For years, restaurateurs around the world have been using pay-at-the-table technology to help reduce fraud and improve service quality. The U.S. traditionally has lagged behind in adopting this technology but the EMV liability shift and increased use of mobile wallets by consumers has up-heaved this trend. Now, with the latest developments in EVM reader technology, it’s [...]
Merchants in the U.S. began accepting EMV payments (as well as the liability for many fraudulent payment card purchases) in October 2015. Flash forward to 2018, however, and the United States is far from 100% EMV technology adoption. Last year, only 31% of all card-present transactions in the U.S. were processed with EMV-compliant technology. The hospitality [...]
Do you really know what’s going on behind the bar? As a bar owner, it can be challenging to balance the management of food, beverage, labor, and overhead expenses and still keep an attentive eye behind the counter. Loss of control can mean loss of money. Proper bar management can help you stay in control, [...]
In 2018, it seems like a no-brainer for restaurants to have a gift card and loyalty program. But the fact is, many independently owned and operated single store restaurants just haven’t taken the time to make it a part of their business strategies. If you haven’t yet evaluated all of the ways a cloud-based gift card [...]
Hiring employees. It may be the least enjoyable of all responsibilities as a restaurant owner. It’s time-consuming, expensive, and in an industry with extremely high turnover rates, seems almost never ending. But, what if there was a way for restaurant managers to save time and money, while potentially turning a profit in the hiring process? Before [...]
