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The Top 5 Must-Have Restaurant Features for 2020
We can all learn a lot from companies who are embracing technology and offering the most in-demand restaurant features. They are completely aware of the fact that Generation Z and their slightly older counterparts, the millennials, use their phones for much more than phone calls and web searches. Companies such as Apple have created entire […]
Kiosk for Restaurants: Will it Increase My Sales?
For many years customers have grown accustomed to choosing their favorite meals at counters or placing their food orders on the phone with friendly restaurant staff. In today’s modern society, a larger number of dining establishments are now moving toward using a self-service kiosk as way to increase efficiency and offer convenience to the guests. […]
Restaurant Technology: McDonald’s Invests Again
When you search “restaurant technology” you find that we are in the middle of a restaurant tech race. Recently, McDonald’s revealed its second major technology purchase with its proposed acquisition of Apprente. The chain has been trying out a system that will automate drive-thru ordering, hence their recent purchase of a voice technology company. The […]
Why Are Restaurant Owners Ditching their POS Systems?
POS Systems are struggling to deliver what customers want. The overall consumer experience has seen a dramatic makeover in the last decade. Mobile technology — like using your phone to get food, rides, or even groceries delivered to your door– has changed us all. Technology has made the experience between buyer and seller as frictionless […]
Bad Reviews: How To Have them Removed
Being on the receiving end of bad reviews can leave a business owner feeling helpless. As more customers review brands they do business with, reviews are becoming a bigger factor. When customers order their favorite meal with a click of an app, or receive a free dessert for being a loyal customer they are building […]
Restaurant Equipment: Buying vs. Leasing
Buying and maintaining restaurant equipment is one of the biggest contributors to the overheads involved in running a restaurant. The average cost of kitting out a restaurant with necessary equipment is around $200,000, an outlay that can leave newer restaurant owners with very little capital left for other necessary expenses like staff and marketing. For […]
Restaurant Website Design – 6 Points to Think About
When someone searches your restaurant name on Google or Bing, will your restaurant website appear? If the answer is no, you are missing out on thousands of customers a year. Just like a menu, your restaurant website design is an extension of your restaurant’s brand on the most populated platform around, the internet. Your competition […]
Kitchen Inventory 101: Why Restaurants Fail
The simplest way to minimize waste and control food costs is to manage kitchen inventory. If a poll were taken today asking restaurant kitchen staff what it’s like to take inventory, brace yourself. For the majority of restaurant operators, taking inventory is a tedious and time-consuming task that they’d rather not have to do. The […]
Toast POS to Raise Fees, rOS Plans to Remove Them
In a recent article by reformingretail.com, their writing staff predicted that Toast would raise its POS integration fees. Ultimately, they were right. In the world of cloud-based restaurant management platforms, the writing is on the wall. All those that do not offer a true solution to the POS problem will soon see the consequences. For […]
On-Campus Restaurants: How To Stand Out
Life on-campus is not easy for students. After all, attending classes, working part-time shifts at the local café and finishing homework can leave students drained and looking for a bite to eat. On-campus restaurants need to offer options that are fast, affordable and most of all nearby. As a result, University dining areas often resemble the Food Court you […]