{"id":241649,"date":"2019-11-26T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T20:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transact-tech.com\/?p=241649"},"modified":"2023-09-12T06:47:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T13:47:39","slug":"things-restaurants-should-be-thankful-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transact-tech.com\/blog\/blog\/fst-posts\/things-restaurants-should-be-thankful-for\/","title":{"rendered":"THINGS RESTAURANTS SHOULD BE THANKFUL FOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The food service business is a challenge, even at the best of times. And so, this Thanksgiving season, it\u2019s good to reflect on all the miracles of technology that allow our restaurants to provide such excellent service to our customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ve come a long way from storing meat in a literal icebox. Refrigeration technology has improved to the point that we can take food that has a shelf life measured in hours and still ship it halfway across the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modern restaurants are able to stock up on enough perishables to last for weeks \u2014 and when that runs out, simply pick up the phone (or tap a tablet) and restock. All without putting diners at risk of food poisoning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Technology even alerts you when your refrigerator breaks, thanks to temperature monitoring equipment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Restaurant owners all over the world are breathing a sigh of relief at no longer having to track inventory by hand. Counting by hand is slow, labor-intensive, and as error-prone as a third-grade essay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Inventory management software<\/a> eases the burden of inventory tracking through easier count input (no more paper!) and backups of previous inventory counts. The more advanced inventory tools even link to your POS and update your inventory as orders come in, and restock items for you once they hit a threshold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And speaking of POS, how about digital point-of-sale systems? Tapping the order on a tablet sends it straight to the kitchen, which gives the back of the house a great head start if that\u2019s the first order of a ten-person table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As mentioned above, that POS can also link straight to your inventory system so that your stock counts are always up to date. If that\u2019s not something to be thankful for, I don\u2019t know what is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyone who has seated patrons on a busy Friday night will be grateful for a proper digital reservation system<\/a>. No more juggling crowds, no more confusion about who is next in line and no more bulky reservation books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Front of house staff can more easily track who sits where, and even accept mobile reservations and pre-payments. This speeds things along and helps restaurants turn over more tables in a night, which means more profits for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Broken kitchen equipment used to mean an hour on the phone trying to contact a repairman or a DIY fix with only a clunky user\u2019s manual for assistance. Not a great way to spend time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nInventory Management Software<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Digital POS System<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Reservation Management Software<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Digitized Equipment Service <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n