POS & Accounting Integrations Designed to Work Together for Your Restaurant
Everyone knows the old adage: the only things certain in life are death and taxes. However, when you’re in the restaurant business, it might feel more accurate to say that the only real certainties are that you need a POS system, and you need a way to manage your money without going crazy. No matter how big or [...]
Small Investment, Big Reward: How Your Business Can Benefit from the Hospitality Industry’s Booming Tech Trends
Investing in Tech The hospitality industry is evolving quickly and technology is following suit. These tools, designed with you in mind, aim to simplify operations and drive profit. Think about how often your business relies on manual inputs like book-keeping, invoices and menu costing. [...]
How Craftable’s new Heartbeat will help multi-unit restaurant operators view trending sales and labor costs in real-time
Hospitality professionals are finding themselves with a lot on their plate. From supply-chain constraints and simplified menus to labor shortages, multi-unit restaurant groups have been stretched as thin as thin-crust pizza dough. Craftable created a solution to help provide transparency and optimize operations where it’s [...]
What are Ghost Kitchens? Everything You Need to Know About the Future of Delivery-Only Models
There’s no way around it—ghost kitchens are taking over. If the idea of embracing this modern concept sounds more like a horror movie than a potentially profit-boosting strategy, don’t worry. By arming yourself with the right tools, ghost kitchens don’t have to be scary. [...]
Menu Engineering: The Secret Ingredient for Boosting Profits
Busy bars, fine-dining restaurants, quick-service cafes and every hospitality concept in between all have one thing in common—a menu. Regardless of your business model, your menu is the bridge between you and your customers. It goes without saying that any menu should be clear, informative, [...]
Boost Sales by Adding Analytics to the Menu
The Perfect Pairing: How to Combine Data and Experience with Analytics In many ways, the restaurant business is all about operating ‘on the fly'. Whether it’s reimagining your business model to adapt to a global pandemic, jumping behind the bar to sling drinks when your [...]
It’s 2021—Let’s Make Paper Invoices Obsolete
Owners and managers are pros at handling stressful situations: packed dining rooms, hour-long waitlists, and even emergencies like the AC going down on a scorching day. However, there’s one thing that stresses out even the toughest, most seasoned industry managers—invoices. If you’ve ever sorted through [...]
The New Takeout: How a Pandemic Is Changing How (and What) Restaurants Deliver
Facing mandatory closures and limited dining room capacities, many restaurants have had to pivot their business models to stay afloat. While delivery isn’t new to the foodservice industry, more eateries are offering the service during COVID-19 quarantine measures. And amid the pandemic, restaurants have been [...]
Stocking up on Stress? Take the Anxiety out of Inventory with These Tips
COVID-19 forced you to close your dining room, and now your business is running on delivery and takeout. You have to continue selling hot, tasty dishes – your sales depend on it. And after taking big hits to your bottom line, you can’t afford to [...]
Restaurants Stress Sanitation as Dining Rooms Reopen
COVID-19 has shaken up the food service industry, forcing restaurants and bars across the country to shut down – in some cases, permanently. Some dining rooms are beginning to welcome back customers, but virus hotspots are still fresh on diners’ minds. As they plan to [...]
Craftable Launches Analytics, Adding In-Depth Financial Analysis Functionality to Its Bar & Restaurant Software Suite
Craftable is thrilled to announce the launch of Analytics, a software tool for bar and restaurant operators that combines sales, costs, and labor together in real time. With Analytics, operators are able to capture detailed insights from sales, revenue sources, service fees, payment types, and [...]
Time is Money: 5 Tips for Taking Faster Inventory at Your Bar or Restaurant
It’s no secret that successful bar and restaurant owners spend more time on the floor than in the cellar or walk-in. But managing inventory is a key driver of success for hospitality businesses. While it can be a pain, operators have to spend some time [...]
Pour in the Profits: 5 Quick & Easy Ways to Save Money & Maximize Margins at Your Bar
Managing the costs of operating a bar can leave you wanting a stiff drink at the end of the day. According to Investopedia, bars gulp down an average of $20,000 in monthly expenses between labor, rent, utilities and other miscellaneous expenses. Ordering inventory can tack [...]