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From Empty Tables to Full House: Expert Advice on Avoiding Restaurant No Shows

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Beyond the immediate lost revenue from empty reserved tables, these missed bookings disrupt carefully planned kitchen and staffing operations. Businesses can now utilise reservation platforms that seamlessly integrate booking, point-of-sale (POS), and customer management systems.

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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. Analyze Previous Holiday Sales Data Past sales data is invaluable when it comes to planning the upcoming season.

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Your Restaurant’s Technology Touchpoints

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We’ve seen restaurants pivot to contactless methods for a safer customer experience. In many restaurants, customers can also pay via the QR code online at the end of their meal. Streamline the order ahead process for you and your customers. Point of Sale. Now, we’ve reached your point of sale.

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Evolving Technology for Restaurant Operations

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Orders from online channels and delivery partners had to be manually entered into its previous Point-of-Sale (POS) system, and manually delivered to the kitchen. They also had a tremendous amount of data from disparate sources with no way to efficiently aggregate and analyze inventory, customer preferences and more.

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

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Similarly, AI-driven thermostats will optimize indoor climates, enhancing the comfort of both staff and customers while balancing energy usage. The intelligence built into these newer technologies will become part of a broader strategy to predict, adjust, and innovate based on real-time data and enhance the customer experience.

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Redefining ‘Dine and Dash’ and Review Hub

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This saves time for both the guest and the server by eliminating the need for the guest to give their credit card to the server and for the server to take the card to the point of sale, process the transaction, and return for a signature. Examples of participating restaurants include:? Chicago), ?State State Bird Provisions?