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Haley Whisennand

May 22, 2017

4 Reasons to Demand Restaurant POS Integration

Restaurants need to find ways to operate efficiently and cost-effectively to keep up with tough competition and increasing customer demands. If your POS system isn’t integrated with other technology, it can hold you back from reaching those goals. There are plenty of ways POS integration can help ...

Haley Whisennand

May 16, 2017

4 Tips That Will Change the Way You Think About Staffing

Employee retention can be difficult. The restaurant industry’s turnover rate is higher than the national average, and it’s been steadily rising over the past five years. With the National Restaurant Association estimating that industry turnover is about 63%, it’s important to determine what ...

Haley Whisennand

May 13, 2017

Amazon's Prime Now: Good or Bad for Your Restaurant?

People can order nearly anything from Amazon.com, the online retailing giant that delivers everything from paper towels to designer shoes. Amazon expanded its offerings even more two years ago, when they added restaurant food delivery to their list of services. Amazon Prime members in participating ...

Haley Whisennand

May 11, 2017

How to Bring in the Customers This Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend has become a staple in consumer’s shopping calendars, using the abundance of sales to stock up on everything they could need for the upcoming summer months. While a majority of sales are offered both in-store and online, lots of people choose to hit the shops at least once ...

Kady White

May 04, 2017

Does Your Pizza POS Vendor Take Quality Seriously?

Everyone talks a good game, but you’d be surprised how many pizza point of sale vendors take shortcuts when it comes to quality. Unless you ask the right questions up front, you might end up paying your POS vendor for the privilege of testing their software for them. While it might sound like a lot ...

Duessa Holscher

May 01, 2017

Is Spending Too Little on Technology Costing Your Restaurant Profits?

When it comes to spending money on your restaurant’s technology - like point-of-sale software, online and mobile ordering, and customer loyalty programs - how much should you budget for? Should you save money by choosing one of the so-called “free” systems out there, or does spending more really ...

Haley Whisennand

April 14, 2017

Are You Ready for the New FDA Calorie Counting Regulation?

With Americans consuming about one-third of their calories away from home, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hopes their new menu labeling requirements will help combat the nation’s obesity epidemic. The law, which will be enforced starting May 5, 2017, aims to help Americans make more ...

Duessa Holscher

April 12, 2017

4 Ways to Compete with Papa John's Expanded Rewards Program

Members of Papa John’s Rewards Program got a surprise in their inbox today. The loyalty program is expanding, allowing for more instant gratification. Customers can now start spend their rewards at just 10 points, claiming an order of breadsticks or a dessert rather than having to save up for a ...

Kady White

April 05, 2017

Thr!ve POS Debuts New Mobile App at Pizza Expo

Grapevine, Texas - Your local pizza restaurant’s menu is about to make its way onto your smartphone screen. At the 2017 International Pizza Expo, pizza and delivery restaurant point of sale system Thr!ve debuted their new mobile app that will help bring leading edge pizza technology to clients. The ...

Haley Whisennand

April 03, 2017

Recap: 2017 Pizza Expo

The 2017 International Pizza Expo has come and gone and, along with the resonating excitement from the World Pizza Games and full bellies from all the delicious samples, attendees are thinking over all the advice and information given at the booths and seminars. Between conversations heard on the ...

Kady White

March 21, 2017

5 Ways a Pizza POS System can Improve Your Pizzeria Sales

A pizza POS system is a great asset for a busy pizzeria. This technology cuts down on the wait time, speeds up ordering and allows operations to run more smoothly. Still doubting a POS system is better than a pen and paper? Consider the ways a pizza POS system can enhance your restaurant: 1. Faster ...

Kady White

March 16, 2017

4 Items to Consider when Choosing a Pizza POS Provider

If you’re shopping for a new pizza POS system, you know there are options for all price ranges, capabilities and services. How do you know if a pizza POS provider is the right fit for you? Ask these four questions: 1. Do they talk Pizza? Pizza restaurants have specialized operations. If the company ...

Haley Whisennand

March 14, 2017

Pi Day: A Mathematical Holiday That's All About the Food

Pi Day has been a bit of a math nerd’s ongoing joke. Taking place on March 14 every year (aka 3/14), the holiday is all about the mathematical constant that every kid in geometry class loves to hate. It’s used most often when calculating the circumference of a circle, which means celebrating all ...

Haley Whisennand

March 09, 2017

The Best Beers to Maximize Your Pizza-Eating Pleasure

Finding a drink that complements your favorite slice of pizza is serious business. Nothing ruins the mood more than taking a bite of cheesy, saucy goodness, only to have the experience washed away by a swig of the wrong beer. But trying to find the perfect match can be daunting. There’s dozens of ...

Kady White

March 08, 2017

How to Maximize your Pizza Expo ROI

Whether you're a Pizza Expo veteran, or you're heading to Vegas for your first ever show, Pizza Expo is the premier resource for anyone and everyone in the pizza industry. From pizza dough to pizza technology, ovens to cannolis, the International Pizza Expo brings together over 1,100 vendors and ...

Kady White

March 01, 2017

How to Still Enjoy Food During Lent

With Ash Wednesday now upon us, you may have decided to give up some savory, melty deliciousness until Easter. Lent is a time of sacrifice, part of which means giving up meat...but that doesn't mean that you have to give up on good eating. And no, you can put the fish sticks away. Pizza During ...

Kady White

February 28, 2017

8 Restaurant KPIs That Help Evaluate Your Pizzeria’s Delivery Service

The restaurant business is risky. About 60% of eateries close within the first year, while 80% don’t see their five-year anniversary. A successful restaurant — especially a pizzeria — requires smart planning and constant reevaluation. There are more than 60,000 pizzerias in the United States and ...

Kady White

February 24, 2017

The Pros and Cons of Pineapple Pizza

This week, Iceland's President made headlines. Not because of any sort of political scandal, but because he casually joked during a visit to a high school that pizzas made with pineapple should be outlawed. The subsequent media frenzy has taught us that there are two kinds of people in this ...

Kady White

February 20, 2017

5 Tips to Make your Restaurant Delivery System Efficient

According to a survey by the National Restaurant Association, 61% of people said they consider delivery and takeout options important for table service restaurants. Delivery options are especially crucial for the millennial category (18-34), who responded overwhelmingly (74%) that they would order ...

Kady White

February 14, 2017

John's Pizza Cafe: A Pizza POS Win

John’s Pizza Cafe in Saint Paul, Minnesota opened in 1987 as a take and bake business - which didn’t work so well in the summers with warmer weather. So what did John Weatherston do? Added an oven, of course! From there they started delivering, and the rest is pizza history. An innovator in “fast ...

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