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The holiday season is a crucial time for many businesses, especially restaurants. The bustle of festive celebrations, family gatherings, and a general spirit of celebration sees dining establishments filled to the brim. In these demanding times, the efficiency and organization of a restaurant's operations can make a significant difference. Since their debut, Aldelo Express restaurant POS and Masa+ Online Ordering have become invaluable tools for restaurant operators during the busy holiday season. 

​Let's dive into how these platforms elevate a restaurant's holiday experience for both owners and customers alike.

​1. Streamlined Order Management with Aldelo Express:
Aldelo Express, a cloud-based restaurant POS system, is a tier-one modern solution serving the food service industry through its versatility, ease of use, and constant innovation.

Aldelo Express ensures quick and smooth transactions

Digital Front-of-House Management

• Quick Transactions

With its intuitive image-based interface, Aldelo Express ensures quick and smooth transactions, keeping queues and wait times short and customers happy.

• Mobile Payments

Aldelo Express supports contactless digital payments, giving flexibility to customers and speeding up the billing process. One such solution is tableside payments and system ordering using all-in-one mobile point-of-sale terminals.

• Inventory Tracking

During busy times, the last thing a restaurant needs is to run out of essential items. Aldelo Express’s real-time inventory management ensures that stocks are updated promptly, and owners can make quick and informed purchasing decisions.
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• Digital Front-of-House Management

Aldelo Express supports digital wait lists, reservations, and color-coded table management to maintain an efficient cadence in sit-down dining environments.

• Employee Management

With digital employee scheduling and timekeeping, Aldelo Express helps restaurants to efficiently manage staff during peak times.

2. Innovative Dining with Masa+
Masa+ offers customers a modern dining experience by merging digital ordering and payments with traditional and remote dining environments.

Masa+ brings interactive digital menus to the table

• QR Code Digital Menus

Masa+ brings interactive digital menus to the table. With a simple QR code scan from a customer smartphone, guests view detailed menu item descriptions and colorful images before customizing and ordering their food and drinks online. This not only saves time but modernizes the dining experience.

• Remote Online Ordering

Customers can use the Masa+ app to place orders from anywhere with a Wi-Fi or Cellular Data connection. Instead of waiting at a table or in a long line, guests use their phone to easily order food and drinks for dine-in, takeout, pick up, or delivery.

• Digital Loyalty and eGift Cards

Masa+ supports digital payments that customers can use in-store or for Masa+ Online Orders. Loyalty programs encourage repeat visits, while eGift Cards provide easy and convenient holiday gift solutions for busy customers, such as sharing eGifts via SMS text messages with family and friends.

3. Combined Power for Efficiency
Together, Aldelo Express and Masa+ create a powerful combination for restaurants.

Aldelo Express and Masa+ create a powerful combination for restaurants

• Data Analytics

​Both systems gather back-office data which can be used to identify trends, customer preferences, and busy hours. This insight allows restaurants to understand what dishes or drinks are fan favorites and to adequately prepare for holiday rushes.

• Enhanced Customer Experience

With faster order processing from Aldelo Express and innovative dining services from Masa+, customers get a memorable dining experience, making them more likely to return, recommend the restaurant to others, or buy and share Masa+ eGift Cards.
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• Remote Management

The cloud-based nature of Aldelo Express and Masa+ means that owners or managers can monitor their operation from anywhere, making it easier to manage multiple store locations or ensure everything is running smoothly even when they cannot be physically present.

The holiday season can be both a boon and a challenge for restaurants. With increased footfall, there's an opportunity for increased revenue, but also the challenge of maintaining service quality. By leveraging the strengths of Aldelo Express and Masa+, restaurants can not only survive the holiday rush but thrive, ensuring satisfied customers and healthy bottom lines.

​Learn more about Aldelo Express and Masa+ 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!


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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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