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"Restaurant POS" refers to the Point of Sale (POS)
software running on keyboard or a touch screen based
computer system. In a restaurant, touch screen computer
systems are essential and allow the restaurant's
proprietor to keep track of every transaction in
real-time.
Typical
restaurant POS software will handle these daily tasks:
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Prints guest checks
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Prints guest orders in the kitchen, bar & other
preparation areas
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Processes credit/debit/gift cards
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Runs
reports which show important statistics the restaurant
owner needs
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Manages the "purses" or "banks" that servers build up
over their shift
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Tracks labor
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Tracks sales
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Streams closed caption video from a security system
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Handles reservations/waiting lists
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Tracks open/closed tables
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Runs
wireless devices like pagers, pick up notifies etc
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Monitors a drive thru or curbside pick up area
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Allows orders to be entered via palm size computers
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Captures signatures electronically
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Performs bookkeeping & accounting tasks.
The
listings above are not complete as there are countless
features in even the most basic
restaurant pos software packages. The primary goal of any
restaurant pos software is to generate sales, labor & payment statistics
in an efficient and reliable way. A typical restaurant
owner will utilize less than sixteen percent of the
restaurant pos
software's feature set... a statistic which shows that
'training' may be the biggest ingredient
restaurant pos software companies are ignoring.
pos restaurant systems
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