100+ software apps to run your restaurant

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100+ Software Apps to Run YourRestaurant

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4‐5%

1/3

17

Average operating margins

for restaurants.

“Good food and service is

only 1/3 of the battle — the

other 2/3 includes

marketing and managing.” -

Bodell Consulting

WH Y D OA P P S A N DS O F TW A R EM A T T E R ?

“17 minutes out of every

hour is lost to back office

tasks.” - PeachWorks


A C C O U N T I N GA c c o u n t i n g , i n v o i c i n g , e x p e n s e t r a c k i n g , b u d g e t i n g , b a n kr e c o n c i l i a t i o n a n d r e p o r t i n g a r e n ' t n e c e s s a r i l y t h e f i r s t t h i n g s y o ut h i n k o f i n t e r m s o f r u n n i n g a r e s t a u r a n t . B u t l i k e a n y b u s i n e s s ,y o u n e e d t o e n s u r e o f f i c e f u n c t i o n s a r e b e i n g m a n a g e d p r o p e r l y .



Accounting


https://quickbooks.intuit.com/move-to-quickbooks-online/?priorityCode=3969702399&cid=aff_cj_4003003&cvosrc=affiliate.cj.4003003&cvo_campaign=qbo_trial&aid=10705689

https://www.freshbooks.com/

https://lessaccounting.com/

https://www.saasu.com/

http://www.sage.com/us

https://www.waveapps.com/accounting/

https://www.xero.com/


B A R I N V E N T O R Y A N DC OM P L I A N C EA l c o h o l i c d r i n k s c a n b e h i g h l y p r o f i t a b l e f o r a r e s t a u r a n t w i t h ab a r . T h e c h a l l e n g e i s p r e v e n t i n g a n y p r a c t i c e s , l i k e p o o r o ri n a c c u r a t e i n v e n t o r y , t h a t c a n e a t a w a y a t t h e b o t t o m l i n e .



Bar Inventory and Compliance

http://bouncerapp.com/

https://app.partender.com/


https://www.bevspot.com/

http://www.barkeepapp.com/

http://www.barcop.com/

http://www.barandclubstats.com/

http://www.steadyserv.com/


E M P L O Y E E T R A I N I N G /P R O C E S S C R E A T I O NA s i t ’ s f a i r l y r a r e f o r a n e x p e r t t o w a l k i n o f f t h e s t r e e t s , t r a i n i n ga n d p r o c e s s c r e a t i o n a r e a k e y u n d e r p i n n i n g o f h o w y o u r b u s i n e s sr u n s .



Employee Training / Process Creation

http://www.squadle.com/


https://joltup.com/#feature-start

http://www.restaurantrockstars.com/

http://learnkit.com/

http://www.upwardpro.com/apps/Food_Safety_Pro_Exam_Prep.htm

http://www.waitrainer.com/


I N T E G R A T E DS O L U T I O N / P L A T F O R M SR e a l i z i n g t h a t o n e - o f f s o l u t i o n s o n l y g o s o f a r , t h e f o l l o w i n gi n t e g r a t e d s o l u t i o n s / p l a t f o r m s h a v e f o u n d w a y s t o m a k e P O Ss y s t e m s t a l k t o i n v e n t o r y s y s t e m s , c o n n e c t t a b l e m a n a g e m e n tw i t h s c h e d u l i n g a n d m o r e .



Integrated Solutions / Platforms

http://alohancr.com/aloha-pos/


http://possector.com/

https://hotschedules.com/

http://restaurant365software.com/

http://go.qsronline.com/

https://peachworks.com/

https://www.maitredpos.com/


I N V E N T O R Y /O R D E R I N G / S O U R C I N GI n v e n t o r y m a n a g e m e n t s o f t w a r e c a n b e y o u r b e s t f r i e n d f o rp r e v e n t i n g w a s t e a n d c o n t r o l l i n g c o s t s . I f p o i n t o f o r i g i n a n ds e r v i n g l o c a l / s e a s o n a l i t e m s a r e p r i o r i t i e s o f y o u r s , t h e r e ’ ss o f t w a r e f o r t h a t t o o .



Inventory / Ordering / Sourcing

https://simpleorder.com/

http://costbrain.com/

http://www.foodspoileralert.com/

https://bluecart.com/restaurants_2.html

http://plateiq.com/

http://www.getorderly.com/

http://www.getlocavore.com/


https://www.keyingredient.com/

https://www.foodlogiq.com/


MU S I C S T R E A M I N GM u s i c d e f i n i t e l y h e l p s s e t t h e m o o d a n d a t m o s p h e r e , b u t i t c a ng e t e x p e n s i v e w h e n y o u f a c t o r i n l i c e n s i n g f e e s . M u s i c s t r e a m i n gs o f t w a r e / s e r v i c e s c a n h e l p r e s t a u r a n t s k e e p t h i n g s u p - t e m p ow i t h o u t t h e f u s s .



Music Streaming


http://us.moodmedia.com/

http://business.dozmia.com/

http://8tracks.com/explore/restaurant

https://www.customchannels.net/

https://www.vjukebox.com/?seg=restaurants&gclid=COKgm-Su9M0CFYkDaQodPiEK_Q


O N L I N E O R D E R I N GO n l i n e a n d m o b i l e o r d e r i n g s e r v i c e s m a k e i t c o n v e n i e n t f o rc u s t o m e r s t o f i n d t h e f o o d s t h e y c r a v e . F o r i n d e p e n d e n tr e s t a u r a n t s , t h e y ’ r e a l s o a c o s t - e f f e c t i v e w a y t o g e t n o t i c e d a n dd r i v e s a l e s .



Online Ordering


https://www.orderaheadapp.com/

https://www.gloriafood.com/

http://eat24.com/

https://www.chownow.com/

https://www.grubhub.com/

http://www.just-eat.com/


P A Y R O L L" A s k t e n s m a l l b u s i n e s s o w n e r s w h a t t h e w o r s t p a r t o f r u n n i n g ab u s i n e s s o n y o u r o w n i s f o r t h e m , a n d c h a n c e s a r e t h a t a m a j o r i t yo f t h e m w i l l s a y “ p a y r o l l . ” - S h i f t P l a n n i n g



Payroll

http://www.payrollcenter.com/onpay/index.html

https://wagepoint.com/


http://search2.payroll.com/online-payroll/?priorityCode=3969702399&cid=aff_cj_4003003&cvosrc=affiliate.cj.4003003&cvo_campaign=qbo_trial&aid=10705689

https://gusto.com/


P A Y ‐ A T ‐ T H E ‐ T A B L EM a n y o p e r a t o r s a r e b o o s t i n g s p e n d i n g o n c o m p u t e r s a n ds m a r t p h o n e t e c h n o l o g y , i n c l u d i n g P O S d e v i c e s , l a b o r m a n a g e m e n ts o f t w a r e , g u e s t - c e n t r i c m o b i l e a p p l i c a t i o n s a n d t a b l e t s f o rv a r i o u s p u r p o s e s . T h e t a b l e t a t t h e t a b l e a l l o w s g u e s t s t o o r d e ra n d p a y w h e n e v e r t h e y a r e r e a d y — f r e e i n g u p t h e s e r v e r t o b em o r e o f a b r a n d a m b a s s a d o r f o r t h e r e s t a u r a n t .



Pay-at-the-table / Mobile Payments

http://www.apple.com/apple-pay/

http://elacarte.com/

http://www.ziosk.com/

http://www.ezeeimenu.com/

http://corporate.freedompay.com/industry-solutions/hospitality/

http://menuat.com/

http://www.payandsplit.com/


http://www.mycheck.io/

https://www.tablesafe.com/

http://www.tabbedout.com/


P O I N T O F S A L E ( P O S )S Y S T E M SO n e o f t h e f i r s t t e c h n o l o g i e s t o t r a n s f o r m r e s t a u r a n t m a n a g e m e n t ,P O S s y s t e m s c o n t i n u e t o e v o l v e a n d b r i n g f u r t h e r s o p h i s t i c a t i o nt o o w n e r s a n d o p e r a t o r s .



POS Systems

http://www.amburapp.com/

https://www.clover.com/

https://www.lavu.com/

https://pos.toasttab.com/

https://squareup.com/ca/food-beverage-pos


https://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/

http://www.trycake.com/

http://revelsystems.com/pos-systems/type/restaurant/

http://www.touchbistro.com/

https://www.boxypos.com/pos


S C H E D U L I N G / T I M E &A T T E N D A N C EW h e n y o u r u n a r e s t a u r a n t , y o u h a v e t o b e f l e x i b l e . B u t y o u a l s od o n ’ t h a v e t i m e t o m a k e p h o n e c a l l s t o t r a c k d o w n e m p l o y e e s ,a r r a n g e s h i f t t r a d e s , e t c . T h i s i s w h y i t ’ s o n l y n a t u r a l t h a t s o f t w a r eh a s s t e p p e d i n t o p r o v i d e s o l u t i o n s .



Scheduling / Time & Attendance

https://www.shiftplanning.com/


http://7shifts.com/

https://www.getsling.com/

http://wheniwork.com/industries/restaurants-cafes-bars-coffee-shops

https://www.shiftboard.com/

https://www.deputy.com/

http://www3.swipeclock.com/hospitality/


T A B L E & R E S E R V A T I O NM A N A G E M E N TT h e d r e a d e d w a i t l i s t . F o r c u s t o m e r s , i t ’ s t h e u l t i m a t e q u e s t i o n o fh o w l o n g w i l l t h i s t a k e ? F o r h o s t s , i t ’ s a m a t t e r o f m a k i n g s u r et h a t e v e r y o n e ’ s o n t h e l i s t a n d w o r k i n g a s q u i c k l y a s p o s s i b l e t og e t p e o p l e s e a t e d .



Table/Reservation/Customer Management Systems (CMS)

https://restaurant.opentable.com/

https://www.table8.com/

https://www.waitlist.me/


https://www.tocktix.com/#/

http://nowait.com/restaurants/

http://dinetimehost.com/

https://www.yelpreservations.com/

https://reserve.com/for-restaurants

https://upserve.com/

https://www.zomato.com/book

http://home.nextable.com/

http://www.getvenga.com/


T I P R E P O R T I N GI n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , t i p s e a r n e d b y r e s t a u r a n t e m p l o y e e s a r ec o n s i d e r e d t a x a b l e i n c o m e , r e q u i r i n g t i p p e d e m p l o y e e s t o r e p o r tt h i s i n c o m e t o t h e i r e m p l o y e r s e a c h m o n t h . U s i n g t i p r e p o r t i n ga p p s c a n m a k e i t e a s i e r f o r e m p l o y e e s t o k n o w h o w m u c h t h e y ’ r ee a r n i n g e a c h m o n t h .



Tip Reporting

http://www.serverlifeapp.com/

http://webcoastapps.com/tipsee-tip-tracker/

http://www.gratasoft.com/

http://tipbucket.branderp.com/

http://www.serverlifeapp.com/


http://www.tipcounterapp.com/

http://www.justthetips.com/

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