Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Streamline ordering processes: Implement efficient ordering systems, such as tablet-based or mobile ordering, which allow customers to place their orders directly with the kitchen or bar staff without relying on a server. Transparent communication helps manage their expectations and reduces frustration.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In today’s world, that means their mobile devices. To gain more diners and drive more orders, restaurants need to optimize their mobile marketing and make it easier to order. What’s mobile marketing? Why mobile marketing for restaurants? Here are some tips and tools to help you get started.

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Lavu

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In fact, the demand for online restaurant ordering continues to grow among restaurant consumers. Restaurant owners and managers consistently look for solutions that allow customers to place orders online and have food delivered fast. An online ordering and delivery system is crucial for the modern restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2023

Further Optimize Delivery, Takeout and Curbside Experiences Many QSRs already relieve congested drive-thrus with distinct lines or protocols for call-ahead orders and third-party pickups. One of our clients, a well-known QSR legacy brand, added an express drive-thru lane for customers ordering ahead on the brand’s app.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

Ordering online, paying with mobile phones, scanning QR codes for a menu, and a ton of takeout, are just a part of dining out now. diners prefer to view menus, order, and pay for their meal using their phones rather than interacting with servers during the pandemic. According to a study from Appetize , 45% of U.S.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2020

COVID-19 is already impacting restaurants across the world—some more than others, with restaurants and other eating establishments being shut down by government order across the country. Encourage guests to order take-out or delivery. Communicate with staff and managers. Learn more about communication ?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2021

Just a few short years ago, customers paid for their meals in cash or credit cards, orders were totaled on analog cash registers, and customers called restaurants to place orders over the landline phone. The New Norm: Text to Order. These solutions work in tandem, making it easier than ever for customers to order and pay.

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Lavu

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Stay informed about industry standards and ensure that your offerings remain competitive. Encourage open communication and provide frequent feedback and recognition for outstanding performance. The system can also automatically send orders to the kitchen or bar, eliminating the need for manual communication.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

The ingrained customer behavior over the past year, delivery, mobile orders, curbside pick-up, will likely continue. Digitize Your Ordering Function and Enhance Your Presence. Just prior to the pandemic, off-premises orders accounted for 60 percent of restaurant engagements, according to a National Restaurant Association report.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

While many restaurant executives work from an office setting, most of their employees are on the ground floor, bussing tables, taking orders or preparing food. It’s not just your customers who are online, it’s your employees too. Your workers want feel valued and engaged.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Having an online presence that’s consistent, accessible, and engaging is one of the best ways for your restaurant to make a great first impression to prospective customers. The first thing you’re going to do is search online for a place that meets these criteria, right? A strong online brand isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s a necessity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Consumers are online now more than ever, and restaurants need to engage with them where they are. By optimizing their websites, restaurateurs make it easy for patrons find their business online which can lead to more customers dining in and/or ordering online. Ensure they are fast loading. Keep them updated.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Once upon a time, most restaurants operated on a patchwork of paper systems involving notebooks and back-of-the-napkin calculations, not to mention information owners and managers kept in their heads, hunches, and habits. Communicate with guests. Online reservation system. Here’s an overview of what’s available. Quick links.

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Culinary Digital

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Streamlining Foodservice Operations From order management to inventory control, digital solutions have streamlined foodservice processes to reduce errors and wait times. Moreover, data analytics and digital point-of-sale systems have empowered foodservice providers to make informed decisions about menu offerings and pricing.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 17, 2022

“When a certain time limit is reached for the order, the screen flashes, which helps with overall speed. “We We use screens in the kitchens to improve the accuracy and speed of orders, especially when customers also order coffees, so that everything can be served at the same time.”. and Ed say. A move towards contactless.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

For example, a handheld POS device will allow you to turn tables faster, improve order accuracy, and speed up service. A kitchen display system (KDS) can significantly improve your operations by digitally routing orders to the kitchen and then tracking them. And that's not all. Go Digital. Don't forget QR codes.

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Lavu

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For restaurants, the most used frictionless payment types are: contactless pay, mobile and digital wallets, and in-app payments. It uses NFC (near field communication) technology, a radio frequency that allows a card or device to communicate wirelessly with a point-of-sale (POS) system.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

ChowNow integrates seamlessly into Toast to route orders through your kitchen, manage your online menu faster and easier, reduce errors and cancellations, and have better order accuracy. ChowNow’s integration to Square allows restaurants to receive and fulfill every order into one POS and simplify their operations.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

ChowNow integrates seamlessly into Toast to route orders through your kitchen, manage your online menu faster and easier, reduce errors and cancellations, and have better order accuracy. ChowNow’s integration to Square allows restaurants to receive and fulfill every order into one POS and simplify their operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 1, 2022

It combines different online and offline strategies to promote a restaurant and increase orders. One of the best ways to become visible is to go online and create a website. Include such information in the footer to appear wherever visitors go on the website and make a dedicated page with contact details.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced thousands of traditional restaurants to transform themselves into order ahead restaurants; pre-pandemic, only 15 percent of restaurants offered curbside pickup; today, that’s up to 70 percent. Automating Order Ahead Logistics.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We also see this gaining traction with consumers similar to how calorie labeling became a major source of information for our personal health. Carbon emissions labeling helps inform our impact on planetary health. Innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Pizza chains still getting orders via phone 70 percent of the time. People want to know about safety measures in order to know what rules they must follow. Up to date info and employee processes will make the research and dining/ordering experience all the more impressive. Make sure your online presence is locked in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

For more information, visit: sba.gov/paycheckprotection. Updates to the “Make it Now” platform are made regularly as industry needs and available information evolves. Additional funding has been allocated for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP ). According to Administrator of the U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

The form and instructions inform borrowers how to apply for forgiveness of their PPP loans, consistent with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). launched its COVID-19 online operator resource, the US Foods Restaurant Reopening Blueprint. Click here to view the application and instructions.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

POS stands for point of sale, and it refers to the transactional moments when a guest orders and pays for their meal. It includes both hardware and software that runs on computers and mobile devices. That can be a big help when you want to shift toward making data-informed business decisions. What is mobile POS?

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Next Restaurants

JUNE 30, 2020

Share photos of your delivery team picking up orders, happy customers ordering takeout, and your staff making sure your restaurant is extra clean. Eggslut informs customers that you can order their egg sandwiches on UberEats. Eggslut informs customers that you can order their egg sandwiches on UberEats.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

By sharing your menu across all digital platforms including your website, review pages and social channels, customers have ample opportunities to see it and therefore decide to make a buying decision—whether that be making an in-person dining reservation or ordering food for delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Social networks, mobile banking apps, chatbots, robo-readers, connected devices and even ride-sharing apps are all powered in one way or another by AI technology. They expect digital ordering options, on-demand choices and services that cater to their online lifestyle. The Rise of Digital Channels.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Restaurants will continue to embrace digital on-premise, including mobile ordering and payment at the table, to streamline operations and improve the guest experience. Restaurants will continue to embrace digital on-premise, including mobile ordering and payment at the table, to streamline operations and improve the guest experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

With the prevalence of online reviews, it's crucial to actively seek and utilize feedback. It demonstrates a commitment to excellence, attracts and retains customers, and safeguards reputation in the age of instant online reviews. Customers can provide feedback effortlessly using their mobile phones, anytime and anywhere.

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Sling

JULY 24, 2023

In addition to scheduling, Sling offers task management and team communication features with notification alerts to keep your entire team on the same page. It delivers quick, digestible bursts of information in an Instagram-like format with quizzes at the end of each module so you can get rid of boring employee handbook binders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 29, 2020

Those that communicate and deliver a safe dine-in experience are better poised to lure customers back who are still uncomfortable dining out – as well as those who are comfortable eating out but still place a high priority on health and safety. Dine-in mobile ordering. Are you allowing people to dine in?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2021

But as reality of the pandemic sunk in and dining rooms remained closed, it became apparent that ordering delivery and takeout was the best way to help restaurants weather the storm — and there was a significant consumer appetite to do so. By August 2020, Americans reported ordering takeout 2.4

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Near field communication (NFC) technology then captures information from the card or device and continues processing the payment. NFC tech uses a radio frequency that allows it to communicate with the restaurant’s POS system. The last thing you want is for a customer to experience fraud or have their information stolen.

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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

AUGUST 17, 2020

Forty percent of those surveyed in the US and 39 percent in the UK said they would feel safer if they could view the menu from their mobile device, while 35 percent in the US versus 31 percent in the UK would like to be able to pay in the same manner. The US and UK also varied on how they wanted to retrieve take-out orders.

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