guide

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The Inception of Online Ordering. In 1994, a customer placed an online order for a pizza from Pizza Hut, marking the first ever online order recorded in the United States. And while online ordering methods have diversified and become more widely available since, the general premise remains the same. Online Ordering Today.

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Savvy Restaurateurs Reinventing as Grocerants 

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants who’ve gotten into grocery are seeing significant early success – with Hubba seeing a ~250 percent spike in re-order traffic (meaning the customer orders more of an item because it sold out) in May vs. previous periods. The Proof is in the (Artisan) Pudding.

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Online Ordering: A Business Survival Guide

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The Inception of Online Ordering. In 1994, a customer placed an online order for a pizza from Pizza Hut, marking the first ever online order recorded in the United States. And while online ordering methods have diversified and become more widely available since, the general premise remains the same. Online Ordering Today.

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15 Restaurant Metrics to Know and How To Use Them

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You can also be sure that you're not under ordering, which may force you to ‘86 a top menu item and leave customers upset in the process. Prime cost doesn't include equipment, utilities, marketing, or any other costs unrelated to creating what you sell to guests. For fine dining, around 30 percent. How to calculate it.