7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Collaborate with nearby businesses for events or promotions, and ask them to include a link to your website on their site. Use it to share updates, special events, or new menu items. When done right, it helps keep your restaurant at the top of customers' minds, encourages repeat visits, and promotes special events or menu items.

Book

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2025

Looking at the decades to come, expectations will only deepen: wellness programming, ecological design, and culturally rooted hospitality will be baseline, not bonus. From identifying low-performing menu items, anticipating staffing needs before shifts go off‑balance, and even forecasting how events and weather impact guest flow.

Hospitality

The Rail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Today, more than ever, restaurants are turning to custom-built apps to improve convenience, streamline operations, and foster customer loyalty. Building a food delivery app for your restaurant can help you expand your reach, streamline operations, and foster customer loyalty. Inventory management to keep track of stock levels.

Delivery

Lavu

MARCH 28, 2025

These advanced tools empower restaurants to create personalized offers, track customer data, and automate processes to enhance customer loyalty and streamline operations. Key Features to Consider in the Best POS System Promotion Management : Tools like automated scheduling to handle discounts for events like birthdays or anniversaries.

Specials

ChowNow

MAY 9, 2025

Factors like portion size, seasonal ingredients, and market price changes all affect this number, which is why inventory management and regular updates to your recipes and pricing matter. This includes your social media ads, loyalty programs , printed flyers, local event sponsorships, discounts, and PR.

Operations

Lavu

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

It’s a cloud-based POS system tailored for restaurants, offering tools like inventory management, employee scheduling , and CRM. With features like dual pricing to cut credit card fees, real-time inventory tracking, and integrations with QuickBooks and Uber Eats, Lavu simplifies operations for businesses of all sizes.

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

The research found that businesses worldwide – particularly restaurants – intend to experiment more in 2025, especially with customer retention programs like loyalty, as they face the triple challenge of sustained high inflation, shrinking consumer wallets and the need to raise prices across the board.

Marketing

Lavu

APRIL 4, 2025

A modern POS system for bars goes beyond just processing paymentsit helps with inventory management, staff scheduling, and real-time sales tracking. Lavu : Best for ingredient-level inventory tracking and loyalty features. Lightspeed : Ideal for advanced inventory control and analytics. Pricing starts at $9.99/month.

POS

The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Tools and Technology for Monitoring Food Inventory Software : Track stock levels and expiry dates to reduce spoilage. Implementing Inventory Management Practices Effective inventory management reduces overstocking and spoilage, keeping operations efficient and sustainable. Recycle Properly : Train staff to sort recyclables.

Waste

Lavu

MARCH 13, 2025

By leveraging POS data, restaurants can adjust inventory, staffing, and marketing strategies to maximize profits during busy periods and minimize waste during slow seasons. Plan Inventory : Track sales velocity to stock up on popular items while avoiding overstocking. Peak hour performance : See how rush periods shift with the seasons.

POS

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

By closely monitoring and optimizing this percentage, restaurants can better manage their inventory, minimize waste, and lower their overall expenses, ultimately maximizing cost reduction. Here are some examples of incentive programs that you can offer employees to help you cut spending: 1. Food cost control is crucial.

Loyalty Program

Squirrel Systems

MAY 1, 2025

Optimizing the Bar Program with Digital Tools Beverages, especially alcoholic ones, offer some of the highest profit margins in the restaurant industry. To enhance profitability: Implement an inventory management software to track liquor usage and reduce waste. Introduce wine pairings or tasting events with online booking options.

Loyalty Program

Lavu

JULY 11, 2025

From streamlining orders to managing inventory and staff, these systems provide the tools restaurant owners need to stay competitive in 2025 and beyond. Data Insights: Real-time data helps optimize staffing, menu adjustments, and inventory. Consider a matcha café that uses an integrated loyalty program through its POS system.

POS

Lavu

JULY 4, 2025

But automation doesn’t stop at order management – it also tackles inventory challenges. Smart Inventory Management Smart inventory systems are game-changers for keeping operations running without interruptions. Smart inventory systems provide detailed usage data, which can strengthen supplier negotiations.

2025

SpotOn

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This can impact your online ordering operation or invoicing for catering or private events. 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. How much does POS software cost?

POS

Lavu

JULY 25, 2025

The craft beer industry is evolving fast, and breweries are under pressure to serve more customers, manage inventory in real time, and keep operations lean. Now, pubs can process transactions on the spot while delivering kegs to restaurants, events, and festivals. Keep up with your inventory.

Brewery

Open for Business

OCTOBER 15, 2024

That’s why having a solid restaurant management training program is so important for owners and operators looking to build a successful team. A well-structured management training program equips new leaders with essential skills while promoting ongoing development. This will help you avoid purchasing more than you need.

Training

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Special events have become a big reason for going out, making unique dining experiences more important than ever. Special events have become a big reason for going out, making unique dining experiences more important than ever. I’m happy to say it’s come back, with people holding big business and social events again.

Loyalty Program

Squirrel Systems

MAY 26, 2025

Whether it’s adding a mobile ordering station, launching a loyalty program, or integrating new third-party platforms, the focus is on modular systems that grow with the business. ” What we saw: Restaurants doubling down on handheld POS, QR code menus, integrated loyalty, and seamless payment options.

Loyalty Program

SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Your P&L line items should be consistent with the ones on different platforms—POS, inventory management, and accounting software. Paid training hours for new employees, ServSafe certification, training programs, free meals, etc Bonuses. Spotify, ASCAP/BMI licensing fees), and special events. Smallwares.

License

SpotOn

MARCH 21, 2025

It is calculated by the following formula: 💡 Food cost percentage = (beginning inventory + purchases - ending inventory) ÷ food sales Ideal food cost percentage sits somewhere between 28-35%, depending on your restaurant concept. Remain profitable with smart menu pricing and markups The restaurant industry isn't easy.

Pricing

Evergreen

JULY 11, 2025

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A DIGITAL BEER MENU PLATFORM Before diving into the alternatives, it’s worth defining what actually matters for bars and restaurants looking to upgrade their digital displays.

Menu

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Many restaurant owners had believed they would be covered in the event of something like the pandemic, and found themselves without a safety net. We’ve reimagined our drive-thru model, introduced new kitchen technology to improve throughput, and strengthened our loyalty program to keep customers engaged. more an hour.

Mobile Ordering

Lavu

AUGUST 1, 2025

With technology playing a bigger role in dining, your POS system needs to handle payments, manage orders, track inventory, and even help with staff scheduling. This makes it easier to manage loyalty programs and streamline operations. Since 2020, contactless payments and QR code menus have surged in popularity.

POS

Lavu

MAY 30, 2025

Use screen content to promote upcoming events, new menu items, coupons, and more. This process builds a customer database that can be used for loyalty programs and remarketing campaigns. Restaurants can remove items that run out or promote items that are overstocked, aiding in better restaurant inventory management.

Ordering

SpotOn

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Control COGS with inventory management Depending on your concept, you've got somewhere between 30 and 300 ingredients, many of which are found in multiple menu items in various amounts. Inventory management software does that for you. A loyalty program can be integrated into online ordering. No high commissions.

Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2025

Use technology to streamline inventory management, ordering and other day-to-day tasks. You may be surprised by some of their recommendations that are inexpensive for you to implement (like rearranging tables) but increase customer satisfaction and loyalty. Start a fee-based membership program. Here are some initial thoughts.

Seasonal Menu

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2025

Nearly half (47 percent) of diners say they engage with loyalty programs at least once a week, up significantly from just 34 percent in 2023. To improve retention, operators are focused on technology that delivers structured onboarding programs, leadership development, and real-time feedback tools.

Pricing

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

Loyalty programs also matter: 65 percent of drive-thru users and over 60 percent of takeout and delivery users say membership affects where they order. The report explores the forces shaping guest loyalty in 2025. While loyalty check size growth is promising, it's important to understand what this number means.

Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Turning Tides: Restaurants Continued Navigativating Inflation In response to inflation, operators said they: adjusted food suppliers (37 percent), tracked ingredient prices (36 percent), increased menu prices (34 percent), managed a leaner inventory (32 percent), and reduced their menu sizes (26 percent). The average ticket size grew by 2.6

Point of Sale

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 10, 2025

It involves a systematic process of understanding, anticipating, and influencing consumer behavior to maximize income, especially for perishable inventory like hotel rooms or airline seats. Weather and Local Events: Major concerts, conventions, or adverse weather can all influence pricing. a standard room vs. a suite).

Hospitality

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Ninety-five percent of those surveyed reported using some form of AI in their restaurant, with the most common being AI-assisted inventory management (35 percent), AI menu optimization (35 percent) and AI reservations/bookings (32 percent). Consumers are still traveling, attending events, and seeking unique experiences despite higher costs.

2025

Paper Chase Accountancy

JUNE 25, 2025

Explore how data and forecasting drive better pricing and inventory decisions. For example, during a high-demand period like a major city event, a hotel would raise its prices, knowing that customers are willing to pay more. N/A (observational) Crucial for inventory management and maximizing total stay value.

Tourism

Lavu

AUGUST 1, 2025

Offer themed nights, loyalty programs, and limited-time promotions to create urgency and drive foot traffic. Hosting events like trivia nights or happy hours is another great way to increase bar revenue while providing more value to customers. Instead of raising prices, consider enhancing the customer experience.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2024

Additionally, digital inventory management systems provide real-time stock updates, helping maintain optimal inventory levels, reduce waste, and ensure the availability of ingredients. AI-driven predictive analytics, for instance, help forecast demand, manage inventory, and reduce food waste.

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 28, 2022

Your inventory on hand. Loyalty Programs. When registering for a loyalty, your customers give you some of their information to qualify. Loyalty programs also allow you to collect behavioral data. At scale, you’ll need a good loyalty program, or mobile ordering app provider to automate this for you.

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

Inventory stock changed significantly. By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing. In the best of circumstances, they should be linked to inventory and automated kitchens.

Technology