Digitizing to Accelerate
Blog - Frank De Meulder - Growzer
Online Ordering, a First Step Towards Automation
Managing a hospitality business? It’s quite a challenge, but with the right automation and efficient processes, it can be perfectly profitable. The starting point? Automated ordering. This is the first step in efficiently managing your business: stock management, menu engineering, thoughtful food cost calculation, and predicting future occupancy become easily accessible.
An Ecosystem to Run Your Business
Whether you have one or several hospitality establishments: you run a business. Streamlined processes are an essential foundation to save time, limit administration, avoid mistakes, and generate more margin.
Fortunately, you can rely on a complete ecosystem for this. While online ordering from your favorite suppliers may be the first step, the possibilities today go much further. You can also link your cash register, map out your F&B costs in no time, and do menu engineering with AI support. This reduces waste, ensures you only order what you need, and charge your guests the correct prices. Moreover, you always have optimal stock, so every euro generates profit. This is a must to end up in the black.
From Small Business to Multi-Outlet Chain
Is digitizing just for the big players? Forget it; even in a small hospitality business, digitalization proves its value day after day. Sure, it may be a bit of work at the start and take some getting used to, but soon you'll reap the rewards. You’ll gain clarity, save time, and charge the right prices. Even as a small business owner, it makes a huge difference: no more selling dishes at a loss, ingredients that end up in the trash, stock counts that take hours, and incorrect orders.
AI as an Extra Advantage
Artificial Intelligence in the hospitality industry? Absolutely. Digital tools are getting smarter and embracing AI. For instance, it’s now possible to link historical data from the cash register with future predictions. Based on dozens of parameters (such as weather, location, previous occupancy, etc.), AI can predict future occupancy. Results are already being achieved with over 90% accuracy, and this percentage continues to rise. This allows you to plan your staff perfectly, order optimally, and reduce your costs. And no, you don’t need to be a computer specialist to do this.
Data: The New Gold
Another extra benefit you can rely on by automating? Valuable data. If you use it well, you can not only communicate more effectively, but also make much better future projections, discover trends, order more accurately, and much more. Some help is sometimes needed, but once you experience the added value, you’ll serve your guests much better and more profitably.
Take the Step Today
Still doubting the value of digitalizing? Now is the time to make the move. The train has already left, and the sooner you get on board, the greater the benefit. Digitalization helps you build a profitable future as a hospitality entrepreneur and offers direct access to the latest developments. With the right tools, you can work more efficiently, optimize your F&B processes, do menu engineering, and elevate your entire business operations to the next level.