Top 5 values of POS integrations for restaurants

When you’re running a restaurant business, your point-of-sale system is one of your biggest assets. A good POS enables you to run your operations in the most efficient way, saving you time and money, and maximizing sales.

So if you select the right smart POS solution for your restaurant, you’re all set, right? Think again!

Over the past few years, third-party POS integrations have become increasingly important in the restaurant industry. When you integrate your POS with other software solutions like delivery and online ordering platforms, accounting programs, or inventory management systems, you allow them to communicate with each other. As a result, you get access to real-time data across the business and gain more insight into your sales and customers.

Most, if not all POS integrations automate time-consuming tasks while introducing new tools to optimize your day-to-day. In short, POS integrations help you make your operation as efficient as it can be. 

During the pandemic, consumers all around the world formed new eating habits as they became more reliant on online ordering and food delivery. Not surprisingly, today more restaurants than ever offer online ordering options to match consumer demand. 

Deliverect’s POS integration helps restaurateurs make the most of their online ordering and delivery operations. Its solution connects your POS to over 200 partner platforms, including food delivery services, online ordering systems, in-house dining apps, fulfillment solutions, and inventory management platforms. 

With the integration, you’ll be able to manage all your different sales channels effortlessly. Here are the 5 top values of Deliverect integration for your restaurant. 

#1 You’ll eliminate order errors

Improved order accuracy may seem like a simple benefit, but it’s an incredibly valuable one. By getting orders right, you increase customer satisfaction and loyalty and encourage repeat business.

Automating your order flow boosts order accuracy. With online orders integrated into your POS, you no longer have to copy them across manually, eliminating human error along the way. While it allows you to provide a more reliable service to your customers, integration also saves up your employees’ time. Staff no longer need to punch in each incoming order, so they can focus on serving guests and improving the customer experience.

With online orders pushed directly to your POS, you’ll also be able to get your orders out the door much faster. Your hungry customers will thank you!

#2 You’ll save valuable resources

Any restaurant operator knows how important it is to save time and labor to optimize efficiency and grow the bottom line. 

That’s where Deliverect comes in: the solution is designed to simplify and streamline specific activities, both in the front and back of the house. By automating online order management, you’ll need less staff to manage orders. On average, restaurants using Deliverect report a 25% decrease in labor costs.

And when they no longer need to perform disruptive, time-consuming tasks like punching orders manually, your restaurant employees will have more time to focus on customer satisfaction instead.

Connecting your online sales channels to your POS also saves time in the back of the house, as it is easier than ever to sync menus from your point of sale and push them to all your online channels instantly. Deliverect also facilitates easy inventory management and centralized sales reporting.

#3 You’ll be VAT compliant

All around the world, hospitality businesses are faced with strict tax laws and regulations issued by local governments. In many countries like Belgium, Austria, Norway, Germany, the UAE, and the UK, restaurants and catering services (including dark kitchens) are obligated to work with a certified point-of-sale system to avoid tax fraud.

Certified POS systems, also referred to as white cash registers, register all your sales and issue a VAT receipt after each transaction. It’s important to know that online orders also must have a VAT receipt to be correctly registered and to avoid fines.

When you integrate your POS with Deliverect, you no longer have to spend time manually entering each online order receipt into your point of sale. The solution sends online orders directly to your POS system and issues VAT receipts as needed. You’ll never need to worry about being VAT compliant again!

#4 You’ll get access to real-time data

To run any successful business it is key to build a good relationship with your customer. That means getting to know them, their needs and pain points, and their buying habits.

To connect with customers, you need data - the more, the better. A modern POS solution will give you lots of information about your in-house sales and customers, but if you want to nurture customer relationships with off-premises guests, you’ll need a POS integration.

Deliverect’s online ordering integration will give you access to real-time online sales data, pulling it from your online sales platforms into your point of sale, and giving you a centralized sales overview. This also means you no longer have to do any manual data entry.

Additionally, Deliverect’s solution comes with Insights, a reporting dashboard that allows you to see your on and off-location sales side by side so you can identify opportunities and make informed business decisions.

#5 You’ll be able to scale your business effortlessly

The main purpose of POS integrations (and innovative restaurant tech solutions in general) is to make the lives of restaurant operators easier by automating and perfecting operations in both the front and back of the house. 

The end game is to enable restaurants to increase revenue, optimize, and scale effortlessly. 

With your online sales management simplified and streamlined, it will take no more effort to run 10 delivery platforms than two. And that means you’re free to explore more sales channels, attract more customers, and reap the benefits of the growing online ordering trend.

Point-of-sale integrations help you run your restaurant better 

What’s even more important than having a modern POS system for your restaurant, is leveraging POS integrations to simplify and optimize your operations.

Integrating your business systems and sales channels with your POS will improve order accuracy, save time and labor, and give you access to real-time business data. All these benefits make it easier for your restaurant to scale without effort.

Additionally, integrating your POS with a restaurant management hub like Deliverect will help you run your business correctly according to your country’s specific VAT laws. 

You’ll be able to spend less time on complicated, monotonous, and time-consuming tasks, and focus more on serving your customers with delicious food and a unique customer experience.

Sounds good? Talk to one of our POS integration experts today and find out how your business can benefit from a partnership with Deliverect.