No matter what the size, scale and spread of your restaurant operations may be, the right set of restaurant management solutions is your most reliable source when it comes to both efficient management of operations and optimal planning for long-term growth and expansion.
Understanding the Complete Restaurant Management System
A complete restaurant management software is your solution to every possible challenge your restaurant faces in its day to day operational activities. Solutions that are developed and customized to fulfill the specific needs of the F&B Service industry. It lets you manage your restaurant without hassles, saves human effort and costs.
The complete restaurant management solution includes the following functional modules:
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Point Of Sale
A Billing and settlement system that works across all conceivable payment modes.
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Supply Chain Management (SCM)
A tailored, ingredient-level solution for recipe and inventory management.
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Digital Menu
A digital ordering system that simplifies KOT management, and enables automated direct-to-chef orders through a smart Kitchen Display System or kitchen printer.
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Reservations
A technology system that efficiently manages Table Bookings and walk-in Reservations.
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Digital Feedback
Customer Feedback is taken on your smart device which stores all the customer data and also enables instant grievance redressal.
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Customer Relationship and Loyalty Management
You can do targeted marketing by running customized campaigns and loyalty programs through an automated programmatic approach.
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Reporting & Analytics
There are relevant modules to analyse data for continuous cross-functional improvement.
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Digital Presence
Developing an informative website and mobile app for your restaurant.
With the emergence of multiple restaurant management software-as-a-service based solutions, and a mushrooming of online software providers, the solution is now not only accessible and affordable to the smallest and newest players, but there is also a plethora of choices. Today’s cloud-hosted solutions cater to your restaurant’s every possible need.
Criteria Of Selection
Considering we have a vast pool available to choose from, you might need a guide to select the best of the options. Here’s that:
1. Customizability
It’s best if the software you choose can be tailored to suit your restaurant’s specific requirements. In some cases, open-source software allows for customization at a coding level.
2. Compatibility
The solution has to be compatible with your restaurant’s legacy software, with other commonly-used software and with the hardware devices in your restaurant.
3. Scalability
Choose a solution that seamlessly supports volume growth and geographic expansion, as well as the diversification of operational models within your business. You don’t want to keep changing your software as and when your restaurant expands. Remember, these software are meant for you to save costs and not raise them further.
4. Flexibility
A solution that allows you to pick and choose, add to or delete modules within the overall software package, based on stage-of-life-cycle needs, is the optimal solution. A smart software for you to make smart choices is what you need for your restaurant.
5. Usability
When the customer interface is friendly, instinct-driven, and informative, it is easier to use, and you don’t waste too much time figuring out how to operate the system.
6. Advanced Analytics
When the solution tracks performance, provides insights and indicators, one can analyse and make continuous improvements and optimize operational performance.
A restaurant that is customer-friendly and has revenues flowing is every restaurateur’s dream and you don’t want to compromise on that. And you don’t have to! Now that we have created a guide for you to choose the correct solution which can make it happen, you don’t have to wait any further!
