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On the Road to Relief: Restaurant Trends and Opportunities to Watch

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Leverage Data to Personalize Experiences Every day, restaurants generate vast volumes of data from their point-of-sale (POS) systems. The goal is to create an even faster, more frictionless experience while freeing up employees to focus on important duties, like fresh food preparation.

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Consumers Welcome Some Restaurant Automation, Reject Others

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Operators must weigh guest acceptance while making strategic decisions about integrating automation at many restaurant touch points, according to Software Advice’s 2024 Automated Customer Experience Survey. An area where I anticipate a lot of friction between customers and operators is automated food preparation (e.g.,

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A Case for Financing

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This is especially true in the food service industry. Restaurant equipment directly affects the customer experience and operating efficiency from the quality of food offered, the food preparation time and the front and back of house staff levels required to properly service the customer.

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Ghost Kitchens to Open Up New Avenues for Restaurateurs

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Eliminating 3rd Party App Charges with Kitchen Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems. A point of sale system is primarily used by restaurants to accept cash and credit card payments and to manage internal communications. This will ensure that errors in the kitchen are reduced and staff and food preparation efficiency increase.

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This is How the Restaurant Industry Will Flourish Post-COVID-19

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When restaurants are able to connect their point-of-sale systems all the way through packaging and quality assurance, management is given a level of control that allows them to shift their focus to serving the customer. This starts in the kitchen.

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Six Strategies to Improve Restaurant Efficiency

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Here are some key tips you should have on top of your mind: Factor in accurate food preparation and cooking timings to avoid letting down your diners. Electronic point-of-sale (EPOS) terminals that send new checks straight through to the kitchen. That may keep the table occupied for longer than you thought.

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Restaurant Automation

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For example, by providing a self-ordering option in your restaurant, the order processing time can be reduced and the automated kitchen equipment helps you to speed up your food preparation processes. The software such as point of sale software track every customer by creating a profile.