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  <title>Restaurant- Business, Marketing &amp; Technologies Blog :: SpeQue</title>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://vnext.speque.com/blog/5-impacts-digital-menus-restaurants/</id>
    <title>5 Impacts of Digital Menus in Restaurants</title>
    <updated>2023-07-29T19:30:50+05:30</updated>
    <published>2023-07-24T21:17:34+05:30</published>
    <link href="https://vnext.speque.com/blog/5-impacts-digital-menus-restaurants/" />
    <author>
      <name>info@speque.com</name>
      <email>Marketing Team</email>
    </author>
    <category term="digital menu" />
    <category term="digital payments" />
    <category term="digital ordering" />
    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;In the ever-evolving landscape of the restaurant industry, staying ahead of the competition requires adopting innovative solutions that enhance the customer experience. One such game-changer is the digital menu. Replacing traditional paper menus, digital menus leverage cutting-edge technology to transform the way diners explore, order, and engage with a restaurant's offerings. In this blog, we'll delve into the significant impact of digital menus on the customer experience and how they are revolutionizing the way we dine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. Interactive and engaging experience&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/contactless-dining"&gt;Digital menus&lt;/a&gt; bring a new level of interactivity to the dining process. Customers can browse through an enticing visual display of dishes, complete with high-resolution images and detailed descriptions. With a simple tap or swipe, diners can access additional information about ingredients, preparation methods, and even dietary options, fostering an engaging and informed decision-making process.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/WhatsApp Image 2023-07-29 at 7.26.51 PM_638262558505772941.jpeg" alt="contactless dining" width="227" height="492" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. Real-time updates and customization&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Unlike static printed menus, digital menus offer the advantage of real-time updates. Restaurants can modify their offerings, pricing, and promotions instantly, ensuring that customers are always presented with the latest menu options. Moreover, digital menus can be customized to cater to different customer preferences, languages, and dietary requirements, creating a more inclusive dining experience.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3. Reduced wait times&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The traditional process of ordering often involved flagging down servers, waiting for their attention, and then placing an order. Digital menus streamline this process by allowing customers to place their orders directly from their smartphones or tablet devices. This not only reduces wait times but also minimizes errors in order-taking, leading to greater customer satisfaction.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4. Visual appeal and appetite stimulation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Humans are highly visual beings, and digital menus capitalize on this aspect. Mouthwatering images of delectable dishes can stimulate appetite and create anticipation for the dining experience. The visually appealing presentation of the menu enhances the overall dining ambiance and entices customers to explore a broader range of menu items.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;5. Upselling opportunities&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/blog/qr-code-based-menu-and-ordering/"&gt;Digital menus&lt;/a&gt; can be strategically designed to promote certain items or upsell complementary dishes. Through smart placement and eye-catching visuals, restaurants can entice customers to explore new options and add-ons, leading to increased revenue per table.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As more establishments recognize the significant impact of digital menus on customer experience, we can expect to see widespread adoption across the restaurant landscape. By leveraging this technology, restaurants can not only streamline operations but also strengthen customer loyalty and satisfaction. Embracing digital menus is more than just a technological upgrade; it's a recipe for success in delivering an unforgettable dining experience that keeps customers coming back for more.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://vnext.speque.com/blog/essentials-of-restaurant-management-system/</id>
    <title>10 Essentials of a Restaurant Management System</title>
    <updated>2021-01-25T19:29:48+05:30</updated>
    <published>2021-01-20T14:12:47+05:30</published>
    <link href="https://vnext.speque.com/blog/essentials-of-restaurant-management-system/" />
    <author>
      <name>info@speque.com</name>
      <email>Marketing Team</email>
    </author>
    <category term="restaurant management software" />
    <category term="restaurant management" />
    <category term="restaurant billing" />
    <category term="restaurant pos" />
    <content type="html">&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Running a restaurant is a challenging business and it's important to have efficient software that helps you manage it effectively. A restaurant management software is a system that helps you streamline all operations and provides automation so you can worry about things that matter most -- providing a superior experience to your customers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;A cloud-based restaurant management software combines all that is good in a conventional/legacy POS system, with tools such as table booking management, inventory management, analytics, billing system, order management (with order taking on mobile/tablet device), and also helps in marketing by providing actionable insights and activities such as CRM, loyalty and building an online presence.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Let's have a look at some of the most essential features that any restaurant management software should provide and which SpeQue POS also does.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;1. Billing &amp;amp; Tax Tracking&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Billing is the most essential requirement of a restaurant management system. A modern-day billing software should ensure easy order taking by showing the complete menu on a tablet/mobile device and allowing the captains/stewards to punch orders quickly and on the move. This should further generate automated KOTs and also track the average time taken to serve food to customers on each table.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;The billing system should also be integrated with various channels so that the orders get synced and the billing takes place from one central place. This removes the hassles of managing multiple systems as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;A cloud-based system also helps you keep variation and thefts at bay. &lt;a href="https://www.speque.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;SpeQue POS&lt;/a&gt; captures and reports discounts applied and item cancellations so that you stay on top of your business and helps reduce chances of theft and misappropriations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;2. Order Management&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;A cloud-based restaurant management system also helps you manage all orders, both online and offline. SpeQue POS helps you integrate with all online vendors (Swiggy, Zomato etc.) so you can manage all online orders on a single portal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-pos-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;SpeQue POS&lt;/a&gt; also helps you automate KOT and BOT generation. This ensures that the order reaches the kitchen or bar in no time and helps you improve overall operational efficiency.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The primary advantages of an order management platform are:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1. Multi-channel integration&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2. Never miss an order with real-time notifications&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/SpeQue_Order_Management_BG_637471997060034959.jpg" alt="SpeQue Billing Software" width="500" height="331" /&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;3. Reporting &amp;amp; Customer Data&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;A good restaurant management system captures and provides a holistic view of all important data for your business. From sales history to order tracking, KPIs, cancel and discount reports, top-selling items, inventory purchase orders, indents, menu profitability, SpeQue POS provides detailed insights to business owners to keep a check on the health of their business. These reports are also available on the &lt;a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speque.partnerapp&amp;amp;hl=en_IN&amp;amp;gl=US"&gt;mobile app&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;4. Online Integration&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;With online ordering picking up in the past few years, managing both online and offline orders can be a daunting task, especially during rush hours. This is why having a single portal to manage all online orders becomes important. &lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-billing-software" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;SpeQue POS&lt;/a&gt; integrates with all online vendors such as Swiggy, Zomato so you can manage your complete menu and order on SpeQue portal or SpeQue Partner app without having to manage multiple dashboards.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;5. User Friendly Interface&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;A good restaurant management software isn't only one filled with features but is also the one providing the best user experience. SpeQue POS provides an easy to use interface which even a novice user could start using without much training. Video tutorials also help users to get a hang of the system quickly and without much hassle.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;6. Integrated Inventory Management&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Managing costs is one of the most essential aspects of effective restaurant management. Good software should help you automate the complete workflow of &lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-inventory-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;inventory management&lt;/a&gt;. From stock procurement via purchase orders and indents to automating the stock out via recipes, an inventory management software can help you save tons of money and keep a check on the goods moving in and out of the kitchen.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/RecipeBasedInventory_Mockup_637471997060191759.png" alt="SpeQue Inventory Management" width="500" height="299" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;7. Integrated Feedback&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-feedback-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Customer feedback&lt;/a&gt; is also an important parameter to consider for good restaurant management. Asking customers for feedback shows you care for them and are willing to answer their queries. It also helps you capture customer data, which can further be used to run&lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-crm-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt; loyalty programs or do targeted campaigns&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/FeedbackAnalyticsMockup_637471997060378073.png" alt="SpeQue Integrated Feedback Management" width="500" height="269" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;8.Table Booking Management&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Managing table reservations is also important for good restaurant management. A &lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-table-booking-management" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;table reservation system&lt;/a&gt; helps you inform your customers about their confirmed/rejected bookings. It also helps you manage queues effectively by informing customers about their waiting time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/WalkInQueueList_637471997060466317.png" alt="SpeQue Table Booking Management" width="500" height="356" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;9. Marketing and Loyalty Programs&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;With all the data at hand, it now becomes essential to keep your customers engaged. SpeQue POS provides an &lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-crm-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;integrated CRM module&lt;/a&gt;, which helps you run SMS and email marketing campaigns. You can also run your cashback loyalty programs with custom rules to suit your needs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/LoyaltyMockup_637471997060544845.png" alt="SpeQue CRM &amp;amp; Loyalty Program" width="500" height="283" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;10. Contactless Dining Support&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Post the outbreak of COVID-19 early last year, the world changed to new norms such as &amp;lsquo;social distancing&amp;rsquo; and &amp;lsquo;contactless&amp;rsquo; services. Thus, in the current scenario, &lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/contactless-dining" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;contactless dining&lt;/a&gt; becomes super important to have in any POS software.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/contactLessOrdering_637471997060630335.png" alt="SpeQue Contact less Dining Support" width="500" height="444" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;These were some of the most important aspects to look for in modern restaurant management software. Gone are the days where you had to depend on multiple software to manage different aspects of your business. In modern-day cloud-based software, you get a whole gamut of features, ranging from operations management to marketing automation. This ensures you get more value for your money and a holistic, end-to-end solution for your restaurant business.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Write to us on info@speque.com to know more or visit our website (&lt;a href="https://www.speque.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;https://www.speque.com&lt;/a&gt;) and request for a free demo to know more about how we can help you grow your business.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://vnext.speque.com/blog/future-trends-restaurant-industry/</id>
    <title>Future Trends of Restaurant Industry</title>
    <updated>2021-01-11T15:31:03+05:30</updated>
    <published>2021-01-08T17:24:16+05:30</published>
    <link href="https://vnext.speque.com/blog/future-trends-restaurant-industry/" />
    <author>
      <name>info@speque.com</name>
      <email>Marketing Team</email>
    </author>
    <category term="restaurant billing" />
    <category term="restaurant billing system" />
    <category term="restaurant crm" />
    <category term="contactless dining" />
    <category term="qr code based ordering" />
    <content type="html">&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;COVID-19 has damaged not only public-health but has had a long-lasting, never seen before impact on the restaurant industry as well. With so many established brands shutting shop, the last year was certainly one of the toughest challenges that the industry has seen in a while.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Early indications from places where the pandemic seemed to be under control suggested that consumer demand won't immediately come back to normal after restrictions were lifted. That said, restaurants that plan ahead and adapt to the &amp;ldquo;new normal&amp;rdquo; will have a much better chance to bring back sales to pre crisis levels.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;In this article, we will have a look at some of the latest technology trends that restaurants should adopt to cope up with the COVID-19 crisis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;1. Digital Maturity&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;A strong online-ordering presence, digital loyalty programs, and comprehensive &lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-crm-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt; CRM (Customer Relationship Management) &lt;/a&gt;systems have been lifelines for restaurants during the crisis. Data shows that the level of digital engagement among consumers spiked during this period and this behavior change should definitely be something to leverage in the future as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;With &lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-website-app-builder" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;SpeQue website and app builder support&lt;/a&gt;, we provide a completely customised website along with an online ordering widget for your customers to order. We also build custom Android apps with online ordering enabled. The app and website are integrated into SpeQue POS, which makes the process hassle for restaurants to manage.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Webp.net-resizeimage (26)_637459758638286360.jpg" alt="SpeQue POS integrated Online Ordering Website" width="429" height="300" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;2. Contactless Dining&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Contactless dining eliminates customer contact with items such as menus, which other people might have touched.&amp;nbsp;Digital menus have been on the rise for some time but now, more than ever before, they have become a necessity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/contactless-dining" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;QR code-based menu, ordering, and bill payments&lt;/a&gt; are the need of the hour. Provide your customers with a completely contact-free dining experience with SpeQue&amp;rsquo;s contactless dining offering.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Webp.net-resizeimage (11)_637459758638434264.png" alt="Contact less QR Code Based Menu" width="338" height="300" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;3. Cut Down Costs&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Keeping costs down also becomes an essential part of managing your business better. &lt;a title="SpeQue Inventory" href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-inventory-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;SpeQue POS&lt;/a&gt; helps you keep a track of inventory and waste management helps track waste. Counts also help you compare your actual stock with theoretical stock and help you be on top of your inventory. Purchase Orders and indents help you keep a check on every ml/mg of stock moving in and out of the kitchen/store.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/InventoryMasterListMockup_637459758638468054.png" alt="SpeQue Inventory Management" width="516" height="300" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;A POS system is the backbone of your business and a comprehensive POS software meeting all of the above technology criteria becomes a necessity in today&amp;rsquo;s age. Write to us on info@speque.com to know more or visit our website (https://www.speque.com) and request a free demo to know more about how we can help you grow your business.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://vnext.speque.com/blog/restaurant-inventory-management-tips-tricks/</id>
    <title>Restaurant Inventory Management : tips and tricks</title>
    <updated>2020-12-14T02:28:02+05:30</updated>
    <published>2020-12-12T12:24:02+05:30</published>
    <link href="https://vnext.speque.com/blog/restaurant-inventory-management-tips-tricks/" />
    <author>
      <name>info@speque.com</name>
      <email>Marketing Team</email>
    </author>
    <category term="restaurant billing" />
    <category term="restaurant management" />
    <category term="restaurant pos" />
    <category term="restaurant inventory management" />
    <content type="html">&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Restaurant inventory management is an integral part of effective restaurant management. Inventory management for restaurants helps you keep a check on costs, avoid wastage, and keep a count on what&amp;rsquo;s coming in and what is going out.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Manual restaurant inventory management is a cumbersome and time-consuming task. Hence, it becomes essential to find a POS solution that offers an integrated inventory management solution.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-pos-system"&gt;SpeQue POS&lt;/a&gt; is one such software that provides inventory management along with the POS features. This helps restaurants to manage their stocks, maintain food costs through recipes, and also keep a check on waste.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;In some restaurants, up to 10% of food is wasted before going on a plate, which means 10% of your revenue may not be realized under your current inventory system. Thus, having an integrated inventory management system becomes essential.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Below are a few tips and tricks one should be aware of for effectively managing your restaurant inventory.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;1. Automate restaurant operations with the correct POS&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/SpeQuePOS_AllDevices_637433726430463814.png" alt="SpeQuePOS_AllDevices.png" width="538" height="300" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;First things first, get a POS system in place. A good POS system with &lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-inventory-system"&gt;integrated inventory&lt;/a&gt;, helps reduce the cost of hiring extra people for restaurant inventory management. It also makes daily operations more effective.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Such a system will help you count opening and closing stock, track inventory and stock, and provide real-time updates on the inventory on hand.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;2. Train staff effectively&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/staff_training_637433726431969058.jpg" alt="staff_training.jpg" width="733" height="300" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Once the POS is deployed, the proper training of staff becomes mandatory. Discuss with them how to save on wastage by applying effective restaurant inventory management to track everything that comes in and goes out.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;3. Track and approve inventory requests (Purchase Order and Indent)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screenshot 2020-12-12 at 12.11.51 PM_637433726432506306.png" alt="Screenshot 2020-12-12 at 12.11.51 PM.png" width="798" height="221" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screenshot 2020-12-12 at 12.11.51 PM_637433726433018077.png" alt="Screenshot 2020-12-12 at 12.11.51 PM.png" width="508" height="300" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Keeping a track of all inventory requests is essential to avoid unfamiliar entries into your restaurant inventory consumption report.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;For example, when the chef wants a list of items from the store, he raises an Indent. Once the indent is approved by the Store Manager, the items become available for the chef to use. This ensures nothing is missed from your eye and stock misuse can be reduced.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Similarly, Purchase Orders (PO) can be raised by the Store Manager when they need to procure items from a vendor. Care also needs to be taken that all items have been received and in appropriate condition.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;4. Stock up inventory as per menu&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;It's essential to stock up inventory as per the menu. For example, in case there are seasonal items on your menu, you must ensure you stock up inventory accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Having a system that can actually predict the stock that can be consumed over the coming period can also be beneficial. Such a system employs machine learning algorithms, which analyze past data to come up with such predictions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;5. Keep a regular check on portions&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Keeping a regular count of items goes a long way to avoid miscalculations. Keeping a cycle count also ensures daily scrutiny of inventory for each store location without the staff having to spend extra hours at daily closing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;These are some of the best practices for effective management of your restaurant inventory and all of them can be practiced using POS software that provides an inventory management system.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;SpeQue POS, a comprehensive POS software helps you take care of not only your inventory but handles everything from food ordering to billing, eventually simplifying your restaurant management process.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://vnext.speque.com/blog/importance-inventory-management-restaurants/</id>
    <title>Why is Inventory Management Important for Restaurants</title>
    <updated>2020-09-13T12:18:17+05:30</updated>
    <published>2020-09-03T11:39:00+05:30</published>
    <link href="https://vnext.speque.com/blog/importance-inventory-management-restaurants/" />
    <author>
      <name>info@speque.com</name>
      <email>Marketing Team</email>
    </author>
    <category term="restaurant technology" />
    <category term="restaurant management" />
    <category term="inventory management" />
    <category term="restaurant sales" />
    <category term="food costing" />
    <category term="recipe" />
    <content type="html">&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;While it's true that revenue is important for the growth of your restaurant business, keeping costs down is also essential. Inventory management for restaurants essentially helps you keep a check on costs, avoid spoilage/spillage and know exactly what is coming in and going out.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whether you are new to the restaurant business or a pro, the best way to track your inventory is by investing in &lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-inventory-system"&gt; inventory management software &lt;/a&gt;. Most restaurant POS systems on market do not have an integrated inventory management system, thus it becomes essential to find one that does.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-pos-system"&gt;SpeQue POS&lt;/a&gt; provides an integrated inventory management software that helps restaurants to manage their stocks, maintain food costs through recipes, and keep a check on waste.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;In some restaurants, up to 10% of food is wasted before going on a plate, which means 10% of your revenue may not be realized under your current inventory system. Thus, having an integrated inventory management system becomes essential.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;In order to understand the inventory management process, 1st let's have a look at some of the important terms that are involved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sitting Inventory &lt;/strong&gt; - the amount of product (or Rupees worth of product) in-house. You can refer to sitting inventory as either Rupee worth or physical amount, but make sure to consistently stick to only one unit of measure.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Variance &lt;/strong&gt; - The difference between your product cost and the usage amount cost. Let's say your inventory is down Rs 10,000 worth of chicken at the end of the day, but your POS says you only sold Rs. 9,500 worth of chicken. This makes your food cost variance - Rs 500, meaning Rs 500 worth of chicken is unaccounted for. Variance can also be a percentage to help you make easier comparisons. In this scenario, -Rs 500 (the variance amount)/Rs 10000 (the usage amount cost) = - 5% variance. Most restaurants consider a variance of 3-5% within the normal range.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Depletion &lt;/strong&gt; - the amount of time it takes to use a product.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Usage &lt;/strong&gt;- usage tells us how long the sitting inventory should last. Knowing the depletion time for a product helps us to calculate the duration for which the inventory should last.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Waste &lt;/strong&gt; - usually in a restaurant approx 4-10% of food purchased is wasted due to several reasons such as -- improper preparation, spoiled food, overestimating needed amounts, etc. Wastage is one of the prime reasons for reduced profits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt; First In/First Out &lt;/strong&gt;- This principle implies you rotate your stock frequently so that the newest stock is put behind the older stock. This will result in reduced spoilage and a decrease in lost profits due to outdated or spoiled stock.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now that we have a good idea of what all we need to do to maintain inventory for your restaurant, let's have a look at how it can be done.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;TIPS FOR MANAGING RESTAURANT INVENTORY&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Managing your inventory is NOT a one-time chore. In order to keep a healthy bottom line, inventory should be monitored daily.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Take inventory when everything is cleaned and organized &lt;/strong&gt; - Clean out the coolers, freezers, and workstations before taking inventory. Remove all expired or spoiled food.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Take inventory frequently &lt;/strong&gt; - fix certain times to monitor your inventory. While all inventory should be looked at daily, some items may need actual counting once or twice a week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Take inventory before opening or after closing &lt;/strong&gt;- an operational restaurant has a constantly moving inventory. So it's best to take inventory before the restaurant opens or after it closes for the day.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Take inventory when new stock arrives &lt;/strong&gt; - always keep track of new stock inventory as soon as it arrives. This not only helps you give you an accurate count, but it will also help spot any delivery errors, which can be rectified on time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Take inventory with teamwork &lt;/strong&gt;- inventory management is a tedious process and its best to allocate at least 2-3 people to oversee it. This will ensure that errors are cut down and as the staff gain experience, they will develop timesaving techniques, keeping the restaurant running smoothly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;At SpeQue, we believe in the power of technology. In the present day and age, especially during the times of COVID-19, it becomes imperative to have good processes in place for your restaurant business to survive and thrive. If you are not already following the inventory management process or are still stuck with age-old paper-based techniques, its high time you invest in a POS software that provides integrated inventory management solutions. &lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-pos-system"&gt;SpeQue POS&lt;/a&gt; is one such software.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;With over 150 restaurants, pubs and bars have used our software to effectively manage their inventory, keep a check on waste and maintain food costs, we can easily vouch for the importance of having a strong inventory process for your restaurant. We not only provide you with the software but also provide all necessary training for the staff to understand the importance of the process and carry it out on a day to day basis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B4AEE89ashg" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can write to us at info@speque.com to know more about our products and offerings. We would be more than happy to help you establish a strong inventory management process for your restaurant.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://vnext.speque.com/blog/ways-to-improve-sales-for-your-restaurant-via-customer-relationship-management/</id>
    <title>Ways to improve sales for your restaurant via Customer Relationship Management</title>
    <updated>2020-09-01T11:03:21+05:30</updated>
    <published>2020-08-21T17:43:39+05:30</published>
    <link href="https://vnext.speque.com/blog/ways-to-improve-sales-for-your-restaurant-via-customer-relationship-management/" />
    <author>
      <name>info@speque.com</name>
      <email>Marketing Team</email>
    </author>
    <category term="restaurant billing system" />
    <category term="restaurant pos" />
    <category term="restaurant management" />
    <category term="restaurant crm" />
    <content type="html">&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;CRM or Customer Relationship Management is the cornerstone of success for any business. With the cut-throat competition amongst businesses in the present world, having an integrated CRM system for your restaurant business is not optional.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;CRM products are cloud-based software systems. They track your guests&amp;rsquo; behavior via the ordering process. It&amp;rsquo;s big data at work for you and for your guests. From a customer&amp;rsquo;s point of view, a &lt;a href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-crm-system"&gt;restaurant CRM&lt;/a&gt; gets to know each guest, so their experience can be optimized by giving them what they want and rewarding them for loyalty.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;As per &lt;a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/global-cx-study-2240276.pdf"&gt;Oracle data&lt;/a&gt;, 97% of business owners are seeking to improve customer experience, and this can be done via CRM. The Oracle report was put together with big data compiled by market research firm O&amp;rsquo;Keeffe &amp;amp; Company, and it further shows that nearly 40% of businesses still don&amp;rsquo;t have a unified customer experience strategy. If you&amp;rsquo;re in that minority, perhaps it&amp;rsquo;s time to add restaurant CRM to your kitty.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Keeping this in mind, it's time to have a look at some of the advantages of SpeQue integrated CRM for your business.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Capture customer data easily and safely&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screen Shot 2020-08-21 at 5.21.16 pm_637336286196280102.png" alt="Screen Shot 2020-08-21 at 5.21.16 pm.png" width="706" height="318" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Capturing and maintaining customer data from various sources such as online ordering, surveys, manual feedbacks etc. is a cumbersome process. This is where an integrated CRM system makes lives easier.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;A centralised system, one that integrates into your POS, can help you manage and organise customer data in one place and this data can later be used by restaurant owners to gain insight into their guests, providing them with the ability to create a custom-tailored experience for each of their visitors.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Retarget customers via loyalty campaigns&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screen Shot 2020-08-21 at 5.24.43 pm_637336286197483425.png" alt="Screen Shot 2020-08-21 at 5.24.43 pm.png" width="718" height="406" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;a title="SpeQue CRM System" href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-crm-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;SpeQue integrated CRM system&lt;/a&gt; also helps you build custom loyalty programs based on the number of visits or amount spent by customers, encouraging them to visit more often. Digital wallet systems can be used to reward loyalty points to customers as per your custom business rules. These digital wallets also eliminate hassles of loyalty cards etc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Integrated CRM systems also help you run campaigns specific to 1 outlet or across brands.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Personalised marketing campaigns&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Webp.net-resizeimage (8)_637345550015443473.png" alt="SpeQue CRM Promotional Campaign" width="700" height="370" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;a title="SpeQue CRM System" href="https://www.speque.com/Home/restaurant-crm-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;SpeQue Integrated CRM system&lt;/a&gt; helps you create custom restaurant marketing campaigns for specific outlets to run during a particular period and time. You can schedule your campaigns for a later date using the SpeQue Campaign Manager. Personalised emails and SMSs can be sent to greet your customers on their birthdays and anniversaries. Customised marketing campaigns can be run based on customer order history and behaviour.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class="text-justify"&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the current scenario, it's imperative to have a restaurant POS system that does much more than help you print bills and provides sales reports. POS software such as SpeQue POS, which also helps you improve customer engagement is the need of the hour. It will not only help you keep costs down but also improve the overall profitability of your business and keep your customers coming back for more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Write to us on info@speque.com or request for a free demo now!&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://vnext.speque.com/blog/5-advantages-of-a-table-booking-management-system-for-restaurants/</id>
    <title>5 Advantages Of A Table Booking Management System For Restaurants</title>
    <updated>2020-07-25T01:31:26+05:30</updated>
    <published>2020-07-23T19:26:47+05:30</published>
    <link href="https://vnext.speque.com/blog/5-advantages-of-a-table-booking-management-system-for-restaurants/" />
    <author>
      <name>info@speque.com</name>
      <email>Marketing Team</email>
    </author>
    <category term="restaurant management" />
    <category term="table booking management" />
    <category term="restaurant table booking" />
    <content type="html">&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Managing tables and queues at your restaurant, especially during rush hours, is important not only to keep your customers happy but it also reflects on the good health of your restaurant business. A long queue of unhappy customers is surely a mark of poor management.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Most customers these days prefer to book their tables beforehand and it's imperative to have a &lt;a href="https://speque.com/Home/restaurant-table-booking-management"&gt;table booking management system&lt;/a&gt; in place. Below are a few of the advantages of having a table booking management system integrated with your &lt;a href="https://speque.com"&gt;POS&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Keep customers informed&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;A table booking management system can be used to keep your guests informed about their booking statuses by sending them automatic booking confirmations, reminders and cancellation notifications, by email and SMS.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="/Posts/files/Screen Shot 2020-07-23 at 7.21.30 pm_637311292074418720.png" alt="Screen Shot 2020-07-23 at 7.21.30 pm.png" width="297" height="95" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Maintain booking register and check availability&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;A table booking management system can also be used to check the number of bookings taken and bookings in the pending state for each time period. This further helps in eliminating over bookings, ensuring customers are informed beforehand if their booking is confirmed or not.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;This also helps the staff by providing a digital register for all bookings for quickly checking the booking status for any given time period.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="/Posts/files/Screen Shot 2020-07-23 at 7.21.56 pm_637311292074578874.png" alt="Screen Shot 2020-07-23 at 7.21.56 pm.png" width="491" height="359" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Queue Management&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="/Posts/files/Screen Shot 2020-07-23 at 7.22.26 pm_637311292074791786.png" alt="Screen Shot 2020-07-23 at 7.22.26 pm.png" width="299" height="159" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Waiting leads to disgruntled customers especially when they don&amp;rsquo;t know the exact waiting time and feel like they are standing in a queue for too long. A smart table management system allows you to add customers to the queue and give them an estimated waiting time. Waiting times can be accurately predicted if the table management system is integrated with your POS since it then knows about the running tables, the number of people dining &amp;amp; orders on each table. All this data can be used to predict the waiting time to a great deal of accuracy. This also empowers the staff to allocate the waiting time with great confidence and assurance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Improve customer experience&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Being upfront and accurate with providing estimated waiting times and living up to that improves your restaurants&amp;rsquo; credibility.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;A table booking management system also eliminates confusion among the staff regarding available/booked tables, thereby leading to improved operational efficiency, which reflects in the customer service, and ultimately increases your customer delight.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Build Customer database&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;A table booking management system also helps you to capture all customer details at one place that can later be used to run campaigns via SMS or email. It can also be used to run &lt;a href="https://speque.com/Home/restaurant-crm-system"&gt;loyalty programs&lt;/a&gt;, which eventually helps you to grow your business.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;These are some of the common advantages of having an integrated table booking management system in place. Write to us at info@speque.com for a free demo.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://vnext.speque.com/blog/must-have-features-of-restaurant-management-system/</id>
    <title>6 Must-Have Features Of A Good Restaurant Management System</title>
    <updated>2020-09-13T12:17:49+05:30</updated>
    <published>2020-07-02T20:33:50+05:30</published>
    <link href="https://vnext.speque.com/blog/must-have-features-of-restaurant-management-system/" />
    <author>
      <name>info@speque.com</name>
      <email>Marketing Team</email>
    </author>
    <category term="restaurant software" />
    <category term="billing software" />
    <category term="restaurant management software" />
    <category term="restaurant pos" />
    <content type="html">&lt;div class="text-justify"&gt;With the cut-throat competition that exists in the restaurant industry, having an efficient restaurant management software becomes a no-brainer. Each restaurant is unique and hence each one has its own set of needs. This whole scenario can make researching for an efficient, cost-effective POS system mind-numbing and the purchase decision even harder.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;However, picking the ideal restaurant POS software for your restaurant can help you to not only tap into new streams of business but also increase footfall. On the other hand, if you end up choosing the wrong restaurant POS software, chances are you might have to work around it till you switch to a better one.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;There are tons of features that every restauranteur should look for while choosing a restaurant POS software. Scroll down to check for a few must-have features your restaurant POS software needs to help you become more profitable while also helping your employees become more efficient.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Table Service Management&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Managing your customer's reservations is important and hence it becomes important for your restaurant management software to have a built-in table management feature.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/WalkInQueueList_637293234348199082.png" alt="WalkInQueueList.png" width="506" height="360" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;a href="https://speque.com/Home/restaurant-table-booking-management"&gt;Table service management&lt;/a&gt; is important to manage your front of house operations. It will help you know the status of your tables at any given time. For example, which tables are available, occupied or getting cleared at what times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Quick Tip: don't forget to ask how seating and reservation management can be done and tell the sales person to explain the feature in detail (during POS sales demo).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;All POS software don't have this feature. So its best to keep it in mind while selecting your POS system (BTW, SpeQue POS does have this feature!).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Intelligent reporting and analytics&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/RevenueBySessionReport_637293234348248548.png" alt="RevenueBySessionReport.png" width="515" height="313" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Having a good reporting infrastructure is vital to get a clear picture of your business. Most systems have pre-built KPI reports within the software, but with growing business needs you might require more detailed custom reports. So, it's better to choose a POS system that allows you to have custom reporting or 3rd party integration for more specific information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Moreover, the analysis should not just be limited to reports. With the power of big data and the computation speed of modern systems, a present-day software must provide data-driven business insights. Data analysis plays a vital role in the decision-making process for any modern day business and it makes sense to look for a system that covers this facet even for your restaurant business.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The SpeQue POS does provide &lt;a href="https://speque.com/blog/how-data-analytics-improves-restaurant-business/"&gt;data-driven intelligence&lt;/a&gt;. With features such as sales forecast and predictive inventory/stock management, the system looks into the historical data and tries to give predictions into the future! (more on this during a demo).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Order Automation&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="text-center"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kry3GMT1_0k" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;The restaurant business requires speed. No matter how awesome your food is, if your customer service isn't up to the mark, your patrons will leave disappointed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Automating the order process is a good way to make your service speed fast. Automation also allows you to manage the order taking process with a lesser staff! A win-win on both accounts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Apart from automation, your software also needs to have an easy to use interface and the performance of the system should be good. Having a lagging user interface can be a big hurdle between you and speed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;SpeQue restaurant billing software provides order automation. The &lt;a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speque.partnerapp&amp;amp;hl=en_IN"&gt;SpeQue Partner App&lt;/a&gt; is easy to use and helps stewards quickly take order and print bills. It also helps them to cross-sell items, increasing your sales as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Inventory Management&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/RecipeBasedInventory_637293234349353884.png" alt="RecipeBasedInventory.png" width="510" height="412" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;a href="https://speque.com/Home/restaurant-inventory-system"&gt;Inventory management&lt;/a&gt; is a big dread for most restaurant owners and managers. But done effectively, inventory management helps save costs and make money!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;It helps you keep a check on food costs and the food wastage. Unless you know and understand the costs, it's difficult to keep a track on profits.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;SpeQue restaurant POS software offers automated, recipe-based inventory management system that helps you keep check on stock and alerts when any master item is low on stock. The system also helps you determine the cost of the purchased stock and helps you price your dishes accordingly so as to get a clear picture of the profit margins per item.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Customer Feedback&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Feedbackdashboard_637293240206827332.png" alt="Feedbackdashboard.png" width="503" height="263" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;We can't stress enough on how important customer feedback is to any business. Still, we are perplexed to see how many restaurant owners are still lagging behind in making use of technology to understand their customer&amp;rsquo;s preferences.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;&lt;a href="https://speque.com/blog/why-customer-feedback-is-important-for-restaurants/"&gt;SpeQue Feedback &lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;management system not only helps restaurant owner&amp;rsquo;s to capture real-time feedback and understand customer sentiments (using sentiment analysis) but it also helps them capture customer data (name, mobile no, email id, DOB and anniversary).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Feedback is a sure shot way to interact with your customers and understand their concerns. Your business is driven by customers so doesn't it make sense to know how they feel after visiting your restaurant and spending their hard earned money?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Customer Relationship Management&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screen Shot 2020-07-02 at 9.58.07 pm_637293240206869574.png" alt="Screen Shot 2020-07-02 at 9.58.07 pm.png" width="746" height="237" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Once customer feedback is captured, it becomes really important to make use of it. Knowing how frequently your customers dine with you, what they like to eat, how much money do they end up spending etc., helps you categorise them into different buckets. This further helps you run targeted marketing campaigns to make sure they are coming back to your restaurant again and again. Thus, customer data helps you send personalised emails to loyal customers for special promotions. Wishing customers on their birthdays and anniversaries and offering special offers on these days are sure shot ways to earn your customer's trust.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Communication with your customers remains hassle-free if you have the SpeQue POS solution that lets you keep customer data safe and secure.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="text-justify"&gt;Having a good quality, intelligent and cost-effective restaurant POS software should be one of the topmost priorities for your restaurant business. So keep in mind the above mentioned must-have features before deciding on your restaurant POS software. Write to us on info@speque.com for a quick demo of our products.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://vnext.speque.com/blog/qr-code-based-menu-and-ordering/</id>
    <title>QR Code Based Menu, Ordering &amp; Bill Payments on SpeQue</title>
    <updated>2020-08-15T02:00:36+05:30</updated>
    <published>2020-06-15T10:18:12+05:30</published>
    <link href="https://vnext.speque.com/blog/qr-code-based-menu-and-ordering/" />
    <author>
      <name>info@speque.com</name>
      <email>Marketing Team</email>
    </author>
    <category term="contactless dining" />
    <category term="qr code based ordering" />
    <category term="digital menu" />
    <category term="digital payments" />
    <content type="html">&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The hospitality sector is the worst hit due to the breakout of COVID19. Restaurants are social places and it's almost impossible to make dining completely &amp;ldquo;contactless&amp;rdquo;. But with QR code-based mobile ordering and bill payments, contact with some of the most commonly used items such as menu cards and payment machines can be eliminated.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;QR codes can be placed on every table. Guests can scan the QR code on their mobiles. The restaurant menu will open up on their mobile browser. Guests can browse through the menu and add items to the cart. They also have the option to filter by menu categories.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screenshot_20200615-100908_637278130929729780.png" alt="Screenshot_20200615-100908.png" width="338" height="599" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screenshot_20200615-100908_637278130931003208.png" alt="Screenshot_20200615-100908.png" width="337" height="600" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-align: justify;"&gt;After adding items to the cart, guests can navigate to the order review screen by clicking on the cart button at the top. They now need to enter the table number and guest count and place the order.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screenshot_20200615-100908_637278130931197851.png" alt="Screenshot_20200615-100908.png" width="338" height="601" /&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screenshot_20200615-100908_637278130931294479.png" alt="Screenshot_20200615-100908.png" width="337" height="600" /&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screenshot_20200615-100908_637278130931352288.png" alt="Screenshot_20200615-100908.png" width="339" height="603" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Guests order arrives at the SpeQue restaurant POS software. Guests can update their order by scanning the QR code from the same device again. The menu screen opens up and they can see the &amp;ldquo;bill payment&amp;rdquo; option at the top. They can add more items to the cart and update their order. They can also go to the bill payment screen and pay their bill online, using debit/credit card and mobile wallets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screenshot_20200615-100908_637278130932058394.png" alt="Screenshot_20200615-100908.png" width="339" height="602" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;At SpeQue, we believe in the power of technology and the ways it improves the lives of people. In these difficult times, technology has a lot to offer.&amp;nbsp; &amp;lsquo;Contactless dining&amp;rsquo; might be a word coined recently but we have always believed in the idea of putting menus on people's phones and giving them the power of selecting what and when to order. It not only makes things convenient and hassle-free for consumers, but also makes operations smooth and efficient for restaurants. It also reduces the cost of labour and decreases turn around time of tables.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Write to us on info@speque.com or request for a free demo now!&lt;/p&gt;</content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://vnext.speque.com/blog/benefits-of-online-order-integration-with-your-restaurant-pos-software/</id>
    <title>Benefits Of Online Order Integration With Your Restaurant POS Software</title>
    <updated>2020-08-15T01:19:31+05:30</updated>
    <published>2020-05-25T00:56:52+05:30</published>
    <link href="https://vnext.speque.com/blog/benefits-of-online-order-integration-with-your-restaurant-pos-software/" />
    <author>
      <name>info@speque.com</name>
      <email>Marketing Team</email>
    </author>
    <category term="restaurant pos" />
    <category term="restaurant management" />
    <category term="integration" />
    <category term="online ordering" />
    <content type="html">&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Running a restaurant is a challenging business. Hence it makes all the more sense to simplify the systems you use to manage your restaurant. Managing multiple dashboards for incoming online orders from various vendors is a tedious and error-prone process. Integrating orders from all vendors to your &lt;a href="https://speque.com/Home/restaurant-pos-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;restaurant POS software&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;makes things seamless and efficient for your staff as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Below are some of the benefits of having an integrated system for online ordering with multiple vendors.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Manage all orders on one dashboard&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With online ordering integration on &lt;a href="https://speque.com/Home/restaurant-pos-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;SpeQue Billing Software&lt;/a&gt;, you can manage all incoming orders from various vendors such as Swiggy, Zomato etc. on a single dashboard.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screen Shot 2020-05-25 at 1.01.38 am_637259656391129509.png" alt="Screen Shot 2020-05-25 at 1.01.38 am.png" width="667" height="302" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="text-align: left;"&gt;One source of menu for all online vendors&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Online integration with SpeQue billing software also means you don't need to manage your menu on all vendors individually. Update the price or mark certain items out of stock with just a click!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screen Shot 2020-05-25 at 1.04.35 am_637259656391239233.png" alt="Screen Shot 2020-05-25 at 1.04.35 am.png" width="637" height="302" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Enable/disable online ordering in a single click&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;With online order integration on SpeQue restaurant billing software, you can enable or disable your outlet on all supported vendor platforms with just a click.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Posts/files/Screen Shot 2020-05-25 at 1.06.21 am_637259656391275620.png" alt="Screen Shot 2020-05-25 at 1.06.21 am.png" width="426" height="249" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Online ordering with SpeQue restaurant POS software will make your online ordering/cloud kitchen business efficient and easier to manage. Write to us at info@speque.com for a demo. Visit our &lt;a href="https://speque.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; for more details.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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