Stock-taking App for Multi-site Restaurants: 5 Ways to Count Stock with Apicbase
Apicbase’s stock-taking app for multi-site restaurants gives your team five ways to count stock. Counts take a fraction of the time, and the numbers land in the central system the moment your chefs save them. That’s the difference between counting in an app and counting with pen and paper. With a clipboard or a spreadsheet, […]
Food Cost Calculator
How much profit are you actually making per plate? Free Food Cost Calculator for Restaurants Calculate what a dish actually costs to produce. Instantly see the total recipe cost and gross profit margin. No signup. What this calculator does The free food cost calculator converts a recipe’s ingredients, quantities, prices, and yield percentages into a […]
AI in Foodservice: The Keys to Success for IT Departments
A Sydney hospitality GM spends hours each day on data reconciliation instead of being on the floor or coaching staff. Matthew Cox, founder of TechEasy and a hospitality IT veteran, notes in a webinar hosted by Apicbase that AI rollouts usually fail not because of the technology, but because the foundational systems are weak. AI […]
Your Next Competitor Isn’t a Restaurant — What That Means for Delivery in Europe
The restaurant industry has spent decades competing against itself. But according to food service analyst Peter Backman, that mental model is now dangerously out of date. In a recent webinar hosted by Apicbase, Backman — who has tracked the global delivery market since 2012 — laid out a clear-eyed view of how restaurant delivery in […]
Restaurant Technology Deployment: A Step-by-Step Guide
Every time a foodservice company buys a new system, a POS, an inventory tool, whatever, the feeling is the same: part excitement, part dread. You hope it’ll make the work go more smoothly. But you’re already bracing for the usual rollout headaches: confusion, pushback, and the inevitable “why did we change this?” chorus. It doesn’t […]
Poll Results: Where Contract Catering Stands on Digitalisation and Challenges
The pressure is real and shared. During our recent webinar on scaling digital operations in contract catering, we asked 100+ operators where they stand. The result?82% said they’re “working on it but still have a long way to go.” Solving Challenges in Contract Catering Not surprising, the pressures are everywhere. But, at least, the priorities are […]
ISS & Vermaat on Workplace Catering: What Works, What Fails, and Why
For years, workplace catering followed a simple formula. Guests showed up at set times, ate what was on the menu, and went back to work. That world is gone. Expectations have shifted. Employees want flexibility, choice, and an experience that fits their workday. For caterers, that means rethinking everything: how they plan, operate, and engage […]
63 Restaurant Industry Statistics & Trends for 2026
Restaurant sales are growing in almost every market in 2026, but the growth is driven by price rather than volume, and it is unevenly distributed. Margins recovered for some operators while record numbers of others closed. This guide pulls together the restaurant industry statistics for 2026 across the US, Europe, the UK, and Belgium and […]
Autumn Budget 2024: What UK Restaurant Chains Need to Know to Protect Their Margins
When the Autumn Budget landed, food and drink leaders warned ministers that the tax increase would cost the British Hospitality industry £3 billion and force businesses to reduce investments, cut jobs, and raise customer prices. Our own calculation puts the impact of the Autumn budget at £1,365,445 annually for a 30-unit restaurant chain with 500 […]