Top Restaurant POS Software Apps

Restaurant Insider
Aug 8, 2017 · 2 min read

This article originally appeared on Restaurant Insider by Brad Bortone

Pardon the old, tired cliché, but when it comes to amplifying the potential of your restaurant POS software … there’s an app for that.

Point of sale systems for restaurants have come a long way since their debut, and are no longer tied down to proprietary, on-premise formats with no flexibility. Today’s cloud-based POS platforms are agile, scalable and designed to expand in parallel with your restaurant’s needs.

Though POS systems generally come pre installed with the tools necessary to get started, different restaurants have different needs. Thanks to a growing list of apps, the open nature of a restaurant POS platform can be even more welcoming to users.

From accounting to loyalty programs, and seemingly everywhere in between, there are indeed “apps for that” in modern POS ecosystems. If you’re looking to build your restaurant POS capabilities, read on.

Accounting and finance.

For owners looking to get the most out of automated finance and accounting features, there is a slew of options available.

PlateIQ gives you automated accounts payable functionality, performance insights, and digitized invoice management — including all vendor information and line item detail. PlateIQ’s integration with Breadcrumb POS by Upserve will provide near real-time food cost. You will streamline operations, track pricing changes, and analyze spending across categories, locations, concepts, and brands.

Bevager (and Foodager) are full purchase management systems that span the entire purchase-to-pay process: distributor ordering, real-time inventory management, recipe costing, invoice/AP processing, and POS-driven depletion and purchase analytics. Breadcrumb POS integration provides ticket-level cost details, item theoretical costs and automated perpetual inventory based on sales recipe depletions.

Staff management.

Upserve is fortunate to have top-tier team management software included in its restaurant POS systems. But, as we all know, this is a high-turnover industry. When it comes to keeping your team fully staffed, trained and scheduled, we turn to Harriworkforce management software.

With this integration, your business can filter, attract and recruit the best available hospitality talent in your area, seamlessly and effortlessly through your restaurant management platform….

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