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Top 8 Characteristics of a Successful Restaurateur

Point of Sale, Restaurant ProfitabilityApr132022Admin_Ideal

As a successful restaurateur you may be curious about how you can obtain and maintain a successful restaurant. Whether you are starting out or have been in the business for a long time, there is always room to enhance customer satisfaction, improve customer loyalty, reduce wasted time and resources and boost revenue. The majority of…

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6 Ways to Grow your Restaurant in the Digital Age

Online Ordering, Point of Sale, Stock ControlFeb092022Admin_Ideal

A restaurant’s success depends on key factors that can stimulate business growth. The main factor is providing products and services that satisfy your customers and keep them coming back. The secondary factor is collecting, analyzing, and understanding data from different areas in the restaurant so you can maximize customer satisfaction and revenue. A point of…

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How Restaurant Upselling Can Increase Turnover

Point of Sale, Restaurant Profitability, UpsellingDec022021Admin_Ideal

Every restaurant and dining facility depends upon a steady stream of customers to meet sales goals and provide consistent income. However, there is a way to maximize the impact of each guest check so you don’t need to depend on sheer customer numbers alone. This strategy helps you to gain a positive reputation as you…

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3 Key Ways to Prevent POS Theft

Point of Sale, Restaurant Profitability, UncategorizedOct212021Admin_Ideal

POS theft is a recurring issue in all sectors, but especially in the restaurant industry. Find out how you can prevent it from happening to you. Almost all businesses experience some sort of employee theft, whether it’s the act of time, theft of supplies or just straight out stealing from the till. Many are caught…

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7 Easy Menu Design Changes to Increase Profitability

Food Cost, Point of Sale, Restaurant ProfitabilitySep162021Admin_Ideal

There are many aspects that affect your business’s profitability, but is your menu letting you down? With restaurants being put under increasing pressure during the pandemic, it’s vital that you regularly assess your menu and follow best practices.  After all, your menu is the main way that communicates your dish options to customers, and poor…

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7 Benefits of a Modern Restaurant POS

Online Ordering, Point of Sale, point of sale south africaAug042021Admin_Ideal

Over the past decade, countless restaurants have adopted technology that has helped them modernize and keep up with a rapidly advancing industry. There’s no better demonstration of this than the changes that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Faced with the decision between modernizing and shutting down, restaurants that embraced technology were the ones that best…

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Are Dark Kitchens the Future of the Restaurant Industry?

Restaurant ProfitabilityJun232021Admin_Ideal

Cheerful lights, obvious branding and a line of customers out of the door are the hallmarks of many successful takeaways, but there’s one type of takeaway that no one will be visiting: the dark kitchen. These are kitchens that produce food solely for the delivery market. And they are more common than you might think….

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Benefits of an Online Ordering System (and Linking it to your POS)

Online Ordering, Point of Sale, RestaurantsMar022021Admin_Ideal

With relentless advancements in technology, ordering food online has quickly taken over the food industry.  Statistics show 82% of consumers preferred to place their orders using online food delivery platforms. Convenience and a wide range of choices, allowing customers to order with a single tap of a mobile phone, are being heralded as the main…

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Back to Basics – Business After Coronavirus

Coronavirus, Food Cost, RestaurantsOct212020Admin_Ideal

The pandemic has been difficult for the hospitality industry. Now that restaurants are re-opening there’s an opportunity to go “back to basics” and revamp their operation for operating in a post-pandemic world. Businesses are choosing to go back to basics — to strip down their offerings and services to the essentials. This is a chance…

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Why Use an Online Ordering System for your Restaurant?

Online Ordering, Point of Sale, RestaurantsJul212020Admin_Ideal

In March 2020 I was fortunate to attend Hostex and to launch our new product KOUNTER. Aimed at anyone looking to improve their stock taking, particularly bars and restaurants that count so many different items, but that is not the subject of this writing. I often wonder what the reception would have been had I…

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The Blogroll:

  • Top 8 Characteristics of a Successful Restaurateur
  • 6 Ways to Grow your Restaurant in the Digital Age
  • How Restaurant Upselling Can Increase Turnover
  • 3 Key Ways to Prevent POS Theft
  • 7 Easy Menu Design Changes to Increase Profitability
  • 7 Benefits of a Modern Restaurant POS
  • Are Dark Kitchens the Future of the Restaurant Industry?
  • Benefits of an Online Ordering System (and Linking it to your POS)
  • Back to Basics – Business After Coronavirus
  • Why Use an Online Ordering System for your Restaurant?
  • Preparing your Restaurant for Opening after Lockdown
  • Turn 20Twenty to 20Plenty
  • 10 Tips to Prepare Your Restaurant for the Holiday Season
  • Writing a Restaurant Marketing Plan
  • Is the Customer Always Right?
  • The Restaurant On The Moon
  • How To Get Great Service In A Restaurant Every Time
  • 10 Hard Hitting Truths About Owning A Restaurant in South Africa
  • 21 Things Your Customers Wish You Knew About Them
  • Season’s Greetings from Ideal Software
  • Seven (and a half) Things to Watch This Season in Your Restaurant
  • There Is No Secret Sauce
  • The Pros and Cons of Home Delivery for Restaurants
  • Is Disruption About To Reshape the Restaurant Industry?
  • Customer Loyalty Programs: How to Attract and Retain Customers
  • The Great Restaurant Challenge
  • 5 Benefits of a Restaurant Kitchen Display System
  • Complaint Management 101
  • But What If I Train Them and They Leave?
  • To Respond Or Not To Respond: How to Approach Negative Reviews on Social Media
  • How to Run a Successful Restaurant in 2018
  • How to Make the Most of the Holiday Season
  • Advantages of Linking Your POS to a Loyalty Program
  • How Restaurants Can Navigate the Social Media Mine Field
  • The Effects of Minimum Wages in the Foodservice Industry
  • How to Tackle Employee Theft with Daily Inventory Control
  • 10 Most Effective Mother’s Day Marketing Tactics for Your Restaurant
  • 5 POS Implementation Tips to Get Staff Excited About Your New System
  • 9 Restaurant Marketing Ideas for Valentine’s Day
  • Top 5 Functions Restaurants Want From Point of Sale Solutions
  • Season’s Greetings from Ideal Software 2016
  • Buy Your Way to a Profitable Restaurant – The Importance of Correct Purchasing
  • 5 Advantages of Online Food Ordering for Restaurants
  • How Pokémon Go Can Attract Customers to Your Restaurant
  • Top 10 Tips to Avoid Food Waste in Your Restaurant

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