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Five Ways to Use POS Data to Forecast Holiday Demand for Your Restaurant

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The holiday season is a huge calendar event in the restaurant industry, with bookings booming as guests look to let their hair down and enjoy a festive feast. Plan Employee Rotas To Meet Demand Reservations on group bookings of 10 or more people are currently up 38 percent in comparison to this time in 2023.

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Four Ways to Take Charge of Your Restaurant Cash Flow

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Here are four ways you can set your business up for cash flow success: Better Manage Your Inventory Costs. Regardless of the best inventory management strategy for your business, it is critical to keep a line of credit on hand to take advantage of the best deals from a vendor or ship items out quickly to maximize customer satisfaction.

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Everything You Need To Know About the Increasing Role of AI in Restaurants

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Improve Customer Experience : Repeat customers are the backbone of a restaurant business. AI in restaurants allows you to deliver better customer experiences by increasing engagement opportunities. You can use an AI to offer special deals via loyalty programs to encourage loyal customers to visit more often.

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AI, VR, Holographs and More in QSRs

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Other AI Functionalities in Restaurants: Beyond conversational interfaces, AI functionalities likely to gain traction in restaurants include predictive analytics for inventory management and AI-driven personalization for menu suggestions. What other AI functionality do you feel will be utilized more in restaurants this year?

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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When consumers order more food online, it’s clearly good for business – but it can also make it harder for businesses to manage inventory. In 2025, restaurants need to have a plan in place that ensures they are effectively managing inventory and redirecting unused, still edible food to donations.

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How to Conduct a Successful Restaurant Audit

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Inventory Management If you don’t have a proper inventory management system in place, you could be wasting a lot of time and money. Proper inventory management is key. After all, they are the face of your brand and the gateway to creating a great customer experience. Are your employees washing their hands?

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Evolving Technology for Restaurant Operations

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They also had a tremendous amount of data from disparate sources with no way to efficiently aggregate and analyze inventory, customer preferences and more. All of this helps Panino better manage inventory and kitchen costs by gaining deeper data insights into what customers are ordering and when.