Discover the 7 key tech trends you should watch for in the foodservice industry
Don’t lag behind your competitors! Learn what platforms and technologies will help you stay relevant with next-generation guests.
Centralized menu & POS management
Manage your restaurant operation, including POS terminals, kitchen system, staff and inventory from headquarters. Thanks to LS First powerful data replication, if you decide to change a dish’s ingredients, a menu or several prices, you will only need to enter the information in the system from back office. The system will take care of transmitting the change across the whole organization instantly.Omni-channel menu management
Manage all your channels centrally. Set up your menus, recipes and deals -including up-selling possibilities and the option to make modification – for all your sales channels, from physical restaurant locations, to e-commerce site, to the mobile loyalty app. With central management, you have more control over your brand – and more free time to devote to your marketing efforts.
Enhance customer service from HQ
Modify the way the POS looks and feels to fit it best to your staff’s needs: thanks to the drag-and-drop designer, POS personalization is simple and quick. You can also transform the POS into a precious tool to provide customers with information; for example, enter nutritional and allergen information for your products in the back office system, and voilà – your staff can easily pull up the information at each POS terminal at customer’s request.Staff management
Choose the right employees for your company, manage and organize your labor force efficiently, save time and reduce your costs. LS First for restaurants contains a host of features that can help you manage your staffing, from recruitment and selection process, down to staff training and management of employees’ performance.
Holistic view of waste & inventory processes
As restaurant operations are often run with low profit margins, effective management of shrinkage and waste is extremely important in the food industry. LS First for restaurants helps you ensure that you only order what you need and that you use what you have efficiently, ultimately helping you cut costs and improve your bottom line.Flexible price management
React to changes in competitors’ pricing quickly, straight from headquarters, and implement different prices, promotions and discounts in just a few clicks. In the back office, you can decide if you want to apply the changes to a single restaurant location, all your restaurants, specific brands, or outlets in a designated area. The system also allows you to set different prices and taxes depending on delivery mode, with the possibility to add service charges.
Table management
Do you run a restaurant with table service? With LS First intuitive graphical user interface you can easily set up and modify your restaurant floor’s layout in the system. Create different layouts for lunch service and dinner service in just a few clicks. The table setup can also be managed from headquarters, and modified centrally for multiple or all locations.The latest from our blog
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