7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

The pandemic accelerated the rise of contactless solutions like mobile ordering and payment and self-ordering kiosks. Also, consider investing in a new POS system. Today your POS system can process credit cards, track sales, simplify bookkeeping, and much more.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 29, 2021

POS integration enables flexible payment options. To support this effort, your point of sale (POS) system, your payment methods, and your restaurant accounting system should all be fully integrated. With these POS integration connections, you can enable flexible payment options that meet customer needs.

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 8, 2021

How the right POS system overcomes restaurant challenges. Additionally, a quality POS puts the information employees need right at their fingertips, so they can answer questions on the spot, eliminating the need – and the time — to say, “let me check.” For example, replace telephone orders with online ordering.

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Squirrel Systems

JUNE 5, 2020

In a previous blog , we discussed the growing customer trend towards restaurant take-out and delivery services, and its growing importance as a core revenue center for restaurant businesses. In a Hotel Technology study published in 2018, 74% of restaurant diners order food online or through a mobile app.

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Mad Mobile

JANUARY 30, 2024

Welcome the simplicity and efficiency of tableside ordering services. In this blog, we will share the advantages of using a tableside ordering system that can elevate your establishment from good to delicious. What is tableside ordering? All orders go from a digital device and directly to the kitchen.

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Online ordering. Due to the pandemic, many patrons have moved to online ordering to avoid contact with others. Additionally ordering online is always an option to customers with an internet connected device, offers them a higher level of convenience, and it helps restaurants reach a much larger audience. Holiday meals.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This blog will cover how choosing the right restaurant POS System can help restaurants introduce Contactless Dining. How The Right Restaurant POS System Can Help You Introduce Contactless Dining Seamlessly. One can change the menu prices instantly across outlets or edit the menu items with the click of a mouse.

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Menu and order Customization. According to a consumer study by Deloitte , the number one factor that influences consumers when selecting a restaurant is menu options and order customization. Employing the right POS systems for your type of restaurant can attract loyal customers.

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Focus POS

MARCH 24, 2021

5 Reasons Why Restaurants Need Contactless Mobile Pay-at-Table Solutions. Staffing issues like these are why restaurants need to leverage contactless mobile pay-at-table solutions that will allow them to operate with only table runners and kitchen staff. Streamline Restaurant Management. Increase Table Turnover.

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Focus POS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Implement Online Ordering—And Run With It. You can address staffing issues in restaurants by integrating an online ordering solution into your business operations. It’s crucial that you offer online ordering to customers so you can remain operational no matter what external circumstances may arise.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Go Paperless While paper-based loyalty programs have the benefit of giving something physical to the customer to keep, a paperless loyalty program is much more flexible for the customer, allowing them to receive updates and offers over email, a mobile app, or a loyalty card. Another useful GMB feature is the charts showing popular/busy times.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Aggregating detailed POS data into a central cloud-based repository may be key to mitigating risk and maximizing opportunities. To ensure continuity, consider choosing a restaurant POS system that processes credit cards, rather than a 3rd-party service that needs to be cobbled onto your restaurant management system.

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This increased demand for online ordering and delivery, paired with various social distancing regulations, caused a massive shift in the restaurant industry. Restaurateurs struggling to stay afloat without patrons in the dining room turned to online ordering to keep revenue trickling in. Is it ultra-easy and intuitive for customer use?

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

It integrates with POS systems, banks, and outside vendors. This handy app integrates the likes of Grubhub, Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Postmates with your POS. This restaurant ordering technology means no one needs to enter incoming delivery orders into your POS manually. Restaurant365. Keypass.

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Food Safety Email Marketing Mobile Ordering Website Management 78

Restaurant365

JANUARY 27, 2022

In Hospitality Technology’s 2021 Customer Engagement Technology Study , it was found that 37% of diners prefer to dine at restaurants that do not have a paper/physical menu. With a QR code menu, diners scan a QR code with a smartphone camera and access the online digital menu that is then displayed on a smartphone.

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Mobile Ordering Social Media Customer Experience Online Ordering 148

Restaurant365

JANUARY 4, 2022

But by using automated tools that include mobile- or tablet-friendly entry systems, you can streamline the process and decrease manual entry errors. Integrate restaurant inventory management with your POS system. POS integration can automate steps like uploading invoices, auto-updating ingredient prices, and tracking recipes.

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Inventory Pricing Management Management 148

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2020

By performing an honest assessment and diving deep into point-of-sale (POS) reporting, payroll data, online customer reviews, and various other analytics, even the most successful restaurant operators can identify areas that can be streamlined to cut costs, save time, and boost revenue in the new year. Employee scheduling.

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2020 Website Management Online Ordering Point of Sale 189

Focus POS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

You can also reduce portion sizes on your menu. You can use mobile POS to eliminate the need for order tickets, and install self-ordering kiosks to reduce the need for paper menus. These technologies will also increase order accuracy, streamline order prep, and increase ticket sizes.

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Sustainability Transportation Mobile Ordering Waste 128

Focus POS

JUNE 17, 2019

What is restaurant point of sale (POS) software? It improves customer service by providing faster, more efficient transactions (and additional transaction types, such as self-service or online ordering) and engages customers on a deeper level through gift card implementation and loyalty programs. Restaurant Point of Sale Software.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 16, 2019

When tightly integrated with both the accounting system and POS system, inventory tracking is a more useful, accurate tool that can be used to lower cost of goods sold (CoGS), minimize food waste, and better allocate ingredients. End-to-end inventory management covers everything from counting and transferring to ordering and invoicing.

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Restaurant365

MAY 15, 2020

How much food should I order? Some of your inventory ordering questions are answered in a recent blog post. In creating your dine-in forecast, you must also consider whether your check average will be the same as it was pre-COVID, or if it will be reduced based on a limited menu. How much dine-in sales should I expect?

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Focus POS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Traditional point of sale (POS) terminals are a vast improvement over electronic cash registers, offering greater functionality and efficiency. Overall Benefits of Tablet POS Technology for Businesses. Tablets offer greater flexibility of use than regular POS terminals. Tablet Point of Sale Software. Line Busting. Line Busting.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The data from inventory management can help you place more accurate orders, calculate exact food costs, make informed menu changes, and address potential sources of food waste. Use an inventory management system that integrates with your POS system. Your POS data can help streamline a large part of inventory management.

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Restaurant365

MAY 17, 2022

Tight integration between your r estaurant inventory management software , point of sale (POS) system and restaurant accounting software is essential for executing key restaurant tasks that help control your food costs. Why a POS system is not suitable for inventory management. The POS system doesn’t do analysis. That’s great.

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Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

Shelter-in-place orders, dine-in restrictions and diners’ hesitation to eat out have combined to prompt restaurants to shift their focus to takeout and delivery. Sometimes called a virtual restaurant, virtual kitchen or cloud kitchen, a ghost kitchen is a food-service business that serves customers exclusively through online orders.

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Front of House Online Ordering Kitchen Safety Customer Service 147

Deliverect

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Founded in Spain in 2014, Glovo is an on-demand courier service that purchases, picks up, and delivers orders, whether food or other types such as medicines or consumer products. To create the order and therefore start the transaction, you only have to go to the end of this section and click the button ‘Create order’.

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Mobile Ordering Customer Service Point of Sale Delivery 78

Deliverect

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Founded in Spain in 2014, Glovo is an on-demand courier service that purchases, picks up, and delivers orders, whether food or other types such as medicines or consumer products. To create the order and therefore start the transaction, you only have to go to the end of this section and click the button ‘Create order’.

Mobile Ordering 78

Mobile Ordering Customer Service Point of Sale Delivery 78

Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Your gross profit margin is what is left over from your revenue earned after deducting the cost of goods sold (CoGS), the cost of ingredients for your menu items. With greater labor costs, FSR can fall into the 3-5% profit margin range, depending on restaurant size, menu item prices, turnover rates, and location. Gross Profit Margin.

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Lavu

DECEMBER 6, 2019

What is a POS? POS stands for point of sale. Restaurants normally utilize a POS framework to finish a business exchange. In its most fundamental definition, a POS framework is a mix of POS equipment and POS programming to make a POS machine for preparing an exchange and installment. Digital Table.

Kitchen Safety 78

Kitchen Safety Social Media Point of Sale Front of House 78

Focus POS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Self order kiosks have slowly been revolutionizing the way many industries do business. It’s no surprise—self order kiosks have been instrumental in helping restaurants meet customer expectations and demands while growing their bottom lines. Self order kiosks are veritable line-busting machines. Order Customization.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Restaurants are now adjusting to the new normal and online ordering is paving the path to success for many restaurants. Dine-in income has dropped by over half and as a result, numerous eateries have closed or are considering transitioning to online ordering. Online restaurant ordering systems aren’t only a product of COVID-19.

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Focus POS

APRIL 8, 2019

To solve this, you can use the data from your point of sale (POS) system to create communications that are targeted to those who will be most interested. For example, send that discount on your newest appetizers to customers who have ordered appetizers frequently on prior visits. Some examples might be: Free delivery.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It is essential to the success of your restaurant that you understand how to utilize technology to provide your guests with digital ordering options, improve the efficiency of kitchen automation, and give guests the power to order what they want when they want it. But table ordering systems are more than just fancy menus.

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Focus POS

MARCH 18, 2022

5 Restaurant Online Ordering Facts All Restaurateurs Should Know. It’s essential to look at past facts, previous diner ordering habits, and the ebb and flow of trends. Suppose you are considering adding restaurant online ordering or third-party delivery integration. The Key to Success is Knowing the Facts.

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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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Delivery Food Mobile Ordering Insurance 109

Lavu

DECEMBER 16, 2019

o talk with your regulars: they know your service & menu, see what other customers like, and will understand a portion of your customer base. Point structured plans can include points per dollars spent, per items ordered, or per visit. o contests such as ‘create a dish’ or ‘photo contest’ of your menu items.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Food Truck Golden Rule: Get Practical So You’ve figured out the cost of your truck, designed a delicious menu and set camp in the perfect location. As you probably already know, serving through rush-hour is no easy task, and mobile restaurants, especially, run the risk of running dry mid-service. Be careful not to over order.

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