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9 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

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Restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have: it’s an absolute necessity for building a modern, resilient restaurant that can become and stay competitive. The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing.

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Back of House Restaurant Guide: Integrating FOH and BOH for Seamless Operations 

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The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration. The back of the house supports the front of the house (FOH), enabling the customer-facing team to focus on serving a memorable experience. Cost control.

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Technology Can Help Restaurants During ‘The Great Resignation’

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Technology innovations offer the potential to bridge the gap between the need to keep their business running and deliver quality products and experiences to their guests. More realistically, technology advancements can eliminate superfluous tasks and automate components of complex ones. Enter digital tableside ordering.

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What Does 86 Mean? Definition, History and More

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At some point when you were dining in a restaurant, you may have heard the BOH staff shout “86” and the name of a menu item to the waiters. For instance, BOH staff may use it to communicate in any interaction they have. In nearly every context, it means to “refuse service”, “get rid of” or “nix” something. The cost of 86'ing.

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

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The ingrained customer behavior over the past year, delivery, mobile orders, curbside pick-up, will likely continue. The pandemic effectively accelerated trends in how restaurants interact with customers. Lavu, the restaurant technology services company, estimates 42 percent of food purchases are made online.

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14 Restaurant Management Tools to Make your Business More Efficient

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When customer complaints or employee concerns come up, each manager can get up to speed just by reading the log book. Kiosk ordering Your busy customers don’t always have time to wait in line. Many customers also appreciate the quick and user-friendly process of ordering on a kiosk.

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

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Restaurant technology training, including how to request shifts and what to do during opening and closing shifts. Customer service training. Customize this overview to fit your restaurant’s onboarding timeline. Customer service training Customer service is the cornerstone of hospitality.

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