How to choose Best Technology solutions for Your Restaurant?

Before opening a restaurant or in a running restaurant one main thing the restaurant owner confronts is how to implement best technology solutions for the restaurant, so that the restaurant business turns more profitable, and also it provides the restaurant guests a wonderful experience when they visit restaurant for dinning besides food.

Restaurants owners don’t want to spend time and money to update technology in their restaurant and also averse to this thought. Though restaurant want to make great food, create amazing experiences for their guest and make money. But any deal with technology is clear no; or want to invest very less in technology. The blame is clearly on the high cost and old thinking in respect of modern technology. The new start ups in the field of restaurant technology are constantly bombarding restaurants with an overwhelming number of new and improved “solutions”. The systems with which restaurant owners interact on daily basis are- Point of sale( POS) Systems, reservations, payment, payroll, scheduling, delivery, customers analytics, app and many more.

There is a great boom in the innovations in the hospitality industry, and the restaurants are eager to stay competitive and stand out from others, so many times they get tempted from the manufacturers of technology products presentations and emails. Without consulting any expert they place orders for the products which are not relevant to their restaurant. While not every innovation is suitable for the restaurant, owners must use their prudence to find which products are suitable for his restaurant and will take his restaurant to next level.

Here are few tips which can help the restaurant owner/contactors to spot right technology for the restaurant and decide which technology products are best suited for his restaurant.

1. Does it provide Ease of use? : It doesn’t matter how great technology solution is?, if it is complicated for you and your staff, customer and your staff will hesitate to use it. Choose only those technical solutions for the restaurant which are easy-to-use, otherwise the excitement of inducting technology in restaurant will turn out in disappointment. There should not be steep learning curve for employees and the technology is users friendly. Simplicity and productivity of technology is necessary as it impacts day to day operations in the restaurant. So before inducting a new technology you should engage teams to gather information from the user customers that they like it or not and also the productivity is enhanced by the technology in the restaurant.
2. Is it enhancing personal customer service? : People visit restaurant to get served in a better way and not by technological Robots. Unless your restaurant is a quick service restaurant trying to serve food like a factory in the midweek lunch hour rush. Technology should be able to enhance quality of personal customer care so that your restaurant stays at the top and drive more revenue. Studies has shown that making a new customer costs six to seven times more than keeping an existing one. So technology should be able to retain the old customers and also bring more new customer to restaurant on dining table.
3. Does it bring Growth in Revenue? : Technology which is newly introduced in the restaurant should be based on ROI meaning that technology introduction cost should be less than what revenue is gained from its introduction. It is of no use to implement technological solutions which cost more but gives less benefit to restaurant. Quality technology may not pay in short run and its cost may look more but in the long run it covers costs of introduction and also help restaurant to earn more revenue by increasing customers returning more frequently in the restaurant as they get value for their money.
4. Does it Improves Security and Protection? : Once the technology is chosen on the basis of above criteria and considered good fit, the security should also be front and centre. With large number of customers victimized by credit card fraud and threat is increasing day by day, it is very necessary that new technology should provide improved security. And for payment technology security assume more significance. It is better for the restaurant owner to be informed about the latest trends so that he can enquire about right questions concerning about technology. Before implementing mobile payment technology, ask if payment data transmission is encrypted and the date remains secure.
5. Is it offering Affordability? : Determining the affordability of technology solution depends on each restaurant experience and appetite for technology. You can determine affordability by comparing the costs with the revenue generated. A better idea can be gathered from the peers spending on technology.- at high end 18 percent restaurant spend 6 percent of their revenue on technology where as large number of about 65% are spending 1% to 3% of their revenue in new technology. Costly upfront fees and hefty long term contract fees can also raise red flag in the decision making in introduction of technology.
   
   
   
   
   
   In the end it one thing that should the technology be able to pay for itself, and should not break the bank is main point stressed upon by every wise business decisions and restaurant is no exception. But seeing the trends restaurants are bound to increase spending on the suitable new technology developments.

Little Gecko Technology consultants are a leading consultants and contractor of restaurant technology in Boston. If you are openinga restaurant in Boston and are in need of restaurant technology implements in your new restaurant or in your running restaurant, then you can contact us and we shall help you in providing latest technology solutions in your restaurant. We are in business of installation of POS Systems, Wi-fi, back up internet, routers, video and acoustic systems and also providing training in POS systems. We are here to help you to grow your restaurant business to new heights.