By Kevin Hogencamp Penny pinching in the restaurant business is one thing. Freeing up 10 hours of your manager’s time each week to focus on what matters most – the food, menu and customers – is another. That’s what Chris Smith says a Georgia technology firm’s app for ordering, invoicing and inventory is doing for the Savannah business he co-owns, Zunzi’s TakeOut & … [Read more...] about Restaurant Technology to the Rescue
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Preventing Cyber Intrusions
Data breaches can happen to anyone, from large multi-location restaurants to mom-and-pop spots, so protect yourself with these tips By Ellen Hartman The idea that cyber-thieves would target a Dairy Queen probably seemed laughable once. But that’s just what happened in 2014 when a malware called Backoff infected 395 Dairy Queen stores nationwide, along with more than 1,000 … [Read more...] about Preventing Cyber Intrusions
Ready to Book Your Ticket for Dinner?
By Charles Marvil High-end restaurants often face the dilemma of “no-shows” and have used several creative ways of preventing this from happening. Unfortunately, the methods used, requiring the guest to provide a credit card number in advance, calling the reservation the day before to confirm and emailing a confirmation have not prevented the customer from changing his or … [Read more...] about Ready to Book Your Ticket for Dinner?
Pouring On Innovations – Stats and Novo Cucina
By Helen K. Kelley While restaurant owners are always seeking out ways to increase efficiencies and improve the bottom line, they are also continuously working to enhance the customer’s experience and satisfaction. New and evolving technologies provide restaurant owners and managers with innovative ways to achieve these goals. Tapping Into Potential One area … [Read more...] about Pouring On Innovations – Stats and Novo Cucina
New Fresh To Order App Now Available
Fresh To Order (f2o) now offers a new mobile app, where guests can pay for their meals and earn rewards through their cell phones. The Fresh To Order App is now available through the Apple App Store and Google Play for iOS (iPhone) and Android platforms. The Fresh To Order App will integrate with Apple Passbook (Apple's mobile wallet) and Google Wallet beginning in October. … [Read more...] about New Fresh To Order App Now Available
Retail Data Systems Deploys End-to-End Encryption and Tokenization on the NCR Aloha POS
Retail Data Systems, an NCR Aloha POS provider, recently deployed TransArmor, end-to-end encryption, tokenization security solution, in production for the first time. Utilizing a tamper-proof connected terminal encryption device integrated through the Aloha POS, which collaborates with vault decryption technology at First Data, TransArmor makes the data of no use to … [Read more...] about Retail Data Systems Deploys End-to-End Encryption and Tokenization on the NCR Aloha POS
In the Driver’s Seat
From Restaurant INFORMER, 2014, Vol. 4, Issue 1 By Helen K. Kelley With an increasingly mobile population, smaller and more portable technology and the proliferation of social media, restaurants today are focusing on new ways to provide convenience and create interaction with their customers. Convenience and Comfort Concessions International, LLC recently installed … [Read more...] about In the Driver’s Seat
PCI Compliance: Hope on the Horizon
By Christy Simo At the Georgia Restaurant Association annual meeting in June, several experts in the POS industry sat down to discuss why it’s so important for restaurants in Georgia to validate compliance with PCI requirements, some tools to help you, and what’s on the horizon. Here is a synopsis of their conversation. According to 2012 Verizon report, 54 percent of data … [Read more...] about PCI Compliance: Hope on the Horizon
