Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 27, 2025

Quick-service restaurants maintain a steady customer satisfaction score of 79 (on a 100 point scale), while full-service restaurants — despite slipping 2 percent to 82 — remain one of the highest-rated industries in the Index, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) Restaurant and Food Delivery Study 2025.

Loyalty Program

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

For operators, restaurant apps mean higher sales, greater customer retention, and smoother day-to-day operations. They help with reservations and table management, staff scheduling and time management, inventory tracking, rewards programs, automated marketing, and more. Online ordering and delivery apps.

2025

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 13, 2025

Hacienda La Esmeralda won all three main categories, a first for the competition, and achieved record-breaking scores of 97 and 98 points for its natural and washed Geshas, respectively. With scores of 97 and 98 points, we may see a new world record for coffee prices in just a few months. The BoP auction will take place on 6 August.

2025

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. Nowadays, running a successful restaurant takes more than great food and good service. To do so, you must have an optimized website and engaging social media profiles.

Book

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 19, 2025

London, UK) Thu, 19 Jun – SCA announces Brussels as the host city of 2026 World of Coffee European event. Editor’s note Specialty coffee consumption in the US has reached a 14‑year high. This milestone marks a shift led by younger consumers, with more than half of those aged 25 to 39 now opting for specialty-grade beans.

2025

Lavu

MARCH 13, 2025

POS systems do more than handle payments they utilize POS data to help restaurants analyze and manage seasonal sales trends. By leveraging POS data, restaurants can adjust inventory, staffing, and marketing strategies to maximize profits during busy periods and minimize waste during slow seasons.

POS

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

billion transactions and $67 billion in sales in 2024. Companies saw a sales boost in 2024 as loyalty transactions increased by over 30 percent. This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features delivery data, tariff troubles, summer dining trends, and Beer Serves America.

Fast Casual

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 Rail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Comprehensive analytics dashboard for insights into customer preferences and sales trends. Inventory management to keep track of stock levels. Conduct surveys or review customer feedback to pinpoint their preferences and pain points, such as menu options, delivery speed, or ease of ordering. If so, you’re not alone.

Delivery

Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Sales Tax: Stay on Top of Local Rules Every city and state has its own sales tax quirks. Pro Tip: SkyTab can track sales tax by location with its reporting tools. Mileage: Drive Off Some Taxes Delivering food or catering events? Ive tossed meals into inventory totals and shaved taxes that way. Dont let that be you.

Point of Sale

Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

If you’re looking to make the most of this high-energy day, here are 8 restaurant promotion ideas to help you stand out and drive sales. Use your POS system to track sales and determine the winning teams dish. Check your sales data to figure out what dishes will be the best sellers.

Social Media

Lavu

MARCH 28, 2025

With capabilities like real-time inventory management, automated scheduling, and customer relationship management (CRM) integration, restaurants can efficiently run tailored promotions for birthdays, anniversaries, and other special events.

Specials

The Rail

JUNE 11, 2025

Invest in Technology to Keep Everything Connected Managing two restaurants from one central point is challenging without the right tools. This includes POS systems, inventory software, scheduling tools, and even online review tracking. This is especially crucial because your focus will temporarily shift to setting up the new location.

Management

Lavu

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Use your POS system to analyze sales, profitability, and trends. Here’s how: Identify Top Performers : Track sales volume and item rankings to spot customer favorites. With tools like Lavu ‘s cloud-based POS, you can simplify data analysis and make informed changes to boost sales and profits.

POS

Lavu

MARCH 21, 2025

By analyzing ordering patterns, sales trends, and customer preferences using the POS systems System, they can make data-driven decisions to optimize menu offerings, highlight popular dishes, and introduce profitable items. Spot Best-Sellers : Focus on the 16% of menu items that drive 80% of sales. The result?

Design

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

This calculation involves dividing the cost of food sold by the total food sales and multiplying the result by 100 to get the food cost. By closely monitoring and optimizing this percentage, restaurants can better manage their inventory, minimize waste, and lower their overall expenses, ultimately maximizing cost reduction.

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. Cost-Effective: Affordable monthly plans replace hefty upfront hardware costs.

POS

SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Restaurant P&L basics Sales Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Labor costs Overhead costs Profit and profit margins Using your P&L statement Restaurant P&L basics A restaurant profit and loss statement is a spreadsheet that shows how all your money is coming in (sales) and where it's going out (costs). Prime costs.

License

Open for Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

From streamlining operations to automating guest touch points, artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the hospitality industry. The panelists highlighted agentic AI’s potential in hospitality, suggesting that it can manage repetitive tasks like inventory control or supply chain logistics.

Point of Sale

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 25, 2025

Accounting must track and analyze performance across peak and off-peak seasons, affecting revenue recognition, staffing, and inventory management. Fluctuating Occupancy/Demand: For hotels, occupancy rates directly impact revenue, while for restaurants, daily covers drive sales. Learn more about our Accounting Services !

Hospitality

SpotOn

MARCH 21, 2025

It requires accurate data on food costs, total sales, overhead costs, labor costs, and all the many costs in between. You just plug in the numbers alongside your current menu prices and item sales and it does all the number crunching for you. When you go out to eat, you're not just paying for the food.

Pricing

Lavu

JULY 4, 2025

With just two bartenders and one server, they served over 300 customers, generating significant weekend sales. Perfect for serving more guests with fewer staff. Mobile Apps : Pre-ordering cuts pickup times and boosts efficiency – restaurants fulfill orders up to 2.4x Apps also drive upselling , with 35% of users adding extra items.

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.

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. Quickly becoming an urban icon, with their increase in popularity, many breweries now need an integrated all-in-one point of sale (POS) system.

Brewery

Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

Modern point-of-sale systems go beyond order processing—they streamline operations, reduce bottlenecks, and improve table turnover. Likewise, Domino’s app has become a sales powerhouse, accounting for over half of the chain’s revenue. In the fast-paced world of food service, every second counts. Restaurants For U.S.

POS

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. This shift ensures that operations run smoothly, and sales revenue is optimized.

Loyalty Program

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 setup allows restaurant owners and managers to view sales reports, update menus, and monitor multiple locations in real time. billion in 2024 to $8.37

POS

Paper Chase Accountancy

AUGUST 5, 2025

Nearly 60% of restaurants fail within the first year, often due to poor financial management. This statistic highlights the critical role of effective restaurant accounting services. Industry-specific solutions, such as hotel and nightclub accounting, understand and cater to distinct financial needs of different hospitality sectors.

Cash Management

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. " As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry. ." – Pooja S.

Mobile Ordering

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 30, 2025

A single percentage point difference in food costs or labor can be the difference between profit and loss. Bookkeeping is the often-unsung hero, forming the bedrock of smart financial management. It’s the invisible framework that supports informed decision-making, ensures regulatory compliance, and illuminates the path to sustained growth.

Bar

Lavu

MAY 30, 2025

Use screen content to promote upcoming events, new menu items, coupons, and more. Restaurants can remove items that run out or promote items that are overstocked, aiding in better restaurant inventory management. Customers can place their orders faster, cutting down on overall dining time.

Ordering

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 24, 2025

These books aid in tracking sales, managing payroll, and handling expenses accurately. We’ll explore why these books are indispensable in daily operations, dissect their key components from sales to payroll, and highlight common pitfalls in restaurant bookkeeping.

Book

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 20, 2025

Restaurant accountants, for instance, must navigate the challenges of fluctuating inventory, high-volume cash transactions, and regular tipping practices, which are unique to the restaurant industry. In the bustling world of gastronomy, the art of restaurant bookkeeping often takes a backseat. What’s the role of outsourced services?

Cash Management

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 21, 2025

They require specialized support that understands the intricacies of fluctuating revenues, high labor costs, and complex inventory management. Point-of-Sale (POS) System Integration: Seamless integration of POS data into accounting systems is crucial for real-time sales tracking, accurate revenue recognition, and identifying trends.

Hospitality

Evergreen

JULY 11, 2025

POS integration : Does it connect with your point-of-sale system for auto-syncing? While Untappd is popular for some beer lovers and taproom owners alike, it’s not the only solution—and depending on your needs, it may not even be the best one. Custom branding : Can you match the look and feel of your brand? YOU MAY ALSO LIKE.

Menu

SpotOn

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Restaurant profit margin calculator How to lower restaurant costs How to increase restaurant sales Gross and net profit margins for restaurants In restaurants, profit margin is the percentage of revenue left over after expenses and costs are taken out. We all know it. Restaurant profit margins are pretty low.

Operations

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 30, 2025

Financial accounting in hospitality can reveal inefficiencies in inventory management, for example, leading to a more judicious use of resources. Just as the backbone holds up the body, so does financial accounting underpin the success of hospitality businesses. But how exactly can hospitality entities build a stronger financial backbone?

Hotels