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Five Ways to Use POS Data to Forecast Holiday Demand for Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

Utilizing insights from your POS data will help you make informed decisions that predict how demand will look in the lead up to the big day. In this article, we delve into five key ways that you should be using your POS data to forecast holiday demand for your restaurant. On the other hand, no restaurant wants to risk overordering.

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Scaling Success: How to Leverage a POS System for Restaurant Expansion

Modern Restaurant Management

Every restaurant owner is familiar with a POS system and knows how essential a strong system is to every aspect of restaurant operations and management. However, for restaurant owners looking to expand their operations, a POS system can help reduce some of the stress and questions associated with doing so.

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How Restaurants Can Use Digital Hosts

Modern Restaurant Management

menu, hours, etc.), These agents are naturally sounding conversational assistants made to be intelligent with a restaurant operators’ intended processes, logic, and information – Not to be mistaken with IVR technology when waiting to hear a robotic menu of options represented by pressing a number 1 through 8.

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How To Integrate Your POS System With Uber Eats, DoorDash, And Grubhub

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Fortunately, theres a better way: integrating your delivery services into your restaurants POS system. There are two ways to do it: Direct integrations : Where your POS system connects individually to apps like Uber Eats or DoorDash. Its straightforward and typically built into your POS providers ecosystem.

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The Ultimate Guide to Switching POS Providers

Changing to a new POS system is even better. But if your POS system isn't meeting your needs, then it's time to say sayonara. But before you officially switch POS providers, there are a few things to keep in mind. From migrating your menu to purchasing new hardware, a little planning can make the process much smoother.

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Restaurant Menu Engineering Techniques to Maximize Profit

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You can have a crowd-pleasing menu, loyal regulars, and a packed dining roomand still watch your margins disappear. Too many restaurant menus are built on intuition and aesthetics, not real numbers. What Is Menu Engineering and Why Should You Care? Because not every dish thats popular is profitable.

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Digital Menu Psychology: How to Influence Ordering Decisions Online

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This is the foundation of menu psychology, and for restaurant owners using online ordering platforms, it’s a powerful opportunity to influence how customers engage with their menu items. And while it’s been used for years in print menus, these same techniques can be applied to digital menus, too.