As the hospitality industry continues to evolve, businesses need to stay ahead of the curve by integrating technologies such as point-of-sale (POS) hotel systems into their operations.
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Restaurants: Beating rising food prices by fighting food waste
South African food prices increased at the fastest pace in almost 14 years in January, when the state power company intensified rolling blackouts. Annual food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation quickened to 13.4% from 12.4% in December, Pretoria-based Statistics South Africa said Wednesday in a statement on its website. That’s the highest rate since April 2009,...
Retail: Action Steps to Deal with Inflation
Inflation continues to be a widespread concern for businesses and consumers alike. According to an October 2022 survey by Deloitte, over 70% of consumers said they’re concerned about the rising costs of everyday purchases. And as prices continue to increase, we can expect shoppers to shift their buying behaviors. Industry data shows that people’s budgets...
Restaurant Inventory Best Practices: The Absolute Guide for a new year
Nothing can wreak havoc with the success of a busy restaurant shift like a stock-out. Having to explain to customers that the dish they want is off the menu can be embarrassing and can cost you customers — not just today but in the future. Restaurant inventory management software and proper inventory control can help...
TabletPOS Partners with Bentley Crescent
This partnership provides restaurants with a complete suite to manage and grow their businesses. We’ve partnered with the local accounting practice Bentley Crescent to solve operational and admin challenges for restaurants across South Africa. Manually running restaurant operations becomes tedious with time-consuming inventory management data inputs, making cash-up mistakes, collating receipts from payment gateways, and...
How to Run a Successful Restaurant
What makes one restaurant consistently busy while the competition struggles to fill the dining room? Tracking profits and losses is key to staying in business, but many of the most important aspects of running a restaurant successfully are intangible and can’t be classified as a line item on a spreadsheet. In this article, we’ll cover...