7 Shifts

AUGUST 20, 2020

They include: Labor management software Order management software Inventory management software Guest engagement software Contactless, mobile payment processors 5 Tools to Use to Increase Operational Efficiency in Restaurants Did you know that 48% of restaurants use three or more tech vendors? They can also do much more.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning. Your POS system reduces ordering errors, increases front-of-house and back-of-house efficiency, and helps you control inventory. The power of an integrated POS.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Meanwhile, restaurants must effectively manage inventory, staff, and customer data. As a result, many establishments struggle with slow service times, inefficient inventory management, and inadequate customer engagement — all of which can lead to decreased satisfaction and lost business.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 11, 2020

month ) and a reservation management tool ($200+/month). Starting food inventory Stocking up on pantry staples and your beginning inventory of perishable foods will set you back at least $1,000. Opening a restaurant becomes even more challenging when unexpected expenses drain your reserves or force you to take out loans.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 18, 2023

In the back of the house, AI can automatically anticipate inventory shortages and suggest quantities for restocking that are consistent with predicted reservations. An AI model might suggest ordering in more racks of lamb for a large party in the next week, for example, taking the burden of keeping track of inventory off kitchen staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Where Automation Can Help For instance, automated reservation systems and AI-driven customer analytics are enabling restaurants to provide more personalized service, while robotic kitchen assistants are undertaking repetitive cooking tasks, freeing staff to focus on the creative and interpersonal aspects that elevate the dining experience.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Restaurant reservation systems help solve one of the biggest challenges of the foodservice industry – managing the constant influx of reservations and customers. In this article, we compare 4 of the best reservation systems out there to help you make the right choice for your restaurant. Reading Time: 5 minutes.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 4, 2021

Inventory turnover ratio. Your CoGSs is an essential number to have when determining your menu prices, inventory and impacts your net profit margin. To calculate your COGs, you need the following numbers: Beginning Inventory, or the value of the inventory you start with. Ending inventory , or what you have leftover.

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Tableo

JULY 27, 2023

Understanding F&B control Inventory management, cost control, menu engineering and portion control are just a few of the components of restaurant management that go under the umbrella of F&B control. Review and modify par levels frequently to avoid stockouts or surplus inventory. So let’s dive in!

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Open for Business

MAY 16, 2024

Clearly communicating these details can improve reservation volume and foot traffic. Integrate reservation and ordering systems Streamline your customer experience by connecting your reservation management systems and any other third-party ordering platforms you use for takeout/delivery. A seamless reservation process.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Additional findings inlcude increased inventory costs caused the greatest financial strain for operators in 2021 with 33 percent citing it as their top expense, followed closely by rent (30 percent) and labor (30 percent). Reservations : Most operators are taking a hybrid approach to reservations.

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TastyIgniter

APRIL 28, 2024

From efficient inventory management and menu planning to seamless reservation and staff scheduling, we delve into the essential features and benefits of these software solutions. In this blog post, we explore the world of free restaurant management software and its various applications in the food service industry.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

These include food production and inventory management. The department is responsible for purchasing and managing inventory, food preparation, cooking and plating, menu planning and pricing, food safety, and hygiene. Inventory turnover – is a metric used to determine how rapidly your inventory sells.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

MARCH 3, 2022

There are so many things to think about — from inventory management to restaurant payment and billing and more — it can be difficult to keep track of it all. We’ll explore software for inventory management, restaurant payment and billing, food delivery, dashboards, restaurant onboarding, reservation management, and ERP systems.

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Squirrel Systems

MAY 3, 2024

This involves meticulous inventory management to prevent overordering and minimize waste. From modern POS systems that enhance order accuracy to inventory management software that helps track stock levels in real-time, technology can reduce errors and save time.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

I picked up the clipboard holding an overview of restaurant reservations for the night as well as a stack of banquet orders that will tax the system until well after midnight. The kitchen is all about sensory overload and even though it might seem like an overload of unorganized effort, to those who are seasoned veterans – it is comforting.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 14, 2024

By leveraging predictive analytics, AI provides planners with deep insights into guest preferences, optimizes inventory management, and significantly cuts waste. This ability to personalize wine lists to the individual tastes of attendees, a feature once reserved for high-end, exclusive gatherings, is now accessible on a larger scale.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A short menu can slim down the food costs through streamlined inventory management, as well as reduced food waste. Consider, removing processed or pre-packaged ingredients from their inventory. But, also need to make it easy for guests to request reservations online and review their menus. Serving smaller portion sizes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2022

ERP systems streamline and automate inventory management, provide real-time low-stock notifications, allow users to download critical data, and improve overall visibility into the business. Data from reports can help restaurant managers understand off-peak times or no-show rates for reservations.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

All of the tools are available for inventory control, purchasing systems, cash handling, costing templates, and quality assessment. Pacing reservations and slowing down the seating of guests will keep the rhythm in order and leave everyone further away from the edge of the cliff. Use them! [] NOT ESTABLISHING STANDARDS. Service is off.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Take a look at your customer loyalty programs, email lists, website management and analytics tools and restaurant management systems, such as POS data, inventory management, CRM or reservation system. Some of the most valuable insights for restaurants are found in general operations data, customer data and website data.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 3, 2022

My focus will soon be on whether staff members show up as scheduled, will deliveries be on time and what will they short me today, how many reservations on the book, and moving through the day – one plate at a time. A light day in terms of events, but the restaurant is capped on reservations. We will likely top 200 for dinner.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Avoid the Illegal Procedure penalty (and lost profits) by having a rock-solid game plan for moving through your draft inventory. You can eliminate the need to shake kegs, minimize players on “injured reserve” and ditch the “guesstimating” while allowing your team to focus on higher-value activities.

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Harbor Touch

JULY 14, 2022

They can track bookings, reservations, and guest information and help manage inventory and pricing. Organizations use databases to store customer information such as contact details, reservation history, and preferences. In addition, databases can help to automate tasks such as reservations and payments.

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Bingage

APRIL 14, 2021

Whether you need to keep track or manage stock, orders, inventory, restaurant billing, you need a Point of sale system. Staff :- To accept the online reservations, manage orders, allocation of tables will be working or not, etc. Chefs :- To keep track of inventory, etc. Wide Range- CRM, Inventory management, billing, etc.

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Restaurant Engine

JULY 13, 2022

1: Inventory Management. One of the best ways to improve your restaurant’s productivity is using your POS system’s inventory management feature. By using inventory management, you’ll see a rapid increase in productivity. First, you have an accurate count of your inventory. 6: Table Management and Reservations.

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Transact

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Inventory Management Software. Restaurant owners all over the world are breathing a sigh of relief at no longer having to track inventory by hand. Inventory management software eases the burden of inventory tracking through easier count input (no more paper!) and backups of previous inventory counts.

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Next Restaurants

MAY 4, 2021

Here are some tech ideas that could help your restaurant become ready for a minimum contact experience: Digital Reservations. Shifting your reservations to a digital platform makes it easier for both you and your guests. Digitized Inventory. Maintaining inventory in any restaurant becomes a task for the strong-hearted.

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The Eat Restaurant

JANUARY 11, 2023

For example, payment gateways are used to process visitor credit card payments, and the PMS also keeps track of them; key cards and digital keys are encoded through the locking system using reservation information, and OTA bookings must be entered into the PMS and inventory adjusted on your OTA (Over-The-Air) channels.

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The Eat Restaurant

JANUARY 11, 2023

For example, payment gateways are used to process visitor credit card payments, and the PMS also keeps track of them; key cards and digital keys are encoded through the locking system using reservation information, and OTA bookings must be entered into the PMS and inventory adjusted on your OTA (Over-The-Air) channels.

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Hotels Inventory Book Reservations 78

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

But instead of relying on their memory, consider creating short, instructional videos – on food safety, sanitation, inventory, etc. Ordering inventory, completing daily checklists, implementing safety procedures, managing reservations – the list of tedious and time-consuming tasks for restaurant owners and managers goes on and on.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2023

The leader/coach will study the competition, analyze the environment around the organization, inventory the individual and collective talent of his or her players/employees, and structure an approach geared towards grabbing the carrot. Without a game plan a business is simply hoping for the best. That NEVER works!

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Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 20, 2021

They didn’t have adequate cash reserves and lived for the weekend sales to keep them going. We should be managing our inventory better. This will also reduce inventory and staffing as well, which is a good thing moving forward. Get Your S**t Together. Most restaurants and bars got caught with their pants down.

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Deliverect

JULY 24, 2020

Is it limited to taking payments and orders, or does it also provide inventory management, a reservations system, kitchen and shift management tools? Inventory management tools. Inventory management systems aim to remove the tedious labor of manually managing restaurant stock and ordering. Online reservation systems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic forced both sides to embrace new digital communication tools for making reservations and placing orders. POS systems already collect most of information on sales, inventories, staff, etc. automatically and turn them into invaluable reports.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 29, 2021

You can use back-office restaurant technology to support a positive guest experience in areas such as payment, inventory and food costs, and staff scheduling. QR codes can be used to streamline how guests reserve a spot in line, as well as how a customer views a menu and places an order.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2021

Menu item profit margins are typically low, making it difficult for restaurants to find the reserves to pay better wages – why? The unpredictable nature of customer buying habits pushes restaurants to maintain inventories that exceed what is reasonable – why? Restaurant waste nips away at profitability – why?

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