5 Ways Technology Helps To Structurally Reduce Operational Costs in Restaurants
Margins in the restaurant sector are wafer-thin. That is no news, but a problem that has existed for years. What ís new, however, is that affordable new technologies are increasingly tipping the scales towards greater profitability. Restaurateurs that want to strengthen their bottom line must be able to keep costs under control. The trouble is […]
Beyond Restaurant POS Reports: Why Your F&B Operation Needs Insights-Rich Analytics to Grow
Restaurant reporting has become a vital tool in an industry that has — for far too long — relied on gut feeling to make business decisions. Today, restaurant operators and F&B managers like you have access to many reports, primarily thanks to advanced POS systems. However, while there are certainly many upsides to this digitalisation, […]
Technology Strategies For Hotels Are Outdated—The Hospitality Industry Should Embrace A New Scalable Approach
Every article about technology for the hospitality industry seems to start with a similar statement. It goes something like: ‘advanced software rapidly pushes hotels in a revolutionary new direction’, followed by long lists of solutions with headings such as: ‘Best systems for the hospitality industry [implement today!].’ Whether investing in so many different technologies makes […]
Apicbase Modules Explained | Why Restaurant Operators Call Them The Backbone of Their Kitchens
“What can Apicbase do for our _______?” Fill in the blank with: ‘100 hotel restaurants’… ‘15 fast-casual outlets’, … ‘a fine-dining franchise on three continents’, or… ‘an emerging dark kitchen network.’ … and you get a question that lands in my inbox a few times every week. And, every time I see it, I have […]
Restaurant POS Systems For Multi-Unit Operations | How to Set Up Your Tech Ecosystem for Rapid Growth
Restaurant POS systems have come a long way. Along with the rest of the restaurant operations, the POS is in the midst of digital transformation. Soon the restaurant industry will be 100% data-driven. And the sales data generated by your restaurant ePOS software plays an important role in that transformation. For your tech ecosystem to […]
How Apicbase Helps Restaurant Operators Create Accurate Bills of Materials With a Push of a Button
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, accurate restaurant bills of materials (BoM) are the backbone of every large and profitable F&B business. If you’re involved in restaurant back-of-house — in any capacity — you constantly use BoMs for everything from ensuring production and pricing accuracy to informing decisions around inventory and procurement. F&B BoMs are an […]
Not Every Restaurant ERP System is a Perfect Fit for You. 9 Answers for Multi-Unit & Enterprise Food businesses
Running a multi-location restaurant enterprise can feel like spinning plates while juggling lit torches. Just when you have the chefs comfortable with the ordering system at one location, there’s a problem with the menu cycle at another. Each new location (and sales channel) adds another level of complexity to an operation that is already rich […]
Hospitality Industry — Dialing-In On Inventory & Purchasing Practices to Slash Food Costs in Your Hotel F&B Operations
Keeping tabs on food costs is essential for hotel profitability. Obviously, you say? Sure, the maths are easy: revenue – CoGS = bottom line. But if you’ve ever been in the trenches of hotel F&B, you know this simple calculation, in reality, equals bloody guerrilla warfare against rising food cost percentages. In this post, I’ll […]
Digital Transformation in the Hospitality Industry: Use these Change Management Solutions to Create a Digital Corporate Culture Geared Towards Growth
Contrary to what you’ve been led to believe, upending your processes and investing in AI-driven FoH and BoH tech ARE NOT the home stretch of your digital transformation journey. For a lot of F&B operators, these upgrades are the enablers of digital transformation. What’s missing is your driver — a digital company culture. This cultural […]
6 Stages of Digital Transformation in F&B— the Roadmap to Digital Maturity (and Not Being Stuck in Stage 2 like Everyone Else)
Soon every hospitality business will be 100% data-driven. What stage of the digital transformation is your company in, and what do you need to do to unlock the benefits of the next stage? Let’s find out. From online orders to loyalty programs and purchasing software—restaurants are rapidly implementing new tech to improve the guest experience […]
