Lavu

MARCH 13, 2025

POS systems do more than handle payments they utilize POS data to help restaurants analyze and manage seasonal sales trends. Plan Inventory : Track sales velocity to stock up on popular items while avoiding overstocking. Monitor Key Metrics : Track sales, customer visits, and average ticket sizes to make data-driven decisions.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

This article breaks down how to manage ingredient costs, reduce waste, and optimize menu pricing using modern tools like POS systems. Factors like raw ingredient costs, portion sizes, waste management, menu pricing, and preparation expenses all contribute to keeping Cost of Goods Sold (CoGS) below 31% of revenue [3].

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Lavu

JULY 4, 2025

From managing orders and tracking inventory to analyzing sales data in real time, today’s POS systems are essential tools for restaurants of all sizes. Historically, cash registers in restaurants served one purpose. They managed customer payment and provided change when needed.

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Lavu

JULY 11, 2025

Cloud-Based POS Systems are transforming how restaurants operate by enabling remote management, faster updates, and seamless integration with other tools. From streamlining orders to managing inventory and staff, these systems provide the tools restaurant owners need to stay competitive in 2025 and beyond.

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SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Joe Nicholson was a manager and tech consultant at one of the busiest restaurants in Sacramento, CA—Tower Cafe. Now, as a copywriter at SpotOn, he helps restaurant owners and managers learn how to run a more profitable operation. Sales are usually listed first. Each cost category represents a percentage of your sales.

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Rocket Fuel

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

From information in delivery service provider portals such as DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub to BOH operations and store sales figures tracked via POS systems, the data generated by everyday business operations is highly valuable but complex. The key to unlocking the next echelon of success? Restaurant data analytics.

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SpotOn

OCTOBER 14, 2024

That means many point-of-sale system functions can be completed from anywhere you have cell reception or WiFi, allowing operators to access reports, change menus, and monitor inventory management on the go. If you run a restaurant, you know this, so you're probably weighing the many options for POS systems carefully.

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Lavu

JUNE 13, 2025

Some restaurant chain owners see the transition as a step toward going cashless in the future because restaurant point-of-sale systems make it so easy. Of course, it’s essential for most businesses to accept cash payments in some situations. In 2025, staying competitive means embracing digital payment trends.

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Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

This guide breaks down 28 proven strategies that help cut unnecessary expenses, streamline operations, and boost profitability—whether you manage a small café or a multi-location chain. Discovering new ways to reduce costs in restaurant management can boost profits. Let’s dive into what really works in today’s competitive landscape.

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Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

The right POS setup can make it easier to take orders, manage staff, track sales, and keep customers happy. Instead, the system offers customers a cash discount, helping you protect your profit margins and reduce operating costswithout compromising on service. Key Features to Look For : Cloud-based systems for remote management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Escoffier is aiding restaurant owners and managers by preparing qualified candidates ready for engaged employment. . This shift ensures that operations run smoothly, and sales revenue is optimized. One of the biggest struggles for restaurants post-covid is staffing. This trend has held on in the last five years.

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Lavu

MAY 23, 2025

In this post, well break down five clear signs that your point-of-sale system is holding your restaurant backand what you can do to fix it. Disconnected Systems : Managing multiple order sources without integration causes confusion. Outdated Sales Data : Delayed reporting prevents real-time decisions that boost profits.

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Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 30, 2025

Sample Bookkeeping for Restaurants and Bars: In the hospitality industry without precise record-keeping, even the most successful establishments can find themselves adrift, struggling with cash flow, compliance, and ultimately, profitability. Bookkeeping is the often-unsung hero, forming the bedrock of smart financial management.

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Squirrel Systems

JUNE 13, 2025

In the competitive world of hospitality, your point-of-sale (POS) system is more than a cash register—it’s the heartbeat of your operation. But if you’re still running a legacy POS, you may be paying more than you think. Faster onboarding = faster service = better guest experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Delivery/Takeout : COVID created a shift from in-person dining to takeout and delivery options, increasing reliance on third party delivery services, and on attractive takeout options. From a legal perspective, Insurance : the pandemic highlighted the limitations of insurance policies. – Pooja S.

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Delaget

JANUARY 8, 2025

Delagets analytics capabilities perfectly complement our Operator Cloud solution, while offering immediate value to our customers through enhanced back-office capabilities, delivery operations, and data-driven insights. The transaction closed on December 31, 2024.

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Rocket Fuel

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Step 1: Start recovering more delivery losses. Its revenue recovery from delivery service providers (DSPs). In Delagets latest annual Operational Index, we noted these rather telling points regarding the industrys rapidly evolving sales channels: Drive-thru is down 8.1% YOY and hit a six-year low Delivery is up 29.8%

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of how restaurants are a saving grace for malls, the economic impact of Taylor Swift in town, and how influential reviews can be. Inflation (or the increased costs of goods and services) is still a top pain point for operators (15 percent).

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The Restaurant Group

MAY 6, 2025

We’re talkin sales totals, customer orders, kitchen prep times, even that feedback card someone scribbled on. We’re talkin sales totals, customer orders, kitchen prep times, even that feedback card someone scribbled on. This includes daily sales, popular meals, customer reviews, and even employee schedules.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features trends in off-premise, coffee wars, the AI lifeline, the return of lunch, and how teens spend their dollars. Takeout is the most frequent off-premises method, followed by drive-thru and delivery. Older adults still prefer in-person ordering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of Drinksgiving and Thanksgiving trends, FSR challenges, and "out-of-the-box" dining habits. The annual report surveys 600 independent full-service restaurant (FSR) owners and operators from across the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Nearly every restaurant in the United States relies on a Point of Sale (POS) system for the majority of its front-of-house operations. Process Payments for Non-Cash Transactions In a digital age, a lot of people use cards instead of cash – but they can't do that if your POS system isn't working.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

As per a recently published report by Future Market insights, the Takeaway and Delivery Food market is going to witness accelerated demand in the coming years with online food platforms. As restaurants shuttered across the world due to the pandemic in 2020, deliveries and takeout orders soared.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak effect on the restaurant industry, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine is compiling a list of resources available for restaurant owners, operators and managers. To be added to this guide, reach out to Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Seventy-four percent of full service restaurants (FSRs) managed to maintain or increase their sales during the pandemic; however, profit margins in 2021 declined to 10 percent, compared to 12 percent in 2019, according to third annual State of Full Service Restaurants Report released by TouchBistro.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2020

Cash is dirty; and 4) we will soon launch bundled food delivery, acting as a marketplace for cloud kitchen delivery. We are taking other precautions and provide a sanitary training session for our tenants and clear communication with our tenants via our digital property management system (PMS). Eat healthier.”

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EATER

APRIL 10, 2024

Tomekah George Wonder’s big idea for food delivery is to own every aspect of the process, from recipe development to the moment it ends up at your door A few weeks ago, chef JJ Johnson launched a new restaurant concept in downtown Brooklyn. Wonder has shown a savvy curatorial eye reminiscent of the early days of delivery app Caviar.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2021

Your business has many moving parts—from record-keeping to activating sales to loyalty generation. Managing all of these moving parts can seem like an impossible task, yet it is imperative that you are up for it. Your restaurant needs a unified approach that can prepare you for the challenges ahead. Benefits of RMS.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

In the post-COVID landscape, pick-up, delivery, and loyalty (offers, incentives and gamification) are going to be essential revenue streams for virtually every restaurant. Crucially, data that is carefully collected and analyzed can also help managers make essential cost-benefit decisions regarding virtually every aspect of the business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. Diners are looking for reassurance on cleaning procedures and technology to reduce contact with servers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their perspection on 2020: What lessons did you learn and what do you feel the restaurant industry learned this year? Here are their responses. Click here for part two. Anita Adams, CEO of Black Bear Diner. Dennis Becker, CEO, Mobivity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp.entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. NYSE: APO) (the “Apollo Funds”) for $970 million in cash. US Foods to Acquire Smart Foodservice.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. Consider, for instance, a scenario in which your Point of Sale (POS) system can forecast the popularity of a new dish based on historical customer behaviour.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features Grubhub's State of the Plate 2020 trend report, the fragility of "open," di g ital resilience and brand intimacy. See the latest sales and traffic results here: Sales Improve but Restaurants Should Brace Themselves for Challenges Ahead.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

The modern restaurant point-of-sale (POS) system has grown beyond simply handling payments. Feature-rich mobile POS systems have evolved to processing orders, sending tickets to the kitchen, providing detailed reporting and offering thorough inventory and business management. The Evolution of POS.

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