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<\/h6>\n<\/h6>\nIs your restaurant sitting on money that you could be using right now? By analyzing and receiving clear reports can help restaurateurs decipher the most cost-effective strategies to improve their business. With detailed reports, restaurant owners can see where they need to make investments as well as identifying pricey areas to cut their costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Discover what we have to suggest so you can start reevaluating your business with your hybrid point of sale (POS) system<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n 1. Track all of your sales and inventory<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n Having a hybrid POS system<\/strong> can be a big asset for your business by giving you a glimpse into important data that can <\/span>help you identify where you need to make your cutbacks<\/b>. Use cloud features on your mobile device to remotely access reports<\/a> that detail:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos<\/span><\/p>\n Checking these areas can save you a fortune due to it directly affecting your sales. Look at your <\/span>cash and card transactions<\/b> to make sure that none of your employees made too many overrides or voids during their shift. If you do find that employees are consistently dismissing transactions, it could indicate:<\/span><\/p>\n To see if this has been a recurring trend in your restaurant go to your <\/span>Employee Reports<\/b> to study if it\u2019s been a consistent trend with a specific employee or if it\u2019s an issue with your team.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Identify the most popular and least popular menu items<\/b> to help you create a cost-effective strategy. Get rid of your least popular dishes and substitute them with a menu item that is similar to your most popular dish.<\/span><\/p>\n hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos<\/span> Lastly, it\u2019s important to<\/span> stay organized with these reports<\/b> by either printing or saving them so you can immediately catch an issue if you fall short for the week.<\/span><\/p>\n 2. Replace poor-selling menu items with a fresh new dish<\/b><\/p>\n As previously mentioned, it\u2019s important to not let an unpopular dish impact your restaurant\u2019s success. Checking you<\/span>r point of sale system can help you identify which menu<\/a> items are the least selling<\/b>. Start by comparing menu items to your most popular dishes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3. Check to see if you can get your ingredients at a lower price by going local<\/b><\/p>\n Like customers at your restaurant, we all like to get our money\u2019s worth so why not get the best price for your ingredients? You may be able to cut food prices by <\/span>making connections with <\/b>local companies<\/b><\/a> rather than national retailers. Unlike working with big companies there are benefits to working with local businesses such as:<\/span><\/p>\n Overall, switching to local suppliers can help you\u00a0build your business relationships<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0help industries<\/b>\u00a0that are greatly affected by bigger retailers.<\/span> 4. Be aware of employees short ringing the cash drawer<\/b><\/p>\n Don\u2019t let bartenders short-ring you when you have a prominent business to run. If you\u2019re not familiar with short ringing, it\u2019s when customers ask for high-end alcohol yet the bartender rings up the order at a lower cost<\/b> in order to pocket extra money. <\/span> <\/span> If you notice this trend happening especially when you look at your bar reports it\u2019s encouraged that you:<\/span><\/p>\n hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos<\/span><\/p>\n hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos\u00a0hybrid pos<\/span> Register skimming<\/b> is a sneaky form of stealing by only taking small cash amounts from the register to avoid sending red flags to your point of sale system. If you are starting to notice that your cash flow is slowly dwindling we encourage you to <\/span>keep track of your operational reports<\/b> to catch this happening. By keeping up to date on your reports can help you catch when and who has been working on the days that there has been a slight decrease in your sales. This way you can catch the employee to start recouping your lost sales as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6. Don\u2019t lose money due to reusable receipts<\/b><\/p>\n This kind of theft is when a<\/span> bartender keeps a tab open after the customer pays in cash<\/b>. This way, the bartender would reprint the first receipt in order to not open another tab. The bartender would then save it for the next card transaction so that the cash<\/span> purchase would be unaccounted for <\/b>to give them the opportunity to pocket the cash earnings. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If this is happening at your restaurant, <\/span>keep an eye out for reprints<\/b> by looking at the data in your point of sale system. There you will see if there has been a trend of reprints and if you do see them start looking into when they have taken place. From there you can identify and confront the employee who has been handling these transactions. If you\u2019d rather host a team meeting to discuss your finding remember to:<\/span><\/p>\n 7. Your staff is giving out too many freebies<\/b><\/p>\n We can\u2019t deny that everyone loves getting free food but if you\u2019re giving out too much then that can be detrimental to your business.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you\u2019re starting to notice that your sales reports aren\u2019t adding up and you\u2019re not meeting your weekly marks then you need to get to the bottom of the issue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Overall it\u2019s critical that you take the time by reviewing all of your reports that are a part of your Hybrid Point of Sale System to see where you can be saving money in your restaurant.\u00a0<\/span> 7 Ways to Save Your Restaurant Money\u00a0With Your Hybrid POS System Is your restaurant sitting on money that you could be using right now? By analyzing and receiving clear reports can help restaurateurs decipher the most cost-effective strategies to improve their business. 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\nInterested in seeing how OrderCounter\u2019s Hybrid POS system can help your restaurant? The good news is that you can schedule a demo to try the system out for yourself to see if it\u2019s the right fit for your restaurant. If interested, reach out to the team at <\/span>info@ordercounter.com<\/span><\/a> to get in touch with one of our team members.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"