Reduce labour costs and increase efficiency

The Morning Advertiser – June 2006 - Tech Feature
By Steve Madden, Sales Director – Restaurants, MICROS-Fidelio UK Ltd.

Running a pub is hard work, making it profitable is even harder. Today’s pub industry is highly competitive and operators need that all important advantage over their competition to make their business successful.

Not only do independent pub operators have regulars to please, food to serve and staff to supervise, they also have ingredients to stock, costs to maintain, payroll to manage and books and documents to maintain for the tax man. Why not invest in a technology solution which reduces your labour costs, increases efficiency, prevents losses and provides a real return on investment?

Most independent publicans do not have the budget to install an all singing, all dancing, fully integrated Electronic Point-of-Sale (EPOS) solution, which is why MICROS-Fidelio have released e7. MICROS e7 is a scalable EPOS solution, combining the reputation and reliability of MICROS hospitality technology with a price suitable for pub owners.

The system starts paying for itself from the moment it is installed. By eliminating manual errors, imposing production controls, automating manual processes and reducing the need for some headcount, MICROS e7 substantially and positively affects your bottom line.

MICROS e7 also helps you to control the largest variable expense in your business: labour. The detailed information that e7 can provide about individual staff and their productivity, enables management to make quick decisions that reduce labour costs and increases profitability.

Huge losses can occur during the movement of food and beverages from your kitchen and bar to your customers. With MICROS e7, no food or beverage is prepared unless it has been entered into the touch screen workstation, preventing mistakes and omissions from the guests’ bill.

MICROS e7 is quick and easy to install, guaranteeing minimal disruption to your business flow. The product requires little training time for you and your staff, making it a seamless transition to your guests and regulars. Through personal IDs or magnetic cards, e7 allows you to set up controlled access users who can quickly make changes in the system using a graphical tool. Managers can change menus and prices, add or edit employee information and perform other administrative functions instantly from any e7 workstation within the pub.

MICROS e7 combines an all-in-one MICROS Workstation 4 (WS4) with a powerful embedded software application based on the Microsoft ® CE .NET operating system. The WS4 is a reliable, solid-state device that is designed with a busy hospitality environment in mind. Its stylish profile blends into any ambiance, and because it does not require a fan or hard drive, it’s quiet and inexpensive to run.

For more information on MICROS e7, or to get a quote for any of the MICROS-Fidelio technology solutions for the pub industry, contact us on +44 (0) 1753 536 969 or email mfuksales@micros.com

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