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The number of restaurants in the UK fell for the first time in years during 2018,  according to reports  . That probably comes as no surprise if you’re a restaurant owner yourself in today’s tough market. So rather than going over the challenges hospitality is facing, I’ve come up with 6 genuine tips that will help your restaurant fight back and grow revenue. Customers still love to eat, after all – and there are many moves you can make to protect your business. So here are 6 great ways to send revenue soaring with your restaurant management system: Tableside talent  – at-table ordering is a winner for upselling: that’s a fact. Amazing menu design  – ditch any dud dishes Engage with your customers better  – try multi-channel Turn satisfied customers into ambassadors  – turn up your loyalty efforts Create new revenue streams  – online ordering is the latest big trend Make supported decisions  – dump guesswork and rely on solid dat...

It’s tough in 2019, as anyone in hospitality can tell you – so it’s just as well that technology has been evolving fast to give restaurants, pubs and bars the support they need to succeed. Smart establishments have turned to bar and restaurant management systems to slash costs and reduce waste. They also use it to grow revenue and control their stock, labour and even allergen risk effectively. Aloha by NFS, our well-regarded restaurant POS software, is a popular choice and recently teamed up with  Kitchen CUT  – a scalable SaaS technology that delivers control over food and beverage operations. Together, the technologies provide valuable control over areas that go all the way from cost reduction to ingredient selection and allergen warnings. This means chefs can design menus while keeping within budget, and reveals potential allergens in ingredients, so dishes are controlled to individual ingredient level. The live information is drawn through to each sub-recipe...

Industry expert Luis De Souza of NFS Technology Group  says digital dining has accessed every area of the industry; and it’s providing a valuable boost in challenging times. “Here’s your burger and fries, sir – would you like extra digital with that?” The answer from today’s diner is almost always a resounding yes, according to restaurant industry expert Luis De Souza. And he’s convinced that the digital transformation trend is truly engaging the UK restaurant industry could well provide answers to some of today’s challenges. “We’ve seen an extraordinary pace of change in diner behaviours over the past few years, and restaurants are having to work hard to keep up with it,” said Luis, chief executive of Restaurant Show exhibitors NFS Technology Group. The changing digital landscape The trends he is talking about affect both in-restaurant and takeaway eating and are affecting everything in the casual and fast-casual dining sectors. To-go consumers used to call...

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...

Predictions for the UK restaurant trade are fairly upbeat as the country heads even further into Brexit turmoil. Foodservice visits could rise by a huge  93m in 2019  according to one source, as consumers continue to choose to spend their cash on food. They have a little more disposable income, too, with UK employment higher than ever before, and with  wages rising  at the highest rate in a decade while interest rates remain low. So which 7 trends will shape dining in 2019 – and how will  restaurant EPOS  technology feed into them? Join me for brunch? All the signs are that UK diners are eating out less in the evening, and choosing less formal dining when they do. However, that’s doesn’t mean they’ve stopped eating out. It’s predicted that there will be steady growth in going out for breakfast and brunch, already a popular trend throughout 2018. Lunch will remain a big market this year and is estimated to rise by about 2%. For these bu...

Is your restaurant doing enough to stand out ? Try these 6 great EPOS promotional ideas Like all restaurateurs, you know your establishment lives and die by repeat business – making customers so happy that they’ll not only come back again but also recommend you. Building up this kind of loyal clientele, though, can be tough when there’s so much competition. One of the main problems, according to Trish Caddy, a food service analyst for  Mintel , is this: “ Foodservice operators that base their strategy around promotions are not doing enough to stand out,” she says. “Brands also need to show that they care about the well-being of their customers by responding with menu choices that cater to healthy lifestyles .” Trish has a point. Who doesn’t love a money-off voucher? It only really works, thought, if it’s giving a discount on something you really want. So what can you do to lift your restaurant promotions out of the humdrum and make them stand out? Restaurants wi...

We’ve seen the rise and rise of the super- demanding diner  in recent years, grazing to the latest food trends and making a meal of their ethics. For restaurants competing to win their business, it’s a constant battle to keep up with the latest ideas and innovative offerings. For example, disruptive Deliveroo has recently  announced  that they plan to let restaurants on their platform offer dish-by-dish calorie information. Big groups including Jamie’s Italian, Yo! Sushi and Pho are among those snapping up the opportunity. It’s tough to keep up with the trends: clean eating, Veganuary, ethical eating, casual dining; but crucial if you want to succeed. And that’s why the restaurant industry has a strong trend of its own – deploying restaurant management systems. Restaurant EPOS  software is proving to be invaluable in the never-ending battle between the hospitality industry and its demons: rising costs, poor efficiency and waste. Restaurant management...