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Most POS support models assume a weekday, 9-to-5 business. Dine-in cinemas do the opposite — their busiest hours are Friday and Saturday nights, exactly when many vendors' support queues go quiet. Here's what real 24/7 human support should look like, and why it matters most on the nights it's hardest to get.
Most POS systems route even simple price and promotion changes through a vendor support queue. Here's what a dine-in cinema should be able to change itself — and where guardrails still make sense.
Hybrid dine-in cinemas that add a bar, golf simulator, bowling, or arcade often run guests through three disconnected systems in a single visit. Here's what a single-tab system should support — including guest-side splitting for large parties — and why it matters for spend.
Most dine-in cinemas recognize their regulars by memory, not by system. Here is how guest data from mobile ordering and branded apps turns punch cards, gift cards, and targeted perks into an actual guest-recognition program.
Guests aren't rejecting technology — they're rejecting friction. Here's what dine-in cinema guests actually want from mobile ordering and QR codes, and how to offer it without breaking the movie experience.
Six warning signs your dine-in cinema's POS system is due for an upgrade — from unsupported hardware and unreliable card readers to reporting gaps and slow support — and what to look for instead.
A practical guide for dine-in cinema and hybrid entertainment operators choosing POS technology, covering reliability, self-service control, mobile ordering, guest loyalty, cross-sell, and support.
James Passafaro explains why restaurant technology should give teams the structure, information and confidence to succeed without constant intervention.
Now launching in beta, Lovey by GoTab lets operators ask questions in plain language, view visualizations, download supporting data, and share reports with colleagues through the GoTab Data Hub.
Family entertainment centers run on far more than a POS. See how reservations, waivers, arcade and RFID payments, kitchen routing, memberships, and reporting should connect into one guest experience — and what to prioritize at each stage of growth.
Labor is one of the largest and most difficult expenses for hospitality operators to manage. Demand changes from one shift to the next, service expectations vary by concept, and a schedule that works for one location may undermine profitability at another. Even operators with access to detailed labor and sales data may struggle to see the larger patterns—especially when managing multiple locations.
Vendor turnover in a food hall is rarely sudden — it's a slow decline operators can catch early. Here's why the vendor relationship, a standardized tech stack, and a real events strategy are what actually prevent it.
Planning or upgrading your food hall's tech stack? Use this checklist to make sure you're covering Wi-Fi, ordering, payments, vendor management, and reporting — the essentials every modern food hall needs to run smoothly.
ISM Brewing built a flexible service model that lets guests order from a bartender, a mobile device, or a team member with a handheld—all on one tab that moves with them.
ISM Brewing’s membership program combines packaged beer, weekday benefits, food, merchandise, and events to give regulars a reason to return throughout the month.
Give guests the choice of full-service, self-service, or anything in between. See how a hybrid service model helps restaurants, breweries, and venues cut labor costs without cutting hospitality.
ISM Brewing replaced a rigid ordering experience with connected tabs, hybrid service, integrated memberships, and an open technology stack built for its brewery and kitchen.
Learn how chef-driven restaurants use kitchen technology to reduce administrative work, strengthen training, and give chefs more time to lead.
In this episode of Behind the Tab, Patricia Mejia talks with Wayne Newton of GoZone WiFi about how hospitality operators are transforming guest Wi-Fi into a powerful source of first-party data and real-time guest engagement.
Self-ordering kiosks, QR code ordering, mobile payments, self-pour beverage systems, and other forms of restaurant automation give guests more control over how they order and pay. For operators, these technologies can reduce unnecessary service steps, improve throughput, and allow staff to spend more time on the parts of hospitality that require a human touch.
