Connecting restaurant’s pieces 

Restaurant is a system of multiple synchronized places and they must work perfectly for the restaurant to flawlessly work. We have a delivery service, taking care of buying and providing the ingredients and other necessities, the cooking service, the waiters and the store backroom - in small businesses, it’s the boss, in bigger chains it’s the group of workers taking care of HR and administration services. All of these fields have to work like clockwork for the restaurant to function and profit. 

Restaurant work is difficult as it is, so the technology development is finding out ways to ease the restaurators’ pain. Applications and services are emerging for the business owners to synchronize and optimize the processes in their business. 

In this article let’s take a look at some of the technological solutions for restaurants! 

Point of Sale - the heart of the restaurant

In the restaurant industry, the Point of Sale (POS) is the hub where sales transactions are finalized. Initially, it referred to the location that housed a cash register; however, now with technological advancements and progressions in retail environments, POS can no longer be confined to just one spot or device.

POS systems are changing the game and revolutionizing the way restaurants operate. By connecting front-of-house with back-of-house operations, they're helping to manage payments, food orders, table reservations, and personnel management as well as warehouse processes - there's almost no limit on how far we can take restaurant digitization and how advanced your restaurant app can be.

If you're looking to purchase a POS system, there are various solutions available on the market. However, if you have specific systems and processes that could benefit from digitalization, it might be wise to consider dedicated on-demand solutions to manage custom business processes, which are especially common in restaurant chains.

Kitchen Display Systems

Kitchen Display System is a revolutionary part of digital restaurant business management solutions, providing an innovative way to display orders and online delivery on the computer screen. POS systems automatically send orders to the KDS for streamlined order-taking and accuracy. Eliminate pen-paper tickets from your workflow today!

The Kitchen Display System keeps orders and their accompanying order notes (such as order personalization) on the screen until they are fulfilled, allowing you to maintain superior customer service.

Work schedule under control

Seamlessly syncing your restaurant app with the work schedule can be a tremendous advantage. This way, inspecting who and when someone was on duty at any given time is effortless. In addition, the restaurant app can allow you to assign tasks to particular staff members. This way, they know their duties in advance and won't be scrambling around when it's time for them to get started. In the event of an unforeseen emergency, you can easily identify a replacement to fill in for any absent staff member and amend their scheduled shift through your restaurant mobile app. This not only simplifies managing your team but also streamlines payroll.

Your warehouse is always under control

You know precisely what your chefs have in the kitchen and what is running low. You can quickly double-check to see whether or not more of a specific ingredient is required for the meal preparations. Everything can be in the same restaurant app!

Track prices and quantities

An advantageous restaurant app can provide invaluable insight into how many dishes of a particular type have been sold, which enables you to determine the necessary ingredients for upcoming days.

Keeping your eye on the prices of items you need helps you plan and save money by finding cheaper alternatives.

Add recipes, and control your shopping

Crafting recipes for your dishes is advantageous to both kitchen personnel and yourself. Your staff can quickly identify what ingredients are lacking and compile a comprehensive grocery list through the restaurant app, which you may inspect to determine the amount required for each dish. As a restaurant business owner, adding recipes to your restaurant mobile app also helps you avoid wasting time. No more standing in line and struggling to call your staff or running around the store trying to figure out if "cream" should contain a specific fat content for a particular dish on the shopping list - now all it takes is one tap on your phone screen.

Foodcost and food waste optimization - save your money and the world!

With dedicated app development focused on your processes, you can instantly reduce food costs. Purchase reporting and warehouse management allow for keeping control over prices and food waste. Every ingredient can be accounted for and put to good use.

Moreover, reducing food waste is an environmentally conscious decision. Many consumers are monitoring the ethical standards of establishments they visit - your pride in minimizing wastage will surely draw them in, as they are mostly the restaurant industry's target market.

Lastly, you can use a restaurant app to monitor the seasonal menu and determine when items such as asparagus or rhubarb are in-season - allowing you to switch them out for more affordable options.

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Restaurant app for back and front - a platform connecting both interests

If you're considering developing a restaurant app for your business, that's a great decision. Not only is it advantageous for both staff and customers, but it also benefits the restaurant owner or manager. A restaurant mobile app allows clients to enjoy more freedom when they make their meal selections; they can easily customize orders and take advantage of discounts!

Meanwhile, the staff can allocate their time more effectively to duties that are more important than preparing a shopping list or dividing up receipts. Furthermore, the restaurant owner will have constant oversight concerning all operations in his business.

There are endless opportunities for restaurants to digitize their operations and many advantages that come with it. Digitizing operations can help with a wide range of operations, from the simplest of tasks, such as keeping track of orders and streamlining the checkout process, to more complex functions like personnel management. A dedicated restaurant app developed exclusively for you by a software development company can simplify all these tasks.

Digitize your restaurant!

Technology can be a great medium for advertisement and gaining new customers, but it can also be a great help in maintaining your business. Thanks to applications you can monitor your warehouse and crew, track the prices of both the ingredients and your dishes and optimize many different processes occurring in your business. 

Whether you need to create your own menu and synchronize it with your system or you need a tailored solution for your business - check out Menufolio or reach us directly! Memory Squared team has a extensive experience in creating digital products for food related businesses!