6 Ways a Point of Sale Platform Makes Restaurant Management Easier
The retail industry—especially restaurants— uses point of sale (POS) system software to track sales transactions.
Do your servers still take orders with paper and pen?
POS systems are a powerful way for bar, nightclub, and restaurant owners to manage and track customer payments, orders, sales figures, invoices — the list goes on.
But there is one problem with many POS software and hardware bundles: they’re not always designed with restaurants’ needs in mind.
Most standard POS software exists solely to take a customer’s order and doesn’t help you keep tabs on how much money is coming through or what kind of profit margins each dish brings in. When you know what’s popular and most profitable, you can make better-informed decisions about your menu selections and customer favorites.
A basic point-of-sale system collects data from receipts which allows bar, nightclub, and restaurant managers and owners to monitor their business performance against revenue goals every day—even during off-hours! With this information available all times throughout the year, owners keep their fingers on their business pulse anywhere, anytime.
Do you waste valuable time at the end of the day manually totaling your day’s revenue?
If so, that’s just wrong. You deserve to enjoy time with friends and family at the end of the day.
Total Touch POS is a comprehensive restaurant management solution that helps owners get the information they need to run a profitable and successful business. With Total Touch, you can keep inventory records, track payments, manage employee schedules, and gain insights into the health and profitability of your bar, restaurant, or nightclub with comprehensive, cloud-based business analytics.
A restaurant management solution will give you valuable insights into your business, helping you run it better and make informed growth choices.
Gain valuable hours and enjoy the rewards of your hard work when you reclaim your time with a restaurant management solution:
1. Control Restaurant Inventory
Restaurant owners keep a more complex and diverse inventory than most other retail businesses, as several ingredients go into preparing varied recipes. You don’t want to fall short of a crucial component in the middle of a busy day. With a robust POS system, you can track your inventory at the ingredient level and order supplies in advance. You can also compare prices to get the best quote for your stock.
2. Minimize Waste
Total Touch POS version 2.4 and above come with integrated scale support that allows you to size your portions correctly. It helps maintain transparency with customers and minimizes wastage. Total Touch also offers ‘pour control’ features for bars and nightclubs so that they can easily dispense precise amounts of alcohol every time.
3. Retain Customers Built-in Loyalty Programs
Customers feel special and valued when they get
gift cards and discounts on ordering at your restaurant. Total Touch POS system can track customer preferences, such as their choice of dishes, usual dining time, and order frequency. You can use this data to create personalized loyalty programs for your regular customers.
4. Improve Staff Management (and Morale)
Running short on staff is a nightmare for every restaurant owner. It can lead to service delays, poor-quality food, and payment and order tracking mismanagement. In short, it can be a recipe for disaster.
With an advanced POS system like Total Touch, you can automate staff scheduling, payroll hour calculation, and track time to manage employees efficiently.
It’s a win-win. Simplify your staff management and make your employees happy!
5. Identify Sales Trends
A modern POS software has a record for every dish ordered at your restaurant, which goes into a cloud database. For example, Total Touch generates real-time reports to give valuable insights on which menu items are popular, rarely requested, or need replacement. You can also gauge the seasonal preferences of your customers and make changes to the menu accordingly.
6. Make Informed Decisions
Total Touch is an advanced POS solution specially designed to cater to the dining industry’s needs. It can help you with every aspect of your restaurant business, including sales, inventory management, communication with the kitchen and waiting staff, and employee management. With its robust reporting system, you can identify patterns and trends in your business to make more informed decisions and improve your restaurant’s service quality, productivity, and revenues.
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