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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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A Summer of More: Leveraging Tech Solutions to Impress Enthusiastic Diners

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Restaurant bookings in May were up 48 percent compared to May 2019, and revenues are increasing as on-premise dining picks up heading into a busy summer season. With the right technology, restaurants can create a seamless journey that diners prefer from discovery, to booking, to the dining experience itself.

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Your Restaurant’s Technology Touchpoints

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Point of Sale. Now, we’ve reached your point of sale. Also, with the right point of sale, you’ll be able to integrate not only with a quality kitchen display system but with off-premise apps as well! Your customers will interact with the point of sale early in their journey with your restaurant.

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Six Strategies to Improve Restaurant Efficiency

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For example, you can review food-to-table delivery times, the number of bookings and diners, or itemized food and drink sales figures. Electronic point-of-sale (EPOS) terminals that send new checks straight through to the kitchen. Tablets to manage restaurant bookings for maitre d' or front-of-house staff.

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Restaurant Reopening Resources

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During the crisis, they have: Created tools for restaurants to quickly adjust their books and notify diners. Finally, I strongly encourage everyone across the industry to ease financial terms where possible, including landlords, taxing authorities, and point-of-sale vendors.”

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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. Panino Giusto is embracing technology, including Oracle MICROS Simphony Point-of-Sale to help pivot and deliver a safer, pleasurable experience to customers.