Lavu

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Start by analyzing these Top 7 POS Sales Reports to know where your restaurant is headed. Product Mix Reports : Identify bestsellers and underperforming items to optimize your menu and reduce waste. Inventory Reports : Monitor stock levels, usage patterns, and waste to control costs and prevent overstocking or shortages.

POS

ChowNow

MAY 23, 2025

Costs keep climbing Youve probably noticed: Food costs are volatile, driven by inflation, supply chain issues, and even climate change. Reduce food waste by tightening portion control and tracking spoilage. Use a restaurant profit margin calculator, POS reports, and your analytics to see exactly where your money is going.

Point of Sale

The Rail

MARCH 31, 2025

With cloud-based software and platforms like Microsoft Teams, restaurants can standardize processes across multiple locations and speed up supply management. Here are some quick fixes: Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems: Modern POS systems simplify ordering and payment. A strong supply chain keeps everything on track.

Technology

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Bars that effectively manage their inventory and reduce waste tend to maintain higher margins. To get a clearer picture of your product mix, use reports from your POS system to track key metrics like sales volume, pour cost, and inventory usage. Break down the performance of each item by category, such as liquor, wine, and food.

Point of Sale

Lavu

APRIL 4, 2025

Choosing the best POS system for bars in 2025 is essential for streamlining operations, enhancing customer experience, and maximizing profits. A modern POS system for bars goes beyond just processing paymentsit helps with inventory management, staff scheduling, and real-time sales tracking. Transaction fees apply.

POS

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Inventory and supply chain apps. Running out of key ingredients can lead to frustrated customers while over-ordering can result in wasted food and lost profits. Inventory and supply chain apps help restaurants track ingredient usage, monitor stock levels, and manage supplier orders with ease.

2025

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. In this post, we’ll explore how a restaurant POS system works and the specific ways it transforms daily operations for long-term success.

POS

Lavu

AUGUST 8, 2025

That’s why more restaurant owners are turning to an iPad restaurant POS system to modernize operations, reduce costs, and enhance customer service. Unlike traditional POS systems, iPad-based solutions offer mobility, intuitive interfaces, and cloud-based functionality — making them ideal for restaurants of all sizes.

POS

The Restaurant Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Proper inventory tracking helps reduce waste, control costs, and boost profits. Definition and Purpose of Inventory Management in Restaurants At its core, Restaurant Inventory Management involves tracking and controlling the ingredients and supplies that flow in and out of your restaurant. Reduces food waste and saves money.

Inventory

Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

POS integrations have become essential for streamlining daily operations, reducing errors, and allowing staff to focus more on the customer experience. 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.

POS

Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Restaurant Business Online reports top managers cut waste by 15% with tight trackingon a $50,000 food budget, thats $7,500 saved annually. 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.

Management

Lavu

APRIL 17, 2025

Real-time inventory tracking helps restaurants save money by cutting food waste, improving stock management, and streamlining operations. Heres what it does: Reduces Waste : Tracks expiration dates and prioritizes older stock (FIFO method). Start using real-time tracking to save time, reduce waste, and improve profitability.

Inventory

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Aside from providing the best dining experience, order-taking accuracy can help you avoid food waste and unnecessary costs. Mistakes in these situations can lead to delays, wasted food, and a poor guest experience. Familiarity with restaurant tools like POS systems and kitchen display screens helps servers manage their tasks easily.

Hiring

Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

Setting up a POS system for a restaurant in 2025 isnt just about installing machinesits about finding the right tools to help your business run smoothly. The right POS setup can make it easier to take orders, manage staff, track sales, and keep customers happy. Why It Matters : Modern POS systems are more than payment tools.

POS

ChowNow

JULY 4, 2025

To learn what’s happening, your first step is to dig into your POS data to confirm the drop-off in sales. You might have dishes that, on paper, aren’t expensive, but generate too much waste or require specialty ingredients that are difficult to sync with a different distributor.

Menu

Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

Data Insights : Tools like Lavu ‘s POS system help track inventory, reduce waste, and identify cost-saving opportunities. Efficient Use : Streamlining garnishes and repurposing ingredients across dishes minimizes waste. They also pre-measured ingredients to reduce waste.

Seasonal Menu

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 2, 2025

It’s also vital for verifying deposits from your POS system. Track and Categorize Expenses From food and beverage purchases to cleaning supplies, marketing costs, and utility bills, every expense needs to be recorded and categorized correctly. At the month, reconcile your POS reports with your bank deposits.

Cash Management

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

By closely monitoring and optimizing this percentage, restaurants can better manage their inventory, minimize waste, and lower their overall expenses, ultimately maximizing cost reduction. Yield Percentage: Calculate the yield percentage to account for any waste or shrinkage during cooking. Food cost control is crucial.

Loyalty Program

Lavu

JUNE 26, 2025

Operating Expenses: This is everything else that you need to run your restaurant on a day to day basis, like marketing expenses, dishware, and supplies (napkins, silverware, etc.). The cycle starts with the buying of a meal by a customer, with the transaction being recorded by the POS system.

2025

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 27, 2025

Bengaluru, India) Wed, 25 Jun – Conflict in the Middle East may disrupt coffee supply chains and raise costs, although ceasefire holds steady. The London-based chain experienced 28% year-on-year growth, driven by its 22 stores, wholesale operations, e-commerce, and office coffee supply, with the addition of 60 new corporate contracts.

2025

Rocket Fuel

DECEMBER 12, 2024

You may also want to integrate data from: Inventory management software that supplies data points about inventory levels, ordering patterns, and waste. Labor management tools that closely monitor labor costs, employee schedules, overtime trends, and staffing levels vs. customer traffic. Adjust regularly.

Point of Sale

Lavu

JULY 4, 2025

Integrated Systems : Syncing POS, kitchen tools, and delivery platforms eliminates errors and speeds up operations. To maximize their effectiveness, place kiosks in high-traffic areas, integrate them with your POS system, and provide staff training to assist customers unfamiliar with the technology.

2025

Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

Smart ingredient substitutions help manage food costs, reduce waste, and adapt to seasonal changes – all while keeping dishes consistent and appealing. Use Inventory Wisely: Reduce waste by incorporating available stock. Modern POS systems like Lavu make this process easier. Creating Inventory Ingredients 1.

Seasonal Menu

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 25, 2025

Point-of-Sale (POS) Integration: Seamless integration with POS systems is critical for capturing sales data, managing inventory in real-time, and ensuring accurate revenue reporting. Spoilage and waste management: Identifying and minimizing losses from perishable goods. This ensures accuracy and compliance.

Hospitality

Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

These platforms can save managers up to 75% on creating employee work schedules, save restaurants up to 4% on labor costs, greatly reduce scheduling errors, and integrate with current POS labor and sales data for increased accuracy. By doing so, the software reduces scheduling errors, wasted time, and excess office supplies.

2025

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 21, 2025

Point-of-Sale (POS) System Integration: Seamless integration of POS data into accounting systems is crucial for real-time sales tracking, accurate revenue recognition, and identifying trends. Knowledge of Industry-Specific Tools: Are they proficient with common hospitality POS systems (e.g., Opera, Cloudbeds)?

Hospitality

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 30, 2025

Without a clear financial picture, owners are essentially flying blind, unable to identify areas of waste, optimize pricing, or make strategic investments. Vendor Disputes: Without proper documentation of invoices and payments, disputes with suppliers can escalate, damaging relationships and potentially disrupting supply chains.

Bar

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This strategic shift can attract a new wave of health-conscious customers and, surprisingly, may boost overall revenue as smaller portions allow for creative menu diversification, reduced food waste, and better customer satisfaction. Restaurants that adapt quickly could find themselves in a prime position to capture this emerging trend.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The turmoil caused by the pandemic has disrupted global supply chains more than any other period in recent history. It has highlighted the critical importance of evolving supply chain systems to be more responsive and agile to the changing dynamics around us – which the past two years have been extensive.

Supplies

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

The restaurant industry loses an astounding $162 billion each year in food waste. All restaurants should proactively work to reduce food waste, which will also help you save money, increase profits, spotlight your commitment to sustainability, and help the environment. Between a third and a half of food is wasted worldwide annually.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2022

A fragmented supply chain is also increasing ingredient costs, leading restaurants to balance staff churn with a changing menu to keep revenue consistent. Monitoring Supply Can Curb Waste and Loss. Additionally, say that you went through 200 green bell peppers a week prior to the pandemic, but now you only go through 100.

POS

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Food waste is recognized as an endemic challenge around the world. is wasted each year, about 119 billion pounds, estimated at over $408 billion. For restaurants, an industry with challenging profit margins, minimizing food waste is nothing less than a survival strategy. But unchecked waste can threaten the bottom line.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 11, 2022

“Conducting inventory would take two to three hours per restaurant per week, assuming there weren’t any mistakes,” said Rick Buttner, senior director of supply chain operations at IPC. “Everything in our supply chain is based on GS1 Standards. “Everything in our supply chain is based on GS1 Standards.

Inventory

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Whether it’s inter-team communication, improving table turnover, or reducing waste – an efficiently run restaurant results in an increase in sales and revenue. For example, W i nnow develops different digital tools that work by reducing food waste in half. The key lies in achieving operational efficiency. Quality Control.

Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2022

Rebounding demand, supply chain issues, and labor shortages are mostly to blame for driving prices to an all-time high. AvT provides the “why” behind your food cost variance, whether it be shrinkage, waste, breakage of contract prices, etc. Forecasting enables you to purchase food, beverage, and supplies at the right level.

Food Supply

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

You'll also be less likely to order too much of any ingredient, which leads to food waste. You should take physical inventory on everything from edible ingredients and cleaning supplies to dinnerware, uniforms, and tabletop items - anything you need to order more of. Automate fundamental supply reordering. The Compare Method.

Inventory

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Winnow Raises $20M to Fight Food Waste. The company, with US offices located in Iowa City, has recently made headlines in the country, having been selected as a food waste innovator and recipient of the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Kroger Foundation Grant. 63 million tons of food is wasted every year. ” Marc Zornes.

Waste