Hospitality insights

Running a takeaway is a constant balancing act. Orders come in from the phone, from a delivery app, from a customer standing at the counter, and sometimes all three at once during a Friday night rush. If your business is still juggling a basic cash register, a paper order pad, and three different tablets for […]

Running a restaurant, café, or pub in the UK today means juggling more than good food and friendly service. Behind every till transaction sits a web of tax obligations, food safety law, and payment security standards that didn’t exist a decade ago. A modern point-of-sale (POS) often called an EPOS, or Electronic Point of Sale, […]

Table service is changing. Restaurants, pubs, cafés, and hospitality groups are increasingly using technology to reduce waiting times, speed up ordering, and make it easier for customers to pay. Two of the most popular approaches are QR Order and Pay and Handheld POS. Both allow orders to be placed at the table and can send […]

Opening a second location feels like a win, and it is. But anyone who’s actually done it knows the honeymoon period doesn’t last long. Suddenly you’re juggling two inventories, two sets of staff schedules, and two places where pricing can quietly drift out of sync. Buried in the middle of all this is a piece […]

Opening a restaurant involves much more than finding the perfect location or creating a great menu. Behind every successful service is a pos system that keeps orders moving, payments flowing, and staff working efficiently. That’s where a restaurant Point-of-Sale (POS) system setup comes in. A modern POS does far more than process transactions. It connects […]

Choosing the right electronic Point of Sale (ePOS) system in 2026 requires looking beyond basic transaction processing to find a data-driven operating platform that unifies your entire restaurant ecosystem. Modern food service technology has evolved past simple bill printing. Industry data shows that roughly 80% of restaurants now run on cloud-based systems, adapting to a […]

LoPay has quickly gained attention in the UK as a low-cost payment solution designed for small businesses, offering card processing rates from around 0.79% and simple POS functionality with no long-term contracts. While this makes it attractive for cafés, takeaway shops, and independent hospitality operators, many businesses searching for LoPay alternatives UK hospitality businesses are […]