As you look to streamline operations, manage, and grow your restaurant efficiently, it's important to maximize the use of your point of sale (POS) system. You can get more out of even the best restaurant POS system with the right integrations. Here are some ideas for integrations that will reap great benefits for your restaurant:
Mobile point of sale system.
Restaurant owners benefit by integrating a mobile point of sale (mPOS) system into their POS. An mPOS allows waitstaff to accept payments directly without making multiple trips to and from the POS or having the patron wait in line to pay their tab. Another excellent use of an mPOS is allowing customers to place their order on a tablet from their table or the checkout counter without having to bother a server.
Bookkeeping software.
When tax time comes around each year, you have to prepare your revenue and expenses so your accountant can calculate your income. Integrating bookkeeping software directly into your POS is an easy way to simplify the process. With a few clicks, you can send your accountant the bulk of the operational transactions they'll need to prepare your tax return.
Kitchen display system.
A kitchen display system is another excellent integration for your restaurant. Using this system, every order a cashier or server enters gets sent digitally to the kitchen staff. You can set it up so that orders are assigned to specific tables and based on priority. Using a kitchen display system, you'll no longer need paper tickets or tabs, and the staff and servers will have an easy time sorting out where orders go.
Digital order capabilities.
As more and more people are choosing the convenience of food delivery, it's important to integrate digital order software into your POS. Doing so will allow you to connect all of your takeout orders — whether you handle them internally or through a third-party app such as Uber Eats and GrubHub — directly to your POS. Instead of adding these orders manually or adjusting inventory and menu items after each order, the system will do it for you automatically.
Payment processing.
Every POS for restaurants should integrate payment processing to give patrons multiple options to pay their tab. The more possibilities you provide, the more likely they are to return to your establishment. Utilizing a one-stop-shop POS for your payments also allows you to keep track of inventory and sales reporting all in one place to make managing your business even more efficient.
