Focus POS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Tablet Point of Sale Software. Traditional point of sale (POS) terminals are a vast improvement over electronic cash registers, offering greater functionality and efficiency. Or they can be removed from the stand and used by staff to take orders and process payments anywhere on the house floor. Line Busting.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

While the company has products specifically designed for each vertical, such as appointments, eCommerce, online ordering and reservation management, its uniqueness lies in offering high-powered capabilities that every business needs. These include marketing, website development, omnichannel payments and point-of-sale (POS) solutions. "We're

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 22, 2022

Over the past few years, demand has been growing for coffee that is easy to prepare and high in quality – and we’ve subsequently seen a rapidly-growing market for self-serve coffee machines emerge. I spoke to three industry professionals to find out more about the self-serve coffee market. What are self-serve coffee machines?

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MBB Hospitality

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

A good point of sale system is essential for your restaurant. This article discusses a few of the most popular restaurant point of system, or POS, available on the market today and there advantages. A restaurant POS can serve many roles depending on what you need. The Purpose of a POS System. Lightspeed. TouchBistro.

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Apicbase

MARCH 3, 2023

Although the point-of-sale system (POS) remains the technological heart of restaurants, numerous technologies run behind the scenes these days. This end-to-end solution uses data from your POS to provide insights into sales, food costs, menu engineering and inventory management. Restaurant technology has come a long way.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

This crucial aspect significantly influences the financial success of your Quick-Serve Restaurant (QSR) and plays a pivotal role in thriving within a competitive market. A quicker drive-thru experience translates to delighted patrons, positive word-of-mouth, and the capacity to serve more customers, ultimately leading to increased profits.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 4, 2021

Food cost percentage. Break-even point. Sales per labor hour. You can now determine what percentage this is off your overall sales to get a picture of your restaurant's financial health. Business is often a game of numbers, and restaurants are no exception. If it's not measured, it won't be managed. Prime costs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2024

Operators must weigh guest acceptance while making strategic decisions about integrating automation at many restaurant touch points, according to Software Advice’s 2024 Automated Customer Experience Survey. What should restaurant operators take away from these results? Prices for real estate, inventory, and labor are rising.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2024

Restaurants started using 2D barcodes (such as QR codes) at dining tables to offer digital menus and even allow patrons to order with their smartphones during the pandemic, when contactless transactions were necessary. In foodservice establishments, the same technology opens doors to greater food safety and ingredient transparency.

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BNG Point of Sale

JUNE 19, 2020

Point of System Cost / Our 2020 Guide to the Benefits of Today’s Merchant Software. As a business owner, the cost of a point of sale system you’re currently paying may be limited based on what seems affordable. Having a POS software system in place is a key way of creating immediate and more frequent sales.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you're standing in line waiting to order the special of the night, the seasonal Panzanella Salad, you don't want to hear “86 the special”. At some point when you were dining in a restaurant, you may have heard the BOH staff shout “86” and the name of a menu item to the waiters. Table of Contents. What does 86 mean?

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Casual restaurants, fast food, quick service. Establishments that require a diversity of staff (servers, hosts, bussers, food runners, etc.) Fast casual, cafes, breweries, Percentage of sales. Points based. Find the full guide to restaurant tip outs here. Servers, sometimes other FOH staff. Incentivizes servers.

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Social Hospitality

JULY 25, 2022

With the food tech market slated to be valued at nearly $342 billion USD by 2027 , the demand for increased technology implementation in the industry will continue to rise. And this seems to be just the beginning of a new era in the way food business owners operate. The Importance of Technology in Food Businesses.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

Not long ago, this software ran only on bulky PCs in back offices or slow, awkward point-of-sale (POS) stations tucked along the edges of the dining room. They can take orders on iPads and process transactions via handheld POS devices. These systems offer a unified solution for sales, inventory, and customer management.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

Not long ago, this software ran only on bulky PCs in back offices or slow, awkward point-of-sale (POS) stations tucked along the edges of the dining room. They can take orders on iPads and process transactions via handheld POS devices. These systems offer a unified solution for sales, inventory, and customer management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2024

It increases the restaurant sales and builds a loyal customer base. Hence, we need to understand the key aspects of developing a loyalty program to increase restaurant sales and explore the ways that can be adopted. How can you keep customers returning to your restaurant when so many choices exist?

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Lavu

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A state-of-the-art restaurant POS System, specifically tailored for bars and restaurants, streamlines transactions, inventory management, and customer service, ensuring that business owners can focus on what they do best—serving their patrons. Order Customization: Lavu vs. Lightspeed Restaurant POS Systems Not all bars offer the same drinks.

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Social Hospitality

JULY 15, 2022

With the food tech market slated to be valued at nearly $342 billion USD by 2027 , the demand for increased technology implementation in the industry will continue to rise. And this seems to be just the beginning of a new era in the way food business owners operate. That’s not all.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2024

Drive traffic to your restaurant’s social media page by adding QR codes to posters, food packaging, receipts and table tents. Drive traffic to your restaurant’s social media page by adding QR codes to posters, food packaging, receipts and table tents. But QR codes offer much more than a pathway to a menu on our phones.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Restaurant point-of-sale (POS) terminals are steadily replacing the now obsolete cash registers used in restaurants. Businesses in the food service industry are primarily adopting these advanced POS systems to streamline the communication between waitstaff and kitchen staff, inventory tracking, and improving team management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2024

Now is the time to get your plays in order to be a winner this Super Bowl Sunday. Play The Field : Some Super Bowl viewers prefer to watch the game in the comfort of their own homes, but that doesn’t mean you should lose out on sales. Prepare in advance by reviewing the increased projected sales and product mix (PMIX) reports.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 26, 2024

Food allergies in the United States affect an estimated 26 million adults and six million children (10.8 and 8 percent, respectively) and the number of people telling restaurants about their food allergies upfront is increasing. To keep up, restaurants need systems that can quickly check if dishes contain allergens and alert staff.

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Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

And businesses that don’t serve these risk losing out to competitors. But which cold and sparkling drinks should you be serving? Why Serve Cold & Sparkling Drinks? Making drinks in-house means that coffee shops can reduce their single-use plastics and waste,” Olwyn points out. Serving nitro coffee on tap.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This casualty has been in the making for some time but adding point of origin supply chain issues has made the loss even more significant. The smaller corner restaurateur that is essential to a community can suddenly find that minimum orders with the vendor have been doubled making cash flow an increased challenge for the restaurant.

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SpotOn

MAY 13, 2024

Internal data from SpotOn showed an average tip of 18.99% on orders placed through the SpotOn Restaurant point-of-sale system for March 2024. Internal data from SpotOn showed an average tip of 18.99% on orders placed through the SpotOn Restaurant point-of-sale system for March 2024.

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7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? We're all here for it! Coffee shops can be so much more than a place to grab a cup of joe and a croissant. They are places where friends and family gather, where ideas are formed and spread, and where important work gets done. Table of Contents. Coffee Shop Concepts. Obtain Funding.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

In addition, social media marketing can boost sales and help you grow your brand. Restaurant loyalty programs , when done correctly, can increase repeat sales. This is because many consumers are focused on earning points and receiving free meals. Every stage of the client's journey should be examined. Optimization of NAPs.

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SpotOn

APRIL 24, 2024

  With 150 staff members and $50,000 in weekly food sales on average, Armory is larger than life. While the humble neighborhood watering hole might have one point-of-sale and 4 or 5 tables, Armory operates with 30 POS stations to accommodate their six bars. Louis classic fried ravioli without a hitch.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2023

The food industry has been historically slow to integrate technology and digital solutions. Customers expect efficient and convenient payments, and restaurants must adapt to meet those demands Tap-to-pay, tableside QR codes, tablets — you name it — help the food service industry embrace flexible and intelligent payment systems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 12, 2022

Restaurants continue to face labor and supply chain issues, plus rising food costs. This can be done by calculating your restaurant’s food cost percentage and cost of each dish using reports and data that an integrated point-of-sale can provide. Offer Easy Online Ordering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 15, 2023

Today, the global food delivery app industry is predicted to reach $320 billion by 2029 — up from $140 billion in 2022. As such, implementing a robust food delivery and takeout service has become critical for restaurants’ longevity and success. Manages orders at peak hours so the kitchen isn’t overwhelmed.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The Snug is a bar-forward restaurant in San Francisco serving modern California comfort food, cocktails & craft beer offered in chic, comfortable quarters. Zack himself took up the role of delivery driver and spent his evenings driving food orders across the city. Everybody wants their food at the same time of day.

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Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It is calculated by dividing the number of guests served by the number of tables available during that time period. For example, if a restaurant has 10 tables and serves 30 guests in a four-hour period, its table turnover would be 3. What is Restaurant Table Turnover Rate? The ideal turnover rate changes based on type of restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies. We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies. There's an acknowledgment that not everything can be resolved through the use of robots, AI, and automation alone.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

What’s keeping restaurants humming: mobile point-of-sale (POS) units, ordering terminals, tabletop tablets, and tablets for the waitstaff. This includes integrating point-of-sale terminals, fixed and mobile POS devices, and tabletop tablets for easy ordering and paying.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2021

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting restaurant shutdowns, online ordering has become the go-to method for many customers. By using loyalty programs as a way to encourage customers to order directly. So how can restaurants avoid these fees? What’s more, loyal customers spend more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2022

As we close out 2022, food production is at risk. We’re still facing product shortages, exacerbated by ongoing supply chain interruptions and the Russian-Ukrainian war stalling food shipments – including 9.5 Inflation is causing food prices – and food insecurity – to soar. . Focus on Sustainable Food Production.

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