As the owner of a catering business, you make dozens of decisions about your business every day: Which ingredients should you order, and how much? Which dishes should you keep on the menu, and which ones aren't selling well enough? Are you expecting a busy day, and do you need extra staff?
As the owner of a hospitality business, you make dozens of decisions about your business every day:
Which ingredients should you order, and how much? Which dishes should you keep on the menu, and which ones aren't selling well enough? Are you expecting a large crowd? Will you need extra staff?
All too often, hospitality businesses still make such decisions based on experience and gut feeling, which is understandable. But by 2026, technology will have advanced considerably.
Consider your cash register system, for example. It processes hundreds of orders every day and, in many cases, also keeps track of this data.
It is precisely this data that helps your business make certain decisions with greater certainty.
In this blog, we discuss modern cash register systems, POS analyses, and how they can increase your business's stock management and/or profit margins.
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Every order that comes in, at the table (e.g. via QR code), via your webshop or via an order kiosk, is registered. That data does not simply disappear. It is stored in your system's memory.
If you choose to work with an integrated cash register system (i.e. a system that centralises and manages all aspects of your business), all these figures will be collated in one large database.
In practical terms, this means that you do not have to search for data in different systems: you have a single source for all your data. However, what use is all this data if you do not utilise it?
POS analyses simply mean that you use your sales figures to make better, more targeted choices. Specifically, we are talking about gaining insight into:
Which items sell best
On which days and/or hours you generate the most revenue
How your various sales channels are performing
Which changes have had an impact on your sales
This does not have to be complicated: a good cash register system automatically translates this data into clear reports that you can quickly consult, for example on a weekly basis.
In practical terms, this does not mean more work for you, but rather offers a smart, quick overview of the figures you already have at your disposal.
Schedule your demo today and experience the power of our POS analyses applied to your business.
Everyone has some idea (however vague) of what the bestsellers are. But actual sales figures remain the benchmark for informed decisions.
Perhaps you will find that a certain dish is often ordered via your online shop, but less so in your restaurant itself. Or that a product only scores highly on specific days, such as at the weekend.
With a centrally managed cash register system, such as Unipage's, you can easily adjust products and prices. Because everything is centrally linked (think of your cash register, webshop, QR menu, ordering kiosk), your changes are immediately implemented everywhere.
This prevents errors and also ensures that you can respond more quickly to trends identified in your POS analyses.
Most hospitality businesses naturally thrive during busy periods.
It goes without saying that it is busier in the evening than during the day. The same applies to weekends.
However, figures from your cash register system show you exactly when peak times begin and when they subside. You gain insight into:
Your busiest hours
Your strongest days
Differences between weekdays and weekends
Trends throughout the year / seasons / school holidays, etc.
And that information helps you to make your planning more focused.
This allows you to take concrete action or better align your staffing levels with reality (rather than gut feeling), which will also save you money on wage costs in the long term.
Sales and stock are closely linked. Products that sell faster need to be reordered more quickly. Everyone understands that.
However, by closely monitoring the insights and trends from POS analyses of your sales, you can make more informed decisions about your stock. For example, it helps you to:
See which products are selling quickly
Estimate what you need to reorder
Take action more quickly when something is not selling as well
Because your figures are always accurate and centrally managed, you work with reliable information. No separate Excel files, no different counts and no waste or food that you have to throw away.
You remain in control.
Margins in the hospitality industry are under pressure. Costs are rising, staff are becoming increasingly expensive and competition from large chains is greater than ever.
In such an environment, maintaining an overview is crucial. A modern cash register system is therefore no longer a luxury, but an essential tool for:
Make decisions faster
Make fewer mistakes
Work more efficiently
Gain more control over your figures
Unipage's cash register systems have been developed for hospitality businesses that want more than just to register payments.
With our integrated systems, all your sales channels operate on the same, central database. This means:
One place to manage products
One place to adjust prices
One place to request POS reports
You do not need to enter anything twice, and you avoid prices or products not matching across different channels.
Take control yourself!
Request your free demo today and discover how Unipage's POS systems can help you regain control of your business.
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