How to champion sustainability in your restaurant
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Sustainability – and generally just doing your bit for the planet – is a hot topic nowadays. For businesses, what might previously have just been seen as recycling or cutting down on printing can now have a much bigger impact, and affect how customers view the brand too.
There are countless ways your restaurant can champion sustainability and do its bit for the planet – and it’s a win-win when customers learn about these efforts too, as it positively reinforces their opinion of your brand.
How to be more climate-conscious in your restaurant
There are simple things you have likely already got in place that help protect the planet, things like reducing water wastage and using recycled napkins, but there are also countless ways you can use your EPOS to be more sustainable.
Reliable stock management reduces food waste
With a proper stock management tool, you can ensure you are ordering the right amount of food for peak periods, based on calculated metrics that won’t let you down. This means not only do you never run out of what you need, but you also don’t order too much which can lead to food wastage.
Smart EPOS features help cut down on printing
With a feature-rich EPOS system, you can reduce your printing demands for both receipts and changes in seasonal menus. Customers can choose for receipts to be emailed to them rather than printed, and menus can be viewed by scanning a QR code on the table, meaning everything is kept up to date without having to constantly reprint.
Automations help identify inefficiencies
Implementing automations around your back office processes can streamline regular tasks like payroll, again reducing paper-based processes, while the simple addition of a reliable reporting system enables you to identify key performing areas and areas of inefficiency, leading to these being eliminated and time and money being saved.
Give customers the option to be sustainable too
While there are many ways your restaurant can work on its sustainability behind the scenes, in order to really grab customer attention and try to enhance your reputation further, there are certain partnerships which might be worth exploring, like GiftTrees.
GiftTrees give your customers the option of planting a tree in a developing world, added to the end of their bill in the same way they might choose to leave a tip. This can be a great incentive for diners that might want to counterbalance the impact of their meal, for example if they’ve enjoyed a steak dinner, or sampled wine imported from around the world.
By affiliating your restaurant with GiftTrees, you also get a dedicated showcase page which can be included on the bill, highlighting the ways your restaurant gives back to the environment – and there’s a load of handy marketing materials and supporting information thrown in from GiftTrees too.
To find out more about improving your sustainability with GiftTrees, read more about them here.
Serve great food, but serve the planet too
If you’re interested in exploring more ways your EPOS system can help you give back to the environment – or want to speak to TISSL about other partnerships which can help you – get in touch with a member of our team to find out more.
That way we can help you continue to delight guests in your restaurant, serving great food and serving the environment too.
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