Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Today’s tools are high-tech, user-friendly, and mobile so you don’t have to be physically in the restaurant to stay on top of the business. Make the pen-powered reservation book a thing of the past by moving the reservation-making process online. Take advantage of the software’s assignment recommendations to maximize seats.

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Technology Front of House Back of House Online Ordering 147

Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For instance, a customer who frequently orders vegan dishes might appreciate a discount on the new vegan menu items. Mobile Integration Integrating loyalty programs with a mobile app can enhance customer engagement. Data Collection Reservation systems can collect valuable data about customers’ dining preferences and frequency.

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Reservations Loyalty Program Customer Experience Mobile Ordering 52

EATER

MAY 5, 2023

Now, McDonald’s and other fast food and fast casual giants are betting on the “digital kitchen” — sleek, compact stores that harness automation and digitalization to have diners ordering through mobile apps or digital kiosks — to get diners in and out in record time.

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Fast Casual Food Food Order Mobile Ordering 107

Ken Burgin

AUGUST 3, 2021

How does the search work on a mobile phone? It’s easy to order online for delivery or pickup – menu on familiar ordering platforms, easy to understand. Booking is easy to do via online booking system or with a phone call Helpful, efficient staff who can answer questions and give prompt, friendly service.

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Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Cash Management Website Management 78

Touch Bistro

JUNE 2, 2021

In fact, restaurant reservations and the technology that supports it is so valuable that public officials and organizations such as the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) recommend adopting a reservations-only model or call-ahead seating. That means a big shift has to happen soon. Online Access.

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Reservations 2021 Online Ordering Book 98

Aaron Allen & Associates

MARCH 3, 2022

It tracks all the transactions with a great level of detail (from the date and time to what items were purchased to returns or void checks, to how it was paid, who sold it, and what table were people seating in for casual dining restaurants). They also have mobile apps that let you keep an eye on your business. Kitchen Display Systems.

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Management Management Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 120

Ken Burgin

AUGUST 3, 2021

How does the search work on a mobile phone? It’s easy to order online for delivery or pickup – menu on familiar ordering platforms, easy to understand. Walking in to eat or drink, it’s easy to obtain a table, and the system is clear – all the seats are in good locations. Never frustrating.

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Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Cash Management Website Management 78

Tableo

JUNE 30, 2023

POS (Point of Sale) system Streamlined order management With the aid of a POS system, your workers can accept orders easily and communicate them to the kitchen without any delays. Streamlining the order process reduces errors, improves order accuracy, and enhances overall operational efficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Throughout subsequent waves of the pandemic, the reports explored the growth of off-premise strategies including the spike in mobile apps and, more recently, captured softening safety concerns among consumers when they began favoring shorter wait times over safety protocols. Order accuracy and speed top list of what consumers want.

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2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 189

Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

To make it a good one, ensure your website and especially your menu are easy to read and navigate on mobile devices. As of August 2022, 59% of web traffic was mobile.) That’s just one reason to give guests the ability to book online through a reservation platform. Digital ordering. Making the reservation.

Technology 78

Technology Online Ordering Website Management Mobile Ordering 78

Next Restaurants

MAY 4, 2021

Takeout orders and delivery have taken the lead in a world where it’s difficult to sit in a crowd. You no longer need to have a person dedicated to handling reservations, leaving your staff free to better serve your guests already in the seats. Self-Ordering Kiosks. Digitized Payments.

Online Ordering 136

Online Ordering Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 136

Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

This person organises tickets and checks orders are going out correctly. Behind – for safety to let someone know where you are All day – the total number of current orders for a menu item. Ticket time is the time it takes to deliver an order to a customer from when it was placed. For example, “You have three chicken all day.”

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EATER

MAY 5, 2021

Even FastPass+, the complimentary system that allows guests to “reserve” spots in line in order to breezily board rides like Splash Mountain, is still paused, with queues operating first-come, first-served for the first time since the late 1990s — allowing for a level of park spontaneity we haven’t seen in years. Staying on Property.

Mobile Ordering 98

Mobile Ordering Hotels Reservations Outdoor 98

Transact

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The more advanced inventory tools even link to your POS and update your inventory as orders come in, and restock items for you once they hit a threshold. . Tapping the order on a tablet sends it straight to the kitchen, which gives the back of the house a great head start if that’s the first order of a ten-person table. .

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Front of House Inventory Back of House Mobile Ordering 92

Restaurant365

MAY 15, 2020

How much food should I order? Some of your inventory ordering questions are answered in a recent blog post. Making sure you’re considering how many seats will be available for dine in is going to drive a smarter forecast. Combined with a mobile app for employees, staff can access an up-to-date schedule from anywhere.

Restaurant Law 148

Restaurant Law Front of House Mobile Ordering Fine Dining 148

Ken Burgin

JUNE 16, 2020

” These 6 Influence Patterns come from the famous book Influence by Robert Cialdini. When we give something, whether it is information, food, money or whatever, the other party feels compelled to give back equitably what you have given in order to cancel out the obligation. Scarcity – don’t miss out!

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Influencer Mobile Ordering Book Customer Service 97

Deliverect

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Pick the right one and you can streamline all your restaurant operations, from orders and payments to staff and inventory management. Key features include floor management, customer and inventory tracking, table-side ordering and an offline mode. Booking management, analytics and client knowledge is included, as well.

POS 60

POS Delivery Cash Management Point of Sale 60

Lavu

JANUARY 31, 2020

Diners benefit from a streamlined booking process that displays available times and provides instant confirmation of bookings, coupled with the ability to communicate specific wants and needs. Resy includes table management, ticketing, web booking, CRM, mobile app, POS integration, and more. Wait Busters.

Reservations 78

Reservations Loyalty Program Front of House Social Media 78

Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Restaurant POS systems rely on table-side ordering directly communicating from the server to the kitchen and bar. Bar POS systems can cost anywhere from $49 to $200 per month. Your servers might have tablets taking orders tableside or your customers use kiosks to take orders at the bar.

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Next Restaurants

MAY 4, 2021

Takeout orders and delivery have taken the lead in a world where it’s difficult to sit in a crowd. You no longer need to have a person dedicated to handling reservations, leaving your staff free to better serve your guests already in the seats. Self-Ordering Kiosks. Digitized Payments.

Online Ordering 78

Online Ordering Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 78

Touch Bistro

MAY 26, 2021

With orders expected to surge on July 4th, make sure you have the right equipment and restaurant technology to safely accommodate big groups or process more online orders. A mobile POS that you can take tableside to capture customer orders. . Equipment and Technology. Create Holiday Meal Kits.

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Specials 2021 Merchandise Mobile Ordering 111

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

COVID-19 triggered an increase in remote, app-based ordering in the US On Premise. More than two thirds (69 percent) of consumers say it is still their preferred method, compared to 9 percent who want to order through their phone. While many younger people have embraced digital order and pay, older ones haven’t.

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2021 Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale 189

Gecko Hospitality

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Placing Mobile Orders in Advance. Some of the biggest coffee shop and restaurant chains now offer advance ordering for pickup and takeout via mobile apps. Customers place orders and pay for them from their phones while headed to the establishment. Kiosks and Tabletop Tablets for Automated Ordering.

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2018 Technology Mobile Ordering Customer Service 46

Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Next, visit the restaurant itself, even book a table or sit at the bar. Your restaurant should have an attractive sign and be discoverable on mobile apps, whether it’s in a high-density area or not. Unrelated to advertising, determine the visibility potential of your restaurant by looking at foot and car traffic patterns.

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Kitchen Safety Front of House Advertising Back of House 87

The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 27, 2022

Rising costs, reduced customer expenditure, and oversaturated market due to the book in casual dining brands in the past years have contributed to the closure of multiple big chain outlets and independent restaurants in the UK. . In order to gain a competitive edge, look at what your competitors are charging for similar items.

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Fine Dining Customer Service Customer Experience Mobile Ordering 52

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The ripple effects of the pandemic continue: the National Restaurant Association finds that off-premises dining continues to happen much more frequently than before, with 66% of consumers more likely to order takeout in 2023 than they were before the pandemic. ChowNow ChowNow is a customized online ordering app for restaurants.

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Operations Management Management Mobile Ordering 367

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The ripple effects of the pandemic continue: the National Restaurant Association finds that off-premises dining continues to happen much more frequently than before, with 66% of consumers more likely to order takeout in 2023 than they were before the pandemic. ChowNow ChowNow is a customized online ordering app for restaurants.

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Operations Management Management Mobile Ordering 352

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (55%), mobile payments (52%), and third-party food delivery services (51%). With dedicated (mobile-friendly) software, all communication gets centralized. Supports multiple menus (ghost kitchens and virtual brands) and group ordering.

Technology 312

Technology Mobile Ordering Social Media Online Ordering 312

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We have also learned that our guests are willing to try new things and have really embraced our touchless ordering system as well as our new takeout offerings. We realized how important transparency and communication were this year, both with our staff and our customers, in order to make everyone feel comfortable and feel safe.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program 197

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. The Food Corridor powers cloud kitchens with booking and management tools How does a cloud kitchen work? Customers order online on food delivery apps (such as Grubhub, Doordash, etc.)

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Kitchen Safety Delivery Online Ordering Food Order 59

Sling

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Sounds like a tall order, doesn’t it? Employees can access Sling anytime from their phones, mobile devices, or desktop computers. Sling provides suggestions and notifications when you accidentally double-book someone or you forget to take into account a time-off request. Actually, it’s not as difficult as you may think.

Back of House 148

Back of House Healthcare Customer Service Transportation 148

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In addition to allowing a safer, hands-free payment method, the system has been shown to make the ordering process quicker and more efficient. Seated Acquires VenueBook. Seated acquired digital event booking platform VenueBook. and the surrounding region. . and the surrounding region.

Kitchen Safety 206

Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 206

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2021

Restaurant bookings in May were up 48 percent compared to May 2019, and revenues are increasing as on-premise dining picks up heading into a busy summer season. With the right technology, restaurants can create a seamless journey that diners prefer from discovery, to booking, to the dining experience itself.

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Dietary Restrictions Email Marketing Customer Experience Mobile Ordering 177

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

In 2022, Just Salad will expand its award-winning Reusable Bowl Program to digital orders and offer participating customers loyalty rewards in its mobile app, further encouraging sustainable eating on the go. “Begin by reading the 7 Steps book and then sign the agreements with Scott Fullerton,” she said.

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Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Point of Sale 203

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Here's what the team at Hamburger Mary's did to alter their operations in order to keep customers and staff safe during the pandemic: PPE - Customers must wear face masks at all times except when eating or drinking. We know that that person is cute, but you must stay seated with your party. No mingling with other tables.

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Airlines Food Safety Mobile Ordering Website Management 370

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Online ordering is obviously huge in 2020, and customers are craving comfort food when they’re ordering in, according to Upserve’s new 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry data collected from the company's 10,000+ restaurant customers. Mobile ordering trends. State of the Industry.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Merchandise 161

7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2022

7shifts provides a cloud-based team management and scheduling solution, allowing owners and managers to schedule restaurant employees , approve shift trades, and communicate with staff from one easy-to-use mobile app. Toast Order & Pay. Look no further than Toast Order & Pay. Try 7shifts for Free. Apple | Android.

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