Restaurant ERP Systems for Multi-unit and Enterprise Operations
Running a multi-location foodservice enterprise can feel like spinning plates while juggling lit torches. Just when the chefs are 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 already rich operation. Like someone throwing yet […]
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 […]
A Simple 3-Step Blueprint That Will Help You Activate Digital Transformation in Your F&B Operations
The #1 reason why businesses decide to pursue digital transformation (DT) is how much of an impact it has on the operational excellence of (hotel)restaurants, catering businesses and food and beverage management. Steered correctly, successfully digitising your food operation results in: Let’s recap the above article real quick: If you are the head of F&B […]
Hospitality tech scale-up Apicbase raises €4M
ANTWERP/ AMSTERDAM, 19 May 2021 – Apicbase, the international hospitality tech scale-up, announces it raised 4 million euros in a Series A funding round led by Volta Ventures, along with early existing investors Newion, AAA Fund and Business Angels. The Belgian SaaS company, founded in 2017, develops a food & beverage management platform for hospitality and food businesses, and consistently delivers […]
11 Essential Restaurant KPIs for Multi-Unit Operators
You must understand your key restaurant performance indicators (KPIs) to manage costs, improve margins, and drive growth effectively. KPIs offer valuable insights into team performance, cash flow, and the overall success of your restaurant. Regularly monitoring these metrics lets you find opportunities to optimise performance, boost profitability, or prepare for potential investment. But with so […]
7 Restaurant Purchasing Mistakes That Affect Food Costs (& How to Avoid Them)
Procurement mistakes in a restaurant setting are insidious… … they are small and unnoticeable (when you don’t know where to look)… … but they pile up quietly (a couple of euros here, a few bucks there)… … until you’re bleeding thousands monthly & only a complete audit and Jesus can save you. Not a position […]
Multi-Site F&B Management: How To Keep The Back Of House On Track (And Secure Dish Margins)?
Managing food and beverage operations in a multi-site business is a monumental task. Keeping all the plates spinning while dealing with spreadsheet woes, multiple production plans, food cost worries and complex admin is a challenge to even the most seasoned managers in hospitality. Ask any caterer, restaurant owner or ghost kitchen operator, and they will […]
Point Solution vs Platform: What Is The Best F&B Tech Strategy For Your Multi-Site Restaurant?
New technologies, including AI, are revolutionizing the way food companies are run. The tech choices you make today affect your business goals in the long-term. If you are in charge of tech implementation at a multi-unit F&B business, you’ve probably read 100 articles, sales sheets, and white papers telling you that this or that solution […]
