To be a successful restaurant management software company, the ability to integrate and implement well with a brand’s vendors is critical. Our job is to make a restaurant’s systems talk to each other. When we’re …
Restaurant Management Software
I know my COGS numbers, now what? The restaurant industry has historically managed their teams to the Actual COGS numbers. The age old equation, Beginning Inventory + Purchases – Ending Inventory = Usage. Usage/Sales=COGS. The …
Mergers and Acquisitions: Think Kardashians, not Brady Bunch
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the food and beverage industry bring about big change for everyone involved. They can be a blessing or a curse. When one company acquires another, it affects the industry, the …
HMI Selects Decision Logic
OMAHA, Neb. (July 24, 2017) – Hospitality Management & Integrations, LLC (HMI), a North Dakota-based restaurant franchise management company for Village Inn, Sonic, and Badlands restaurants, today announced its partnership with Decision Logic, a national …
The Upsell: 5 Tactics to Try in Your Restaurant
Few things make a server panic more than their manager using the word “upsell.” Even though upselling should be a big part of what servers do, they’re often afraid to seem too “salesy” to their …
Ingredients for a Successful Restaurant
The restaurant industry isn’t an easy place to succeed, and if you’ve ever looked at statistics about restaurant failure, they aren’t exactly comforting. There’s a prevailing myth that 90-95 percent of restaurants fail within the …
Switching Software Sucks… But It Can Be Worth It
It’s true, switching to a new software can be a difficult transition for restaurants. So much so, that even considering it, is daunting enough to keep many restaurant owners satisfied with antiquated systems. Upgrading is …
The Real Cost of Restaurant Employee Turnover
You might think that worst thing that could happen to you as a restaurant owner or manager would be to have empty tables. But the ugly truth is that empty tables won’t cost you nearly …
6 Technology Tips to Manage Restaurant Safety
Average restaurant food costs are rising, so making sure you don’t throw away profit means focusing on your restaurant safety and hygiene checks. Cross contamination, food-borne illnesses, hazardous cooking methods, and such, are all on …
Stop Throwing Away Profit: Tools and Tips to Reduce Waste
There is nothing worse than throwing food away, whether you feel it in your wallet or in the deeply uncomfortable sensation that accompanies preventable waste, it just never sits well. There isn’t one surefire way …