7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Once you have that total, subtract all of your costs, such as labor, inventory, rent, utilities, and other operating expenses. Bars that effectively manage their inventory and reduce waste tend to maintain higher margins. To calculate your pour cost, you have to know the total cost of your alcohol inventory.

Point of Sale

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. Here’s what you need to know: Benefits : Real-time stock updates, improved accuracy, and smarter inventory planning.

Inventory

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

How do you handle multiple tables and orders at once? What would you do if a customer tried to use an expired coupon or special offer? What steps would you take if a customer received the wrong order? How do you maintain accuracy when taking orders for large groups? How do you handle multiple tables and orders at once?

Hiring

The Rail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

As customers increasingly turn to online ordering for convenience and safety, restaurants must adapt to stay competitive. Real-time order tracking. Admin Panel : Order management system to track and manage orders in real time. Inventory management to keep track of stock levels. Order assignment and status updates.

Delivery

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. With evolving technology, bar owners now have access to cloud-based, mobile-friendly, and AI-powered solutions that improve efficiency. Pricing starts at $9.99/month.

POS

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

That model allows the chain to invest more labor in the kitchen, where car-friendly salads and wraps are made to order. Entrée salads can be ordered as a wrap for drivers to eat one handed, for example. Kern said Greenlane has found savings by ordering direct, rather than going through a distributor. Photo courtesy of Greenlane.

Fast Casual

Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

From improving customer satisfaction to managing inventory, every day presents a new opportunity to optimize operations. No longer just a payment processing tool, your POS system can handle everything from order taking and payments to inventory tracking and customer data management.

2025

The Rail

JANUARY 28, 2025

Smart Cost-Cutting Strategies for Restaurants Effective inventory management requires a well-trained, organized team using consistent routines, streamlined processes, accurate par levels, menu cross-utilization, and reliable inventory software to minimize waste and maintain efficiency.

Cash Management

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

Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

Whether you’re connecting loyalty programs, online ordering, or inventory tools, open APIs make it possible to tailor your POS to match your exact operational needs. Furthermore, open API presents the ability for software vendors to specialize and really create the best products.

POS

Lavu

MAY 9, 2025

From real-time inventory tracking to mobile ordering and multi-location management, the right POS helps restaurants grow faster and operate more efficiently. Toast : Designed for restaurants, offering tableside ordering, inventory management, and a free starter plan with 3% payment processing.

POS

Lavu

AUGUST 1, 2025

From managing daily orders to tracking inventory and improving customer experience, today’s POS solutions go far beyond basic transactions. Whether you grind your own coffee, settle for instant coffee, or get in line for something special at a big-box or local coffee shop, there is no doubt that coffee is an integral part of life.

POS

Lavu

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

These reports help you understand sales trends, manage inventory, optimize staffing, and improve customer satisfaction. Inventory Reports : Monitor stock levels, usage patterns, and waste to control costs and prevent overstocking or shortages. Over time, these insights can inform decisions about staffing, inventory, and menu tweaks.

POS

Lavu

MARCH 28, 2025

Integrated systems also provide real-time insights into inventory levels, ensuring better cost control and operational efficiency. Heres why recipe costing integration matters: Real-time tracking : Automatically updates ingredient costs and inventory levels to reduce waste and improve accuracy.

Menu

Lavu

MAY 2, 2025

KDS Integration : Streamline order preparation with allergen-specific alerts. With cloud-based platforms, restaurants can update allergen details in real time across all ordering channels. Real-time inventory tracking is another key advantage. Allergen Label Printing : Automate allergen labels for packaged and takeaway items.

Allergens

Lavu

JUNE 30, 2025

A well-designed POS system improves restaurant operations by streamlining order management, speeding up transactions, and delivering real-time insights that help optimize every aspect of the business. Enhances Order Accuracy: Directly sends orders to the kitchen, cutting mistakes by 25% and improving customer satisfaction.

POS

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

This reflects the positive impact loyalty programs have on driving revenue, with 83 percent of restaurant leaders saying their loyalty program successfully drives up order or basket size, as well as repeat visits (82 percent) and return on investment (78 percent). ” A Year of Challenges U.S. percent decrease in claims.

Marketing

Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

From processing payments and managing inventory to tracking sales and streamlining service, POS systems play a critical role in improving efficiency and customer experience. It combines hardware like tablets, receipt printers, and card readers with software for managing orders, payments, inventory, and staff. system uptime.

POS

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. Mobile POS : Perfect for food trucks, pop-ups, or tableside service. Offers real-time data, easy menu updates, and scalability. Low-cost and portable.

POS

Lavu

JULY 25, 2025

Be sure the orders are easy to read and understand. From traditional computer displays to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, the display is the beginning. First, a POS system will ensure that all ordered items have a track record. POS systems come in as many different flavors as there are businesses.

POS

Squirrel Systems

MAY 1, 2025

To enhance profitability: Implement an inventory management software to track liquor usage and reduce waste. Promoting event hosting for corporate gatherings, birthdays, and special occasions via digital marketing. Creating customizable prix fixe menus for groups with easy online ordering.

Loyalty Program

Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

The right POS setup can make it easier to take orders, manage staff, track sales, and keep customers happy. Integration with online ordering, loyalty programs, and inventory tracking. Add features like online ordering, inventory tracking, and loyalty programs. Scalability for future growth. Software: $60$400/month.

POS

Lavu

AUGUST 1, 2025

Having to be more fiscally conscious has drawn diners to smaller portions and plates, as well as to special pricing. Because happy hours are more about socializing than meals, orders tend to be placed continuously throughout them. For example, you could observe if your guests typically order coffee with their late morning meals?l,

POS

Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

Whether its managing inventory, handling online orders, or running loyalty programs, the right integrations can turn your POS system into a powerful tool for efficiency. Inventory Tracking : Monitor stock levels, reduce waste, and automate reordering. Plus, it automatically updates inventory and sales data as orders come in.

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. While the ways we order and dine may have changed, the reasons people choose a restaurant haven’t.

Loyalty Program

Lavu

MAY 23, 2025

Is your staff constantly battling long wait times, confused orders, or slow transactions? Order Errors : Miscommunication between servers and the kitchen leads to costly mistakes. Disconnected Systems : Managing multiple order sources without integration causes confusion. It might not be the teamit could be your tech.

POS

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

The right system does more than process payments—it streamlines operations, manages inventory, tracks sales, and enhances the customer experience. Should you choose a legacy or a mobile POS system? Mobile POS : A mobile point-of-sale system uses multiple stations which operate through cloud-based software.

POS

Lavu

JULY 25, 2025

Here’s how it helps: Eliminates Manual Data Errors: Automates order processing and tax calculations , reducing human mistakes. Syncs Inventory with Sales: Tracks stock in real-time to prevent waste and over-ordering. Smart POS systems address this by automating order processing and real-time data entry.

POS

Lavu

JUNE 26, 2025

As more restaurants turn to automation, self-order kiosks are becoming a must-have for improving speed, accuracy, and customer satisfaction. But before making the switch, one key question stands out—what is the actual self-order kiosk price in 2025? What Is a self-order kiosk? Self-order kiosks can range in size and use.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

"As awful as it was, the pandemic pushed restaurants to completely rethink their operations in order to survive, and some of the changes they made during the pandemic have continued to be beneficial to those restaurants and industry at large." The pandemic made speed, accuracy, and seamless ordering non-negotiable.

Mobile Ordering

Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

Along with consistent branding, customers can order online, through an app, some options include being able to order hours ahead of time. If competitors have happy hour or daily specials, create your own for times that are natural lows in business. It manages orders, payments, staff, and inventory in one place.

Customer Service

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. Handhelds allow servers to take orders and payments at the table.

Operations

Lavu

MAY 2, 2025

Cloud-based systems like Lavu make it easier for restaurants to apply uniform allergen tags across all ordering platforms. Online ordering : Options to filter allergens on delivery platforms. Kitchen alerts : Notifications triggered by POS systems to inform kitchen staff when allergen-sensitive orders come in.

Allergens

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2025

Despite the fact that consumers are paying more to visit and order from restaurants this year – 12.5 28 percent of consumers say they are ordering takeout and delivery more frequently than last year. Additionally, households making less than $50k ordered takeout and delivery far less frequently than their wealthier peers.

Pricing

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

Off-Premises Dining Is Essential Nearly 75 percent of all restaurant traffic now happens off-premises—meaning that almost three out of four restaurant orders are taken to go. More than 60 percent say they’re ordering off-premises more often than a year ago. Older adults still prefer in-person ordering.

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). percent, while FAH rose by only 3.37

Point of Sale

Rocket Fuel

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

YOY and up 372% since 2020 Mobile is up 66.9% YOY and 285% since 2020 With delivery and mobile orders skyrocketing, DSPs will continue to be a major part of the QSR ecosystem. Of course, this trend also signals a rise in the amount of money lost to canceled and adjusted delivery orders. This is where Delaget specializes.

2025