Lavu

MAY 5, 2025

Restaurant owners are rethinking the way they run daily operationsand many are switching to Lavu POS to stay ahead. Lavu offers a cloud-based POS designed specifically for restaurants, helping streamline everything from front-of-house orders to back-of-house reporting. Running a restaurant is hard – but Lavu POS makes it easier.

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Lavu

MAY 5, 2025

Switching your restaurant POS system doesnt have to mean lost sales, staff frustration, or weeks of disruption. In this guide, well walk you through a step-by-step approach to switch your restaurant POS system quickly and confidently, ensuring your team stays productive and your service uninterrupted. Days 34 : Set up your new POS.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

To expedite cash transactions, opt for a Point of Sale (POS) system with a fast-tender feature, predicting the amount of cash the customer might pay. For additional insights into the significance of speed in your drive-thru, refer to the provided resource.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Referring to your gluten-free menu on your “About” page is a good place to start. Make Gluten-Free a Part of Your POS. Even if you don’t have a digital POS system, you can still order rolls of stickers printed with “GF” or “Gluten Free” to distinguish gluten-free orders.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Total New Customers refers to how many new customers your restaurant gains during a specific period because of your marketing efforts. Many restaurants use POS systems that can differentiate between new and existing customers based on payment methods or loyalty program sign-ups. Another effective strategy is personalized marketing.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

First, you must have a dedicated training plan for cashiers that covers using the POS system, handling payments, and managing customer queues to reduce wait times during peak hours. These tools serve as a reference for restaurant employees, ensuring they know what’s expected of them and how to perform their duties.

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ChowNow

MARCH 27, 2025

Yes, competitor pricing can give you a ballpark idea of what customers in your area expect to paybut it shouldnt be your only reference point. Competitive pricing is helpful as a reference , not a roadmap. Using Data from POS: Leverage technology to refine your pricing Your POS is a goldmine of pricing insightsuse it.

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ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Your POS system, online ordering system , and customer feedback hold valuable insights: POS & Sales Data: Identify top-selling menu items, peak dining times, and average spending per customer. You may assume your most popular dish is a best-seller, but your POS system shows that customers prefer another item.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2025

Another quick-service project – a specialty coffee concept of just 400 square feet – meticulously mapped staff movement patterns, positioning the coffee preparation station exactly two steps from the POS system. These designs prove that modest size doesn't mean sacrificing functionality or the customer experience.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

You won't be able to refer to your previous restaurant opening playbook and follow it to the letter. The benefits of this decision include relying on a proven business model, which will ease the opening and operating process, as you'll be able to refer to what worked (and what is working) at your original location. POS System.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2020

In fact, the illustration below was based on POS data collected from a Starbucks cash register in Chicago, plus time and motion studies conducted by the lean team. The lean team referred to these decisions as “calling the play. We had drawn work sequences before, but this was different.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 11, 2022

Communications in GoVentory are two-way, with distributors supplying order guides and invoices, and restaurants placing new orders through the app and uploading the inventory to the Subway POS.

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SpotOn

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The POS system is a restaurant's command center. If you run a restaurant, you know this, so you're probably weighing the many options for POS systems carefully. There are the features, support, hardware, and software, upfront POS hardware costs, and monthly subscription fees. What does a POS system do?

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 17, 2024

There are sections to remember and availability to reference. By integrating your POS system, scheduling software can pull sales and labor data to forecast sales. 7shifts integrates with 30+ POS systems , and saves managers up to 14 hours on scheduling every month. Ready to ditch the spreadsheets?

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7 Shifts

MAY 13, 2021

There are sections to remember and availability to reference. There are schedules on a spreadsheet, sales inside your POS, time and attendance in a time clocking app , or also in your POS. With the right integrations, scheduling software enables you to pull in sales data from your POS and track it against your labor hours.

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The Eat Restaurant

MARCH 13, 2025

Choose the type of customers you want to refer others and decide on incentives to motivate them. Finally, use a POS system or CRM tools to track referrals and reward participants efficiently. Ensure that your bank account is set up in your POS system or CRM tools to facilitate direct deposit payments for referral bonuses.

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Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Check references carefully and run quick trials. A solid POS handles payments and reports smoothly, cutting end-of-night stress. A robust bar and restaurant POS system can simplify thislearn more at Harbortouchs bar and restaurant POS page. Use a notebook or a POS like SkyTab to track it. Busy seasons demand more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

For restaurant owners, this structure means much lower overhead costs, no service staff, using ghost -kitchen POS system, and delivery-only ordering. Ghost kitchens of 2019 almost exclusively referred to restaurants that worked only through third-party delivery services.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This means access to things like: Unauthorized access to POS data. The most important ones for restaurateurs and operators to be aware of are: POS Data. As the tech heart of most restaurants, the POS is the most important thing to lock down to ensure that your restaurant cybersecurity is airtight. More on this below!).

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Lavu

MAY 30, 2025

Table turnover time refers to the average amount of time it takes for a table to be occupied by different groups of guests. Restaurant POS systems can be utilized to track and analyze table turnover data. To help expedite this process, consider investing in a mobile POS system.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Managers can refer back to these forms to see who has grown the most to make promotions accordingly, or to see whose progress has stagnated if they have to make the difficult decision to let team members go. Employees can refer to evaluation forms to track their progress and set professional development goals.

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Embrace the Suck

APRIL 26, 2020

Cost of goods (COGS) sold refers to the cost required to create each of the food and beverage items you sell to guests. Another Note: Most modern POS systems have CRM built into their platforms today. If you’re not using your restaurant’s POS system to engage more with your guests, take a time out and go sit in the corner!

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 19, 2019

This refers to those who for personal reasons choose not to use banks or to those who are unable to establish bank accounts. Increased Prices, Employee Morale, & POS Failure. In this case, if there is any POS failure, all business ceases. References: • [link]. • [link]. • [link]. • [link]. • [link].

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Customer retention refers to a restaurant’s ability to retain, or keep, the existing customers that it has. For full-service restaurants, many POS or reservation systems can also help collect data for you. Usually integrated via your POS, digital programs give a lot of flexibility as to how customers can receive rewards.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 29, 2021

Work with your POS partner to see how they can assist in getting the applications sent as soon as possible. Legal and other matters referred to in this article are based on 7shifts' interpretation of laws existing at the time and should not be relied on in place of professional legal advice.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 19, 2020

It will be everyone’s (new and existing employees) guide for instructions, processes and all the answers to common questions, while being a great reference point to ensure staff feel engaged and supported. Detailed instructions on how to use the POS system. Anyone can create a test or questionnaire with Google Forms.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 11, 2019

One way to simplify this is through integrated restaurant technology, such as POS and employee scheduling software. Example: Wendy’s When one of Wendy’s largest franchisees would not agree to adopt a universal POS system, Wendy’s sued the operator of the 152 locations.

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SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

For weekly or more in-depth reporting, accounting software that integrates with your POS system is recommended.  Your P&L line items should be consistent with the ones on different platforms—POS, inventory management, and accounting software. Those sales line items should match the ones in your POS reporting.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 21, 2024

For example, you can facilitate communication between your front-of-house and back-of-house teams through your restaurant’s POS. A new cook’s knowledge of your restaurant’s recipes is reinforced when he references the recipe book. Concepts can be further reinforced through online learning.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 30, 2020

Anti-Microbial POS Screens and other device surfaces may be another component of using digital menus (3). References: (1) [link]. (2) “Restaurants should look to providing an option for a guest to pull up the menu on their own device as well as look to leverage digital menu board technology wherever possible.” 2) [link]. (3)

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Goliath Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

POS systems that manage inventory and purchasing capabilities are already well established by now, but we expect AI to optimize these capabilities with the use of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags which use electromagnetic fields to identify and store information about the object the tag is affixed to. References.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 27, 2020

Don’t forget your systems also include your POS and shift scheduling software , so use our free guides to explain the different technology your employees will use. Then you don’t have to peer over their shoulders waiting for them to hit a wrong button.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 9, 2021

This is a place where the pressure of the clock still exists, where orders off the POS seem to stream just as relentlessly, and where impatient servers tap their shoes and stare just as mercilessly as they do on the hot line. This is the home of Garde Manger, or pantry, or simply – the cold kitchen.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 2, 2024

Below are some key restaurant metrics you should be tracking for your restaurant: Cost of goods sold (COGS) The cost of goods sold refers to the amount it costs to produce an item on your menu. Table turnover rate The table turnover rate refers to the number of times you have served new customers at the same table. Price: Lite - $9.50/month,

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Culinary Cues

JULY 23, 2022

We remember those days prepping an impossible amount of food for service, working a hot line with sweat rolling down our backs, flames looking for every opportunity to burn the hair off your arms, the relentless ticking of the POS printer, a board filled with dupes, and your mise en place getting dangerously low.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Admin: Filling out employment paperwork and receiving access to tools like the employee timekeeping portal, employee email, POS, and security system. Give out hard copies and make digital copies accessible on a cloud storage system so that staff can easily reference them. Learning general guidelines and procedures.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 16, 2022

If you are a seasoned veteran of the kitchen, you have likely experienced this a few times and know exactly what I am referring to, but for others – here is an attempt to re-create the “feel” of being in the kitchen zone: Tom arrived a bit later than normal for his shift at Café Monique. Here we go! PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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