--- title: "Guide for newcomers to the hospitality industry in Belgium" description: "Cash register, ordering kiosk, online shop and digital menu board: all installed before your opening day. No hidden charges, Belgian support." url: "https://unipage.be/en/guide-newcomers-hospitality-belgium" --- # Guide for newcomers to the hospitality industry in Belgium ### Open your catering business without technical worries ### All-in-one package, installed before day 1 Cash register, ordering kiosk, online shop, and digital menu board: all installed before your opening day. Hundreds of Belgian businesses have already made the switch. ### Belgian support Questions? A Belgian employee is ready to assist you: no chatbot, no queues. We speak your language and know your sector. ### No hidden charges What you see is what you pay. No surprises on the invoice, no additional installation costs afterwards. Transparent from the outset. ### Installation before opening We ensure that everything is working before you open your doors. No stress on day one: your technology is ready, so you can focus on your customers. ### What new hospitality businesses almost always forget ### No cash register system ready at opening Most new owners order their cash register too late. The result: queues at the counter and lost revenue on day 1. ### No online ordering solution Customers search for your business online — if they cannot order, they will go to your competitor. An online shop is no longer a luxury. ### Handwritten menu in 2026 A digital menu board allows you to adjust prices from your phone. No printed menus that are out of date before they are even displayed. You arrange suppliers, permits and furnishings, but you leave technology until last. That costs you customers on day one. ### What Unipage offers ### Point of sale (POS) system Professional hospitality cash register with table plan, split billing and daily reporting. Specially designed for chip shops, snack bars and restaurants. ### Self-Order Kiosk Customers order themselves — requiring fewer staff and increasing your average order value by 20–30%. Perfect for chip shops and snack bars. ### Webshop & Online Ordering Your own online ordering platform — no commission to Deliveroo or Uber Eats. Customers order directly from you. ### Digital Menu Board Set your menu and adjust prices from your phone, in real time. No more printing costs, no more outdated menus. ### All-in-one POS system ### From idea to opening: how it works ### 1. Select concept and location Apply for an environmental permit, fire safety certificate and FAVV registration. Allow 4–8 weeks. ### 2. Licences & FASFC registration Apply for an environmental permit, fire safety certificate and FAVV registration. Allow 4–8 weeks. ### 3. Arrange suppliers Chips, meat, packaging — getting your supply chain in order. ### 4. Installing technology ← now is the time Cash register, ordering kiosk, online shop, and menu board. Unipage installs everything before opening. ### 5. Training & trial period Your team will be trained by Unipage. Practise calmly before the actual opening. ### 6. Opening 🎉 Everything is ready. You focus on your customers, the technology does the rest. ### Step-by-step plan Opening a chip shop is a big step. We make it smaller. From the initial idea to the day you open your doors, there is more involved than most people expect. Permits, suppliers, staff, technology — it all gets mixed up. With this step-by-step plan, you will know exactly what needs to be done and when, and where Unipage can take the pressure off. ### Ready for step 4? ### Request your free demo today. We will schedule a personal consultation and explain everything, with no obligations. ### What customers say ### Hundreds of cases preceded yours. Bertien, Den Uil Chip Shop Clear, fast, efficient and, above all, no commission! Tom, Chip Shop 'T Hoekske Tielt Perfect collaboration with Unipage, brilliant system! Kompromi Chip Shop Super user-friendly, much cheaper and much less work – everything happens automatically! Joren Hamers, Faluche Chip Shop, Bruges Unipage's total solution works perfectly for me and saves me a lot of time. Online and local are seamlessly combined! Dieter, Baviko chip shop Top system! Buzzy Snacks Ghent We are very satisfied with Unipage! Especially during exams, it is a great relief for students that they can avoid waiting times thanks to our app. --- *Dit is een markdown-versie van [https://unipage.be/en/guide-newcomers-hospitality-belgium](https://unipage.be/en/guide-newcomers-hospitality-belgium) voor AI/LLM-gebruik. Elke pagina op https://unipage.be is beschikbaar als markdown door `.md` aan de URL toe te voegen; zie ook [https://unipage.be/llms.txt](https://unipage.be/llms.txt).*