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There’s a huge list of challenges facing  today’s restaurateurs  — costs, labour, waste, customer loyalty But maybe the biggest overarching challenge of all is this: How do I know I’m building a restaurant that’s ready to face the future? The pace of technological change is speeding up dramatically. When electricity was introduced, it was 30 years before it reached 10% of homes — but once we got smartphones, 40% of people had them within a decade. Restaurant clients have changed too, especially in recent years. Their fondness for casual dining in particular has soared, with diners now keen to eat and go within just 40 minutes. Online spenders Online ordering for delivery is another modern-day phenomenon. The analysts Deloitte point out that 40% of customers now prefer to place their orders online. When they do, they’re likely to spend up to 15% more — a significant factor for restaurants keen to boost their revenue. If you haven’t yet responded to this trend,...

What Can roomMaster Hotel Management Software do for You? With roomMaster you have at your fingertips all the powerful yet easy-to-use tools to manage and streamline all your hotel’s key operations. That includes front desk reservations, availability and bookings made via the web. roomMaster also handles food and beverage management, revenue accounting, sales ledger, housekeeping, sales and marketing — and much more. click here to know about nfs hotel management software:  https://www.nfs-hospitality.com/solutions/hotel-management-software/

The easy-to-use point of sale Welcome to Silver – the innovative cloud-based EPOS for restaurants. It’s simple to use on an iPad and gives you all the features you need to boost sales and improve efficiency. Designed with flexibility in mind, scalable Silver works whether you’re an independent operator or a group. And because it’s cloud-based you can keep an eye on your business performance wherever you are. Silver EPOS from NFS gives you: Ease of use Value for money Increased loyalty Peace of mind Better decision-making Multi-site capability

More than 4,000 new restaurants have opened in the UK in just the last four years – yet there’s also been a huge downside, with many – including some big names – closing down. So in these most mixed of times, how do you make sure YOUR restaurant is one of the survivors? Let’s start by pinpointing some of the reasons for 2018’s restaurant rollercoaster ride. Brexit blues The pound has been in state of flux ever since the Brexit vote, and it’s had serious repercussions for the industry because the cost of basic ingredients has risen in costs. Margins have also been squeezed by other factors, such as the minimum wage rising by more than 19% in the last five years. One high-profile victim has been Jamie Oliver, who cited the Brexit blues when he was forced to close six of his restaurants in 2017, and 12 more this year. The repercussions of Brexit are not just being felt on the foreign exchanges. The EU represents a pool of talented hospitality workers which UK restauran...

Imagine a world where an ad for your restaurant is playing over Spotify at dinnertime and your customer can then immediately place an order or book a table. That’s true one-to-one interaction – without a keyboard or touchscreen in sight. It is very apt to be writing this post in a week when Google announced their new Google Home Hub and Facebook launched their new Portal smart speaker. The smart speaker market has grown at a blistering pace. By April this year they had penetrated 20% of US households with wi-fi, up from just 8% in June 2017 – the hardware is well on its way to being  mainstream . With growing demand coupled with still untapped huge growth potential it’s easy to see why Google and Facebook would invest in the technology. ComScore predicts that by 2020, 50% of all searches will be voice searches. How could this help you? Previously, smart speakers such as Alexa were used for in-home dining – a convenient way to search for recipes or order ingredi...

When the UK government announced its immigration plan in December, it was greeted with dismay by the hospitality industry. Kate Nicholls of the industry body UK Hospitality , told The Caterer: “The central plank of government’s immigration policy, to cut off lower-skilled migration with a salary threshold, is  fundamentally flawed  and will damage the hospitality sector and the wider UK economy.” It’s another worry for a hardworking industry that is already facing severe skills and labour shortages – to the point where The Observer newspaper carried a story in 2018 entitled: “The  great British chef shortage  – why eating out is under threat.” As Brexit has approached, the UK hospitality workforce – which is estimated to be around 6m people – has been disappearing. In fact, it has been suggested by the British Hospitality Association that the industry could face a staff shortfall of over a million workers by 2029. The natural result of this skills and...

With profits falling, calls for calorie labelling on menus and the growing requirement for tight allergen controls, the necessity for efficient, accurate restaurant management software has never been greater.  Thankfully, technology brands are stepping up to the plate, developing cutting edge software and creating strategic partnerships to give the hospitality industry the tools to make their operations safe and profitable. Kitchen CUT are thrilled to announce their partnership with NFS Technology – the provider of leading restaurant  EPOS system Aloha .   With Aloha and Kitchen CUT working in tandem, hospitality teams have the tools necessary to keep tight control of ingredients, recipes, menus and all important profits. NFS Head of Sales for Hospitality, Chris Cartmell, identified the benefits of the new collaboration, saying: “The system allows tight cost controls and highlights any potential allergens in ingredients.  This live information is the...