Restaurants need essential equipment, such as refrigerators, ovens, deep fryers, ice machines, dishwashers, and cookware, to stay in business. Many restaurant owners assume that purchasing these appliances (and budgeting for them) is all they need for a successful restaurant business. But the …
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 …
Tips For Pivoting Your Restaurant To Groceries
The novel coronavirus has upended the hospitality industry at every level. With restaurants closed to in-house dining, restaurants are pivoting to stay in business. For many, that has translated to an uptick in off-premise offerings, from carryout or curbside pickup to delivery. Faced with …
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 …