In a competitive environment such as hospitality, food and beverages, the quest for more sales and more profit seems like a bridge too far. The industry has been hit hard by the current recession with people going out less and spending less when they do venture out.
For many food service providers, their costs have remained at similar levels as in previous years and they are really feeling the pinch with many restaurants deciding tha the business is no longer viable.
Announcing the latest addition to the Aloha Restaurant Management POS system in Ennis last Thursday, Andy Tierney from Tierneys Office Automation claims that while the industry is on its knees, there are improvements in margin to be had with improved management system being implements.
"We have statistical evidenve of being able to improve margins by as much as 16%. The average imprvement with successful implementation of our system is 7%. A 7% margin improvement in this climate in ireland is massive and should not be ignored"
The Aloha POS system focuses on a number of key areas. It addresses things such as, overall restaurant efficiency, inventory management, labour costs, customer loyalty, online ordering from suppliers and the effective use of handhelds in the front of house.
"while no one thing here will deliver the 16% improvement, a combination of all these factors can and does deliver improvement.. Now is a great time to focus on the internal of the business and when the climate improves in Ireland for restaurants again, they will have a chance to make good profits again" added Andy.
"Now is the time to look internally and drive efficiency and production and customer service, now is the time to drive down the costs as well" claims Andy
Tierneys Office Automation have a number of successful installations of the Aloha System and can be contacted on 065 681 8281 or via their website at www.tierneysautomation.ie
