Evaluating Restaurant and Bar POS software features

By Small Business Ideas On December 8, 2009 Under Small Business

Bar and Restaurant: POS software features

Product shrinkage or lack of inventory shouldn’t give that much problem to a Bar owner. Having the right bar POS software can help avoid these worries and concentrate on making the business run perfectly smooth and growing profits.

You can handle almost any customer transaction using bar POS software. It can also display information such as the average bar tab you get every night, the number of open tabs, returns or voids, as well as credit card processing details. The software also provides comprehensive reporting so you can manage inventory, determine which top-selling items to keep in stock, and track the performance of new products.

Bar POS software features
The most important bar POS software feature is the liquor inventory control. It can track all the liquor, wine, and beer in stock as well as inform you if it’s time to re-stock running low resources. It can even track how much liquor goes into each drink, so you would know how much money you can expect to make. It also helps keep employees honest – since supplies are closely monitored, they’ll be less likely to give their friends free alcohol.

This software also offers other cool features to help you streamline your operations and track overall sales performance (you may want to request for a free POS system quote where a bar Point of Sale expert can tailor the right POS solution to meet your needs):

  • Secured login– It requires authorized staff to be able to login.
  • Liquor control devices (LCDs) – This helps reduce shrinkage by tracking the exact amount of alcohol barternders pour on bottles and glasses.
  • Recipe lookup – This provides bartenders a “cheat sheet” reference for looking up on indgredients when preparing mixed drinks.
  • Data import and export – Downloads reports into your word processing or spreadsheet software for your personal bookkeeping efforts.
  • Email list maintenance – Helps build your customer loyalty efforts by sending customers emails about limited offers, new product releases, and special events at your establishment.
  • Gift card management – Supports your bar and restaurant with its gift card capabilities that can bring in repeat business.
  • Schedule promotions – Automatically manages price changes for limited time promotions like “happy hour.”
  • Barcode readers – Easily scan barcodes on beer and malt beverage bottles to save time.
  • Employee scheduling – Determines the right number of staff needed for certain shifts based on your sales history.
  • Customer management tools – Help manage open bar tabs, check split requests, and gratuities.
  • Food service integration – A very useful feature that lets your process both food and drink orders on the same screen.
  • Menu management – Toggles between different liquors so you can accurately track the amount of liquor that goes into certain drinks.

 

Need more information or an online resource?

Go to POS-For-Restaurants.com

The author of this article is the Vice-President on Customer Relations at POS-For-Restaurants with over 20 years of experience serving restaurants of all types throughout the U.S.

 

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