Power your restaurant chain
with enterprise software
built for performance
LS First is ideal for:
Restaurant enterprises running Dynamics 365 ERP
Restaurant chains that need restaurant software + ERP
Large QSR and fast casual chains and franchises
Catering companies, cafés, pubs, food service chains
Cloud-based, reliable and secure
LS First is available as Software as a Service (SaaS) in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 cloud, which is known for its security and efficiency. Select a cloud-based software for your enterprise and:
Be on the latest technology without having to upgrade
The system automatically updates to the latest version – no need to contact your service provider to get the latest functionality or patches.
Expand your functionality
Easily add mission-critical applications, get artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered tools, or add innovative tech that gets closer to your guests.
Access your data anywhere
Keep everyone in your enterprise operational and up to date. Track sales and productivity, access and share dashboards, analyze data and take action when you need to.
Support all job roles in your enterprise
Give all employees in your enterprise easy access to the tools and information they need to excel at their job.
Get a complete, clear picture of your enterprise. Grow your revenue and customer base using information and insights that are accurate and timely.
- Track productivity and performance in real time
- Get visibility of the value chain
- Add new locations quickly
- Maximize efficiency
- Act fast, using real-time data and insights
- Implement new technology as needed
- Spot trends and opportunities early
Get clear and reliable cost and revenue information: the ERP, POS, inventory and production are all within the same system, so your data is always in sync.
- Work with reliable, real-time financial and sales data
- Spend less time on financial reconciliation
- Filter and analyze your data, and run and share reports
- Control posting of sales transactions
- Track performance per location, employee, item or shift
- Calculate profits and losses
- Decrease the cost of ownership
Keep track of inventory levels, performance, staff scheduling and budgeting within one software solution.
- Track financial and employee performance on a personalized dashboard
- Identify peak times and plan shifts efficiently
- Reconcile inventory
- Optimize supply based on demand
- Manage operations and permissions at the POS
- Run end-of-shift and end-of-day reports
- Reorder items based on inventory alerts and reports
Keep your kitchen organized and in sync with the front of house with a kitchen display system (KDS).
- Receive orders in real time at the correct prep station
- Process orders in the right sequence
Easily track special requests and changes to dishes - Bump items to the next prep station or mark them as ready
- No more lost, smudged, or misread tickets
Clearly see which orders should be prepped for takeaway - Change the setup to suit your kitchen workflow
Serve guests in a professional and personal way at the table or counter, in the drive thru, at the curbside.
- Run the POS on any device
- Give guests clear information on dishes and ingredients
- Add and split gratuity, manage tip polling
Send orders straight to the kitchen display system - Merge tables and move them between servers
Speed up order-taking with conversational ordering - Configure the POS so it mimics your menu
Gain centralized control on your enterprise
Keep control on the whole business from headquarters.
- Gain a real-time overview on inventory, POS terminals, sales and staff across all your locations.
- Push out updates to menus, dishes, recipes, prices to all touchpoints.
- Create deals, offers and promotions from headquarters, and track their success.
- Analyze revenue, sales, and efficiency at a general and granular level using advanced analytics.
- Deploy new locations easily: all IT setups are centralized.
Grow guest loyalty
Deliver fantastic service and gain your customers’ loyalty and returning business.
- Quick order-taking and payments.
- Accurate nutritional and allergen info at POS.
- Fast service: orders are sent from the POS straight to the kitchen.
- Up-selling and cross-selling suggestions at POS.
- Home delivery, take away, curbside pickup.
- Out-of-the-box integration to Olo for online ordering.
- Loyalty programs.
Cut waste and costs
Cut needless costs and time wasted.
- Order the correct amount of stock.
- Use your ingredients efficiently and decrease spoilage and waste.
- Reduce staff training costs with an intuitive interface.
- Plan your workforce cost-effectively.
- Serve more customers with fast order-taking and payments.
- Increase efficiency by 40% by configuring the POS so it mirrors your menu.
Technology to support the business today and tomorrow across 17,000+ point of sale devices and over 660 stores
With Dynamics 365 Commerce and LS First for restaurants, Cracker Barrel now can use a single platform to run their retail and food business in a consistent, cost-effective way across all locations.
Read the Cracker Barrel testimonial
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