7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. Scheduling software like 7shifts can also pull data from your POS to track labor against sales and get a more accurate picture of your labor cost—saving your restaurant money and time. Seamless/Grubhub.

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Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Finding the table turnover sweet spot is important for restaurant owners and operators because it can help improve profitability. The table turnover holds significant importance for restaurant owners and operators as it can greatly impact profitability. This period could be a day, week, month, or any time frame you choose.

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Focus POS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

When you operate a restaurant, you require the best tools for the job. While it’s possible to get by on manual processes, these are outdated, and won’t give you proper tools you need in order to handle the competition. Industry-Focused POS. Cloud-based POS is especially important. Online ordering. Do your research.

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BNG Point of Sale

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Owning a restaurant requires a mix of delicious food and drinks, reliable service, and efficiency in your operations. There are ways to improve operations in your restaurant and achieve the profits you need. Operational efficiency is key. 3 Fast And Correct Ordering And Payments. 4 Faster Ordering For Recurring Customers.

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Mad Mobile

MAY 22, 2024

However, some owners don’t realize they can leverage their bar POS data to make smarter table management decisions. Join us as we discuss how your bar POS system can give you insight into slow table turnover as well as strategies to speed up bar service. Here are a few things you can learn from your POS system’s analytics.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Restaurant back-of-house operations form the backbone of a restaurant’s success. In this article, we explore the key differences between the front and back of the house in a restaurant and discuss the best ways to integrate FOH and BOH operations. Let’s take a more detailed look at precisely what BOH operations entail.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Inefficient restaurant inventory management practices, improper storage, gaps in inventory logs, theft, and waste can cause even the most successful kitchens to struggle or fail. Using par levels based on real usage and not just a “guess” creates more accurate orders. Use the counts to create accurate par levels.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The fusion of technology and food service is transforming the way restaurants operate, enhancing customer experiences, and shaping the future of the industry. From the way we place orders to how they’re prepared, every facet of the food service sector is being touched by technology. billion and is expected to grow to $223.7

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Whether it's the utilization of AI-driven analytics to elevate menu design or the precision of robotics transforming kitchen operations, a new era in dining is taking shape. In such a growth-driven market, integrating the latest smart kitchen configurations and streamlined service zones can substantially cut down order time.

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 8, 2021

During a “normal” year, restaurant owners and operators face issues such as cash flow and capital, inventory management, hiring and training and providing excellent customer service. How the right POS system overcomes restaurant challenges. It’s Challenging.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 22, 2022

However, restaurant owners are looking for more: They want to streamline the checkout process further and for customers to complete the whole process – from ordering to payment – on their mobile devices. Voice Ordering to Ease Restaurant Interactions. In-app pre-ordering solutions to help with food waste.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A good mobile experience. Creating a contactless ordering experience for guests at your restaurant is important in order for your business to stay competitive and profitable. Restaurants have endless third-party ordering app options, but those do come with a price, approximately five-twenty percent of each sale.

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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). Now, more than half of all operators (57 percent) report offering a loyalty or rewards program of some kind.

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Next Restaurants

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Your point-of-sale (POS) system should evolve as your customer base transitions into more of a “cashless society.” The quality of your restaurant’s POS system can make the difference between profit and loss. A modern POS system is an excellent solution to fill any gaps in your business’s customer service. Staff Mobility.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Ultimately, many of the same things that help your guest experience also end up helping support restaurant operations as well. POS integration enables flexible payment options. To support this effort, your point of sale (POS) system, your payment methods, and your restaurant accounting system should all be fully integrated.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Ding* ‘Your order is being prepared by Chef Bot 19 and will be delivered to your table in approximately 19 minutes. What are AI and ML?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 8, 2020

We were greeted by the manager of the restaurant and shared with him the concept of contactless dining, an experience where dine-in guests can view menus, order, and pay directly from their mobile phones. contactless payment, mobile ordering, text on arrival for seating).”

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Certainly, 2020 brought challenges for the restaurant industry that most owners and operators didn’t see coming. COVID-19 has prompted massive changes in how restaurants operate. Other restaurants had to shift operations to a limited-capacity model, adjusting labor and food costs to match new sales levels.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2021

Just a few short years ago, customers paid for their meals in cash or credit cards, orders were totaled on analog cash registers, and customers called restaurants to place orders over the landline phone. These days, it’s difficult to imagine a restaurant operating successfully—and safely—without them.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The data from inventory management can help you place more accurate orders, calculate exact food costs, make informed menu changes, and address potential sources of food waste. Inventory management is a powerful tool for your day-to-day operations, but only if you use it correctly. Record what, how, why, and who of waste.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 4, 2022

Your team must still take manual inventory by hand to account for spoilage, improper portioning, and waste. But by using automated tools that include mobile- or tablet-friendly entry systems, you can streamline the process and decrease manual entry errors. Integrate restaurant inventory management with your POS system.

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Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In this article, we delve into the anticipated restaurant and menu trends for 2024 and explore how technology, particularly advanced point-of-sale (POS) solutions, can enable restaurateurs to ride the wave of these trends successfully. This agility is crucial for staying relevant in a market where culinary innovation is critical.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Becoming successful in the restaurant industry is difficult but staying ahead of operational challenges is even harder. To prepare for the new year, restaurant owners, operators, and managers need to start planning now. Here are the top 10 operational challenges restauranteurs should expect in 2020: 1.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2023

With the Super Bowl and March Madness coming up, restaurant owners should be preparing now in order to capitalize on the influx of online orders. Restaurant owners can create a compelling offer to engage those subscribers that haven’t ordered but fit the demographics for a game day customer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. Consider, for instance, a scenario in which your Point of Sale (POS) system can forecast the popularity of a new dish based on historical customer behaviour.

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 30, 2021

This has increased the demand for POS software for every fast food restaurant. When it comes to fast-food restaurants, the staff is always on its toes because of the high number of orders they receive, which gives rise to the need for process automation. 7 Features A Fast Food Restaurant POS System Must Have. Source: Facebook.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Whatever the size of your operation, a tableside ordering system can help—it’s certainly not a tool for just large corporate restaurants. Instead, some of the industry’s biggest challenges lie in staffing and operational costs. Instead, some of the industry’s biggest challenges lie in staffing and operational costs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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Cheetah

JANUARY 13, 2022

From their humble, though ingenious, beginnings as copper tokens and stamps, through the era of credit card clubs, to today’s mobile apps, loyalty programs have become indispensable marketing tools. million members, all driven through their mobile app. But no one forgets their mobile phone. They have roughly 14.2

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This increased demand for online ordering and delivery, paired with various social distancing regulations, caused a massive shift in the restaurant industry. Restaurateurs struggling to stay afloat without patrons in the dining room turned to online ordering to keep revenue trickling in. Is it ultra-easy and intuitive for customer use?

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Deliverect

JULY 24, 2020

COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way restaurants operate. The lockdown accelerated the adoption of online ordering and delivery tech as dining rooms closed and people were stuck at home. POS (point of sale) systems. You probably already have a POS system in place. It’s not optional in the digital age. Delivery tech.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 19, 2021

These new additions to the tech stack will help restaurants optimize operations to maintain better margins, get visibility into performance across the brand, and make work easier for managers and other employees to help fight burnout. Operators are faced with the blessing and curse of an abundance of data.

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Restaurant365

MAY 17, 2022

Tight integration between your r estaurant inventory management software , point of sale (POS) system and restaurant accounting software is essential for executing key restaurant tasks that help control your food costs. Why a POS system is not suitable for inventory management. The POS system doesn’t do analysis. That’s great.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 16, 2019

When tightly integrated with both the accounting system and POS system, inventory tracking is a more useful, accurate tool that can be used to lower cost of goods sold (CoGS), minimize food waste, and better allocate ingredients. End-to-end inventory management covers everything from counting and transferring to ordering and invoicing.

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Tableo

JUNE 30, 2023

The correct tools can completely change how you manage your organisation, from streamlining operations to improving client experiences. POS (Point of Sale) system Streamlined order management With the aid of a POS system, your workers can accept orders easily and communicate them to the kitchen without any delays.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In terms of trends, it is clear that in 2023 technology will continue to shape and enhance the restaurant industry and we will see operators adopting new technologies to create an even more seamless and frictionless experience for guests, while still maintaining unique and engaging dining experiences. For part one, click here.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Operators who calculate their cost of sales add 2–10% to their bottom line. It also has one of the most complex stock lists. Because liquor, wine, and beer have such wildly varying prices, it pays to keep tight controls on ordering and inventory. Are you keeping a close eye on your beer, wine, & liquor inventory costs?

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