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The Importance of POS Systems for Restaurant Management

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  With anything and everything on the tips of our fingers on our screens, why would the restaurant industry lag behind? It’s no secret that the key to the success of any restaurant operation is active management. Sometimes, for restaurants to singlehandedly ensure hassle-free, top-notch customer service, accurate inventory management, and sales tracking — elements vital for the smooth functioning of a restaurant can be a little challenging. The best way for restaurants to combat this and get with the times is to have a POS or point of sale system in place.   Best restaurant POS software   is designed to simplify operations and reduce manual labor. Here are some benefits of using the Best POS software: Higher Human Resource Functions: Gone are the days of tedious and scrupulous timekeeping and manual payroll management. With the advent of POS systems, the need for human involvement in these tasks isn’t as high anymore. Consequently, that makes efficient delegation of tasks...

5 Things to Keep In Mind While Starting a Cloud Kitchen

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  What is cloud kitchen and how does it work? A  cloud kitchen  is a delivery-only restaurant that has no physical space for dine-in. It relies entirely on online orders placed through online food aggregators or an online ordering enabled website or mobile app. The flavour of the season, ‘cloud kitchens’ are the rising trend mixed with ingredients, which perfectly represent the booming restaurant industry in the digital age. Eliminating brick and mortar locations, these virtual kitchens focus solely on deliveries and takeaways, minimizing time, effort, and essentially cost.  From efficiency to customer satisfaction, these ghost kitchens provide everything top-notch as it allows restaurateurs to focus only on two things; cooking lip-smacking food and delivering it quickly.  These kitchens operate either through online food aggregators like Zomato, Dunzo, Swiggy or/and have their  own website or application  through which customers can place their orders...

How to Make Your Restaurant Insta Famous

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  In a world where we’re obsessed with clicking and posting pictures of everything and anything we do, it’s not a surprise that Instagram has become a necessity for anyone wanting to be updated or relevant…or both! We’ve come a long way from using Instagram to post pictures of landscapes and our meals to entire businesses running on it — and might we say, very successfully! Precisely why the platform has become such a key player for restaurants. Food is one of the top three favorite forms of content for users online — not to anyone’s surprise. Petpooja is here to help you become, as the millennials say it, ‘Insta Famous’ with some new  marketing ideas for restaurants. Click, click, post! Don’t shy away from (aesthetically) clicking and posting photos and videos of everything your restaurant has to offer! Develop an identifiable brand aesthetic and also encourage your customers to post and tag your establishment! Repost their photographs and engage with their posts. The key to ...

Latest Restaurant Trends : Veganism

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  What started as an attempt towards the prevention of vast amounts of animal suffering and environmental degradation, has now become a very popular dietary and lifestyle choice amongst customers. Even though the core virtue of the vegan lifestyle remains that of making more conscious lifestyle choices for the planet, the word vegan can be used to now identify a pizza, a bag, or a person. You might agree or disagree, love it or hate it but Veganism is here to stay.  Vegan or  plant-based diets  involve cutting out all animal-based foods like meat, eggs, honey, and dairy as opposed to the more popular vegetarian diet that only excludes meat but allows Milk and eggs. Fun fact, currently more than 7.8 Million people in the world are strictly Vegans! As a result, we’re seeing more and more people switching to a vegan lifestyle to do their bit for the world. To cater to these high demands, Petpooja also has some tips on some basic vegan options available right in your inv...

Best Restaurant Magazines for Every Restaurant Owner

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  If you are in the   Restaurant business , you know that things evolve each second. There is a constant change in food trends, technology, interiors,  equipment, and whatnot! And it becomes so hard to keep up with it. We at Petpooja believe the need to stay updated with all the restaurant world trends. So, we are listing down the top 6 restaurant magazines every restaurateur must-read to stay updated with and  around the restaurant world:  Food Service And Hospitality Magazine  This magazine has been an assistant for people who are indecisive about their ventures. With an authority to recommend people in the Food & Beverage Business, this magazine has been successful at engaging foodservice and hospitality decision-makers.  That’s the reason this magazine has the highest readership and is an authoritative voice of Canada’s   foodservice and hospitality   sector. 2. Diner Journal If you are in the restaurant business, you know how importa...

7 TIPS FOR RESTAURANTS ON HOW TO REDUCE FOOD WASTAGE

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  Only 2 out of 10 outlets in India are partially conscious of the consequences of food segregation practices. A significant portion of edible food that is chucked away can be diverted from the fate of the landfills and be put on the plates of the underfed. Alarmingly, the UN has reported that ‘about 190 million Indians remain undernourished. It is further estimated that the value of food wastage in India is around ₹92,000 crores per   annum .’ Restaurants are one of the major stakeholders in the food value chain who will play a critical role in food wastage and will have to step up to minimize global food waste. Whether in the form of processed, semi-processed, or raw edible products going to human consumption, the amount of food wasted each year will rise by a third by 2030 if no appropriate measures are taken. So, today in the light of World Food Day, here are 7 Tips we wish to give our Restaurant Industry on efficiently managing food wastage:  Food Donation : In a wor...

Why Cloud Kitchens are the new normal this 2020

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  Cloud Kitchens With the coronavirus pandemic hitting the world hard, consumer behavior has seen a major shift. Candle-lit dinners, night out at bars, and evenings at cafes are long forgotten. The new normal is bringing in new changes with the food industry witnessing a major boom in cloud kitchens or otherwise referred to as ghost kitchens. In these unforeseen times,  Restaurant management systems   that allow diners to enjoy restaurant-like food at the comfort of their abode have emerged as champions to solve the woes of the current scenario. So, how are these spaces different from other restaurants? Cloud kitchens are uniquely tech-enabled spaces that solely cater to online delivery/ pickup orders so that high rentals and reduced margins can be managed effectively. Allowing more flexibility, these virtual restaurants have the potential to assess and constantly re-evaluate what they are offering, eventually leading to lower costs and reduced risks.  With the virus...