SpotOn

JUNE 17, 2025

An online ordering system is table stakes for every restaurant these days. But if you're still on the fence about implementing online food ordering software at your establishment, take a look at some of the latest stats from the National Restaurant's Association's 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry Report.

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ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Do orders get lost in the shuffle between different platforms? If managing food delivery feels more like a headache than a revenue stream, youre not alone. With 52% of consumers saying that ordering out is essential to their lifestyle, every restaurant that wants to stay competitive must offer delivery.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Each system has its own tablet, order flow, and set of requirements, making it difficult to keep up with operations smoothly. Each platformUber Eats, GrubHub, DoorDashrequires its own tablet, login, and order management system. Order management issues. Consumers report that 24.4% Staff training and inconsistent efficiency.

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Delivery Online Ordering Customer Service POS 195

ChowNow

MARCH 7, 2025

Every online order, email sign up, and reward program interaction generates valuable insightsbut if that data just sits there, youre missing a major opportunity. Think about it: What if you could automatically send a special offer to a customer who hasnt ordered in a while? Restaurants collect a ton of customer data.

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Loyalty Program Email Marketing Online Ordering Point of Sale 195

ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Climate & Seasonality: Does the weather impact what people order or when they dine out? Ask yourself: Dining Preferences: Do they prioritize health-conscious options, indulgent comfort food, or trendy dishes? Online Ordering Behavior: Are they more likely to dine in, take out, or order for delivery?

Marketing 195

Marketing Social Media Email Marketing Loyalty Program 195

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

A well-crafted email can remind a past guest to stop by again, encourage reservations for a new seasonal menu, or even boost online orders with a limited-time discount. A well-timed email with a special offer, new menu item, or exclusive promotion can be the nudge they need to place another order.

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Email Marketing 2025 Marketing Online Ordering 195

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Diners want the convenience of ordering, booking, and engaging with their favorite restaurants straight from their phones. Beyond mobile ordering, restaurant apps support operations in ways that were never available before. Online ordering and delivery apps. Here is an example of a restaurants branded app.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Back-of-house (BOH) staff, including chefs and kitchen assistants, will focus more on food safety, food handling, and kitchen equipment use. Restaurants with large or intricate menus will need to allocate more time to staff training on the ingredients, preparation methods, and food handling procedures.

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ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

Every day, youre juggling staff, food quality, inventory, customer service, purchasing, and moreall while trying to cultivate a dining experience that wows your customers enough to keep them coming back. Customer Service and Experience Great food and drink is only truly enjoyed when its coupled with a great service experience.

Operations 195

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Nowadays, running a successful restaurant takes more than great food and good service. With 90% of diners checking a restaurant online before visiting, you also need a strong online presence to attract and boost reservations. Let’s explore 26 proven online marketing strategies to help your restaurant thrive.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

POS integrations simplify restaurant operations by automating tasks, reducing errors, and improving customer service. They connect tools like inventory tracking, payroll, and online ordering into one system, allowing real-time data access for smarter decisions.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

For example, if you run a social media campaign or pay for online ordering integrations, all of these contribute to your overall marketing expenses. Imagine you own a café, and you’ve just run a campaign to boost your online ordering. You spent $800 on Facebook ads and in-store promotions over a month.

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Lavu

JUNE 26, 2025

The restaurant industry is rapidly evolving, and mobile food ordering is at the center of this transformation. These mobile food ordering statistics reveal just how quickly digital habits are shifting — and what it means for restaurants trying to stay competitive. At first, mobile ordering seemed like a long shot.

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ChowNow

MARCH 20, 2025

A single missteplike a delayed order or a system glitchcan throw off an entire shift. Whether theyre grabbing takeout, dining in, or ordering delivery, diners dont have patience for long waits or clunky systems. The easier it is for customers to place orders and receive their food, the smoother operations run. The result?

Operations 195

Operations Online Ordering Customer Service Mobile Ordering 195

ChowNow

JULY 11, 2025

When going through the ordering process, diners want three things: Speed Ease Clarity Your menu categories have more to do with delivering on those expectations than you might think. A well-organized menu—whether it’s a physical menu or an online menu—guides guests quickly to what they’re craving.

Menu 195

Menu Dietary Restrictions Seasonal Menu Online Ordering 195

ChowNow

MAY 23, 2025

It blends sales data, food cost, and menu psychology to help you stop guessing and start making decisions that grow your margins. Real menu engineering efforts are grounded in hard numbers: data, food cost percentage, and how much profit each dish actually brings in, so you know exactly what to promote, rework, or cut.

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Menu Seasonal Menu Point of Sale Online Ordering 195

Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In 2025, one of the most powerful tools at your disposal will be your Point of Sale (POS) system. Far more than just a way to process payments, todays POS technology is transforming the restaurant industryhelping you streamline operations, cut costs, and deliver superior customer experiences.

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ChowNow

MAY 23, 2025

A spike in food costs, a drop in sales volume, or one slow season can wipe out months of hard work. They tell you how much money your restaurant keeps after paying for everything from food costs to labor expenses to utilities and rent. Keep them too low, and youre losing your net profit margin every time someone orders.

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Point of Sale Insurance Fast Casual Customer Service 195

EATER

MAY 14, 2025

Organize all your orders dine-in, online, and third-party and fulfill them in a flash, right from your POS. The restaurant, with its then-$55 and -$80 tasting menus, was a food-media darling: In 2019, it earned a Michelin star and topped the Los Angeles Times 101 Best Restaurants list.

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Seating Outdoor Dine-in Beverage 222

ChowNow

APRIL 11, 2025

From managing reservations at the host stand or firing orders straight to the kitchen from table side, tablets are changing the way restaurants run. Bonus points if the interface is also customer-friendly, especially if you plan to use tablets for self-ordering or digital menus. Also, look for a tablet that has a strong battery life.

Front of House 195

Front of House Allergens Online Ordering Back of House 195

Lavu

JULY 3, 2025

SaaS POS systems offer a flexible, cloud-based solution that helps restaurants streamline operations, reduce costs, and scale with ease. Unlike traditional setups, these systems provide real-time access to data, seamless updates, and remote management—making them ideal for today’s fast-paced food service environment.

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ChowNow

MARCH 27, 2025

Somewhere in between is the number that makes sense for your food costs, your market, and your restaurants unique position. Food Costs: How to calculate the cost of each dish Lets start with the basics: how much does it actually cost you to make each item on your menu? Set prices too low, and youre leaving money on the table.

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Pricing Menu Point of Sale Customer Experience 195

ChowNow

MAY 16, 2025

Understanding what customers order, when they order, and how often is an untapped goldmine of information for restaurant operators. What do repeat orders say about our customer preferences? Ordering data includes more than just what gets sold. Which dishes are getting ordered the most?

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Ordering Online Ordering Seasonal Menu Point of Sale 195

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

89% of people do dining research on their phones, so if you’re not making the most of your online presence, you're missing out on a huge opportunity. Whether through supporting local charities or participating in food drives, local restaurants can become go-to places for customers who want to support their community.

Marketing 195

Marketing 2025 Social Media Email Marketing 195

ChowNow

MARCH 28, 2025

With rapid advances happening across various industries, including the food industry, you might be wondering: What does AI have to do with running my restaurant? It allows AI to understand and respond to human language, which is how virtual assistants can answer customer questions or take online orders. The short answer?

Front of House 195

Front of House Back of House Online Ordering Email Marketing 195

ChowNow

MARCH 20, 2025

Keeping menus updated across various online ordering systems and third-party delivery apps can feel like a never-ending game of catch-up. Manually updating menus across multiple online ordering channels is tedious, time-consuming, and prone to mistakes. What is Menu Management Software?

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Menu Management Management Online Ordering 195

The Rail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Have you noticed how food delivery apps are becoming essential in attracting and retaining diners? In this article, we’ll show you exactly how to create a food delivery app tailored to your restaurant’s needs, while staying competitive in a booming industry. The global online food delivery market size was valued at USD 221.65

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Delivery Food Loyalty Program Food Order 147

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Adaptability became non-negotiable as takeout, delivery, and digital ordering shifted from secondary revenue streams to essential lifelines." Self-ordering kiosks, QR codes, mobile apps and loyalty reward cards have created more personalized experiences, which increase the likelihood customers will return.

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Front of House Loyalty Program Recruiting Customer Experience 221

ChowNow

APRIL 15, 2025

Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Cost of Goods Sold tells you how much it actually costs to make the food and beverage sales you sell. Monitoring your COGS helps you spot food waste, theft, over-ordering, or supplier price hikes before they eat into your gross profit margin. into 40%, you multiply by 100. The result is your AOV.

Operations 195

Operations Email Marketing Point of Sale Online Ordering 195

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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POS Management Management Mobile Ordering 78

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A bar is a profitable business option if you’re looking to enter the food industry. Start by tracking all the income your bar generates, including sales from drinks, food, and any additional services. Analyze your product mix Review the drinks and food items you sell the most and least.

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ChowNow

MAY 2, 2025

Youre not just managing food and staff, youre battling slim profit margins, high operating expenses, and constantly changing customer preferences. Because the truth is, most restaurants dont close because of bad food. Its a restaurant industry myth that all you need to fill your tables is great food and a good vibe.

Email Marketing 195

Email Marketing Social Media Cash Management Customer Service 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2025

Many restaurants didn’t even use smart POS systems consistently. Today, we can pull POS data, website analytics, social media insights, and CRM reports to make data-backed decisions and track ROI in real-time. Cultural Exposure : Thanks to food TV and social media, more people now appreciate the craft behind hospitality.

Marketing 332

Marketing Social Media Email Marketing Back of House 332

Lavu

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Wasted food, stock shortages, and manual tracking errors all lead to higher costs and lost profits. That’s where POS inventory tools step in to help. Key Ways POS Systems Save Restaurants Money: Real-Time Tracking : Automatically updates stock levels as orders are placed, reducing waste and preventing stockouts.

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Inventory POS Waste Point of Sale 78

ChowNow

JULY 4, 2025

Dining habits change, food costs fluctuate, and customer preferences can shift depending on what’s trending. The clues are subtle at first: a dip in orders here, a negative note in a review there. To learn what’s happening, your first step is to dig into your POS data to confirm the drop-off in sales. But together they add up.

Menu 150

Menu Online Ordering Seasonal Menu Point of Sale 150

Lavu

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Integrating mobile inventory systems with POS platforms simplifies restaurant operations by automating inventory updates, reducing errors, and providing real-time insights. Lavu Lavu offers a cloud-based iPad POS system designed to simplify restaurant management, particularly when it comes to handling inventory across multiple channels.

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Inventory POS Mobile Ordering Waste 78

Lavu

JULY 11, 2025

Managing orders from multiple delivery apps can quickly overwhelm restaurant staff and disrupt service flow. With Lavu POS, restaurants can seamlessly connect platforms like Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub directly into their point-of-sale system—eliminating manual entry, reducing errors, and saving valuable time.

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