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The basics of running a restaurant with a POS, in plain English.
What is a restaurant POS? Basic features and how to choose oneThe basic features of a restaurant POS (orders, payment, sales) and what to check when choosing one in Japan: fit with your restaurant, devices, printers, pricing and what happens when the internet drops.The benefits of a POS register for restaurantsWhy restaurants switch to a POS register (fewer mistakes, sales at a glance, help with staff shortages, invoice-ready receipts) and what to check before you start.How to manage restaurant sales more easilyThe numbers to check every day (sales, guest count, spend per guest, sales by hour, cost rate) and how a POS takes the work out of totalling them.How to manage restaurant orders more efficientlyWhy order mistakes happen in restaurants, and four ways to manage orders more efficiently: POS entry, QR code ordering, printing by category and void tickets.What is QR code ordering for restaurants?How QR code ordering (mobile ordering, self-ordering) works in restaurants, its benefits and drawbacks, and what to check before you start.What is a kitchen printer?What a kitchen printer does in a restaurant, how it differs from a receipt printer, and what to check: connection, paper width and printing by category.The POS features a small restaurant really needsWhat an owner-run or small restaurant needs from a POS on day one, what can wait, and how to keep the cost down.Going digital in a restaurant: where to startWhat going digital (DX) means for a restaurant and where to start as an answer to staff shortages: orders, payment, sales and bookings, step by step.Choosing a POS your staff from abroad can useWhat restaurants with staff from abroad, and Nepali and Indian restaurants in Japan, should check when choosing a POS: screen and ticket language, options, takeaway tax and menu names.
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