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In 2018, the United States spent over $200 billion growing, processing, transporting, and disposing uneaten food. Millions of tons of food are wasted each year: tons are left unharvested on farms and even more are thrown into landfills. Unfortunately, due to food being left on plates and excess inventory, the restaurant industry generates 11.4 million tons of food waste each year, costing billions of dollars in potential profit for food service owners and operators.*
The good news is, owners can take steps to reduce food waste in their restaurants using preventative solutions such as donating excess items to nonprofits, selling unused items to their customers, or getting creative with excess ingredients. In fact, the restaurant industry has potential to garner $620 million in profit potential.
Aldelo Express offers cloud point-of-sale solutions and features such as natively integrated digital menus and a cloud back-office platform that equips restaurant owners to reduce food waste via inventory oversight, item sales reports, and operational analysis. In addition, Aldelo Express users customize an ecosystem of merchant- and customer-facing solutions to meet growing needs of their customers and their business both on and off restaurant premises.
Item sales reports display a menu item’s performance, providing insights to help restaurants invest in the food and drinks that profitize their business and attract customers throughout the year. Operators can select which menu items to keep year round and which to offer seasonally based on the item’s history, making inventory adjustments as necessary.
The good news is, owners can take steps to reduce food waste in their restaurants using preventative solutions such as donating excess items to nonprofits, selling unused items to their customers, or getting creative with excess ingredients. In fact, the restaurant industry has potential to garner $620 million in profit potential.
Aldelo Express offers cloud point-of-sale solutions and features such as natively integrated digital menus and a cloud back-office platform that equips restaurant owners to reduce food waste via inventory oversight, item sales reports, and operational analysis. In addition, Aldelo Express users customize an ecosystem of merchant- and customer-facing solutions to meet growing needs of their customers and their business both on and off restaurant premises.
Item sales reports display a menu item’s performance, providing insights to help restaurants invest in the food and drinks that profitize their business and attract customers throughout the year. Operators can select which menu items to keep year round and which to offer seasonally based on the item’s history, making inventory adjustments as necessary.
Reduce food waste with inventory and item sales modules from Aldelo Express
Inventory logs provide bird’s-eye views of a restaurant’s ingredient needs and investments. By closely monitoring individual item inventories, owners can determine where inventory cuts may need to be made, avoiding profit losses and preventing unnecessary purchases that result in additional food waste.
Restaurants can also use inventory logs to help them get creative with their menus, using excess items and ingredients to create new food and drink items, minimizing waste.
With digital paperless menus and online ordering solutions from Masa+, restaurants can make menu changes and updates while eliminating printing costs. QR code-based menus, ordering, and payments enhance in-house dining services and require less staff per shift.
Masa+ is a natively developed online ordering solution from Aldelo Express, providing restaurants with web-based online storefronts, digital menus, and mobile payments, such as seamlessly integrated Masa+ Loyalty, Rewards, Coupons, and Gift Cards. When used with Aldelo Express Cloud POS, Masa+ can increase a restaurant's sales by 8.3%.
Food and labor costs are two critical operational challenges that restaurants can effectively control through increased oversight. Aldelo Express and Masa+ empower restaurants to do just that. The Aldelo Express Cloud Back-Office is accessible from a secured web browser portal available anywhere and anytime. Owners make real-time or scheduled changes to menu configuration, inventory, staff schedules, and POS access for single or multiple stores. Dashboard reporting and a cloud back-office means managing an entire restaurant operation efficiently and effectively year round.
Learn more by contacting an Aldelo representative today at [email protected] or 925-621-2410
Food and labor costs are two critical operational challenges that restaurants can effectively control through increased oversight. Aldelo Express and Masa+ empower restaurants to do just that. The Aldelo Express Cloud Back-Office is accessible from a secured web browser portal available anywhere and anytime. Owners make real-time or scheduled changes to menu configuration, inventory, staff schedules, and POS access for single or multiple stores. Dashboard reporting and a cloud back-office means managing an entire restaurant operation efficiently and effectively year round.
Learn more by contacting an Aldelo representative today at [email protected] or 925-621-2410
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Restaurants that use ultra-competitive Aldelo Pay or Aldelo Partner Merchant Services obtain access to a Centralized Multi-Store Restaurant Technology Platform that includes Masa+ Online Ordering, Unlimited Software Releases, Unlimited Software Upgrades, and 24/7 Technical Support! *** Please contact an Aldelo representative today for more details, including a free Aldelo Express POS demo trial [email protected] | 877-639-8767 | [email protected] |
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* https://refed.org/downloads/Restaurant_Guide_Web.pdf