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Labor savings is a critical component of running a successful restaurant, and it can make all the difference between profitability and failure. The restaurant industry is notoriously competitive, and with rising food costs and overheads, operators need to find ways to cut costs wherever possible. Labor is a significant expense for restaurants, and finding ways to reduce labor costs without compromising the quality of food or customer service can be vital to a restaurant’s long-term success.

Here are 5 ways restaurants can save money on restaurant labor costs without sacrificing customer service:

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Part of helping restaurant owners maximize their business potential is by providing them with modern technology solutions that help them rely less on staffing needs so they can focus on meeting the needs of the everyday customer. Aldelo does just that by offering merchants Aldelo Express POS, an E2E cloud point-of-sale platform included with Aldelo Pay and approved Aldelo Partner merchant processing services. In addition to providing a full suite of merchant-facing POS solutions, Aldelo Express POS includes a natively-developed Self-Service Kiosk integration supported by readily available and affordable POS hardware.

Here are the top 4 ways Aldelo Express Self-Service Kiosks benefit restaurant owners and their customers:

1. The Customer is in Control

A growing theme among modern customer trends is having more control over their dining experience. For example, many customers enjoy using QR code-based digital menus because they enable guests to browse a restaurant’s menu from the comfort and convenience of their own smartphone devices.

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​The end of the year brings increased business and excitement as restaurant owners and staff work hard to serve an influx of customers and prepare for the coming year. For business owners, reflecting on the past year and writing down specific and measurable goals for their business makes them more likely to succeed in the coming year.

Aldelo is committed to helping merchants succeed. Unlike some point-of-sale software vendors whose direct contact ends after the system is installed, Aldelo supports restaurant owners throughout their initial year of use and beyond. Aldelo does this to ensure that merchants utilize the Aldelo Express native POS solutions, modules, and features that help their business thrive and grow. Plus, Aldelo merchants receive unlimited software updates and feature releases year-round, ensuring they are always operating with the latest-version POS software.

​Here are 5 considerations for restaurant owners as they prepare for the coming year:

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In today’s digital, customer-driven market, the best investment restaurant owners can make today is selecting a complete restaurant technology platform that allows them to simplify and streamline in-store and off-premises operations. That is why modern restaurant operations are utilizing cloud-based restaurant technology that allows the business to monitor and manage single and multi-store restaurants from a single back-office environment. Restaurant owners utilizing Aldelo Express POS are finding that it not only secures their business and simplifies operations, but saves them hundreds of dollars per month compared to their existing solution by operating on non-proprietary hardware and providing access to the full-featured Aldelo Express app marketplace and zero additional cost.

Here are five additional reasons why restaurant owners prefer Aldelo Express POS:

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Despite increased wages and a massive amount of job openings for all positions, labor shortages, continued supply chain costs, and increased costs continue to affect the restaurant industry at unprecedented rates. When restaurants find themselves short on staff, owners and operators respond by adjusting their hours of operation or dedicating extra hours and taking on a variety of job functions to personally fill roles previously managed by hostesses, servers, kitchen and support staff.

In addition, many businesses are leaning on customer-facing restaurant point-of-sale technology for relief, generationally changing the landscape of restaurant operations and related customer self-service options.

​Aldelo offers a variety of products and solutions for conducting complete and customer-driven transactions…

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The pizza industry generates over $45 billion each year, with millions of Americans enjoying this classic, cheesy meal every day through in-store dining, delivery, and takeout orders. Fortunately for pizza restaurant owners, with so many varieties for toppings, sauces, and even crusts, pizza pies will always be in demand.

With the Aldelo Express Cloud POS pizza module, pizza restaurants enhance new and existing operations with a variety of cloud-based point of sale features that can be managed across multiple devices. This includes self-service ordering and payments through tablet-based kiosks, QR code-based online ordering and payments with customer smartphones, and in-store customer-facing multimedia displays with fast and convenient QR code-based transactions. Each one supports overall operational efficiency, even in crowded and fast-paced environments.

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As customers return to sit-down dining and bar environments, Aldelo Express helps business owners improve overall guest experiences with innovative POS solutions ideal for loud and crowded environments.

Aldelo Express offers affordable POS solutions that result in greater service flexibility and expandable operations. Bar owners implement merchant- and customer-facing ordering/payment solutions that include self-ordering kiosks and interactive rear customer displays that streamline transactions with visual-based order confirmations and payments.

Limiting access to features on devices such as iPads when using them for Kiosks or for use
as  a Point of Sale Station requires the use of Apples Guided Access.  Guided Access limits your iOS device to a single app and lets you control which features are available. ​...Read more