No longer is off-premise ordering considered a mere luxury but an essential revenue stream for restaurants in survival mode during uncertain times. With the digital transformation of restaurants, the industry received an inadvertent steroid boost. Amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, public …
POS-Agnostic Hardware: What it is and Why You Need it
The acceleration of innovation is measured by Moore's Law, which states that the capacity of existing technology will double every 18 months. You can see that in everything from your smartphone to the technologies that power your kitchen, including kitchen display systems (KDS), guest management …
COVID-19: The Real Effects on Indie Restaurateurs
Since 2017, the Blind Squirrel has been a neighborhood hot spot in suburban Louisville, Kentucky. A gastropub, the Blind Squirrel features outdoor activities like volleyball, a large indoor and outdoor seating capacity, and live music. With such a vast parcel of land, the Blind Squirrel uses …
The QSR Automations COVID-19 Restaurant Resources Page
We're inundated with news about the world, especially how COVID-19 has affected the restaurant industry and the community within it. Since in-house traffic was limited and then curtailed in early-to-mid-March, on-premise dining has plummeted, causing the U.S. restaurant industry to lose around $80 …
Reopening Your Restaurant: Tips to Ensure a Successful Brand Revival
Closure of your restaurant for any reason can cause headaches and anxiety about the future. Parallel with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic is the stress that comes with eventually having to reopen your business. How will customers know you’re open? What will future demand be? How can you …
Securing Sales with Restaurant Gift Cards
We've all heard of the "gift that keeps on giving," and that's just what a gift card is right now for your favorite restaurant. Gift cards work for any occasion graduations, holidays, promotions, congratulations, well wishes, and apologies- to name a few. On the restaurant side, gift cards create …