food truck and restaurant owners mindset blog

Shifting to a Restaurant Owner’s Mindset—not an employee

Coming from a hospitality or food service background, you know the ins and outs of creating an exceptional customer experience, managing a team, and crafting delicious dishes. However, as you transition from restaurant employee to restaurant owner, you quickly realize that running a business requires a completely different way of thinking, but its not always…

Restaurant Productivity: A barista in a floral shirt and apron is diligently preparing coffee at a counter, surrounded by coffee brewing equipment. The scene highlights the importance of using the right technology, such as POS systems, online ordering, kitchen displays, and digital menus, to enhance efficiency and productivity in a restaurant setting. Background patterns in light brown and blue add a modern, dynamic touch, symbolizing the integration of innovative technology in the food service industry.
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Restaurant Productivity and Efficiency: How to Increase

Technology is essential to running a successful food service business but knowing what kind of technology to invest in can be tricky and impact restaurant productivity. Before you even start down the rabbit hole of checking out POS systems, online ordering options, kitchen displays, digital menus, and more, first ask yourself: what do you want…

Female restaurant owner checking her restaurant budget on a laptop with screen images floating around her.
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Now Available: Table Needs Cash Flow For Profit-Focused Restaurant Budget Management

A Simple and Secure Restaurant Budget Management Method and Technology Designed for the Unique Needs of Quick Service Restaurants, Coffee Shops, Bakeries, and Food Trucks Table Needs Inc., a leading provider of innovative solutions for restaurant operations, is proud to unveil its latest addition to its Restaurant Operations Platform, Table Needs Cash Flow, a profit-focused…

An owner of a bagel shop is seen adding a new coffee program to his business, assisted by 'Table Needs Capital' financing, as indicated by an open tablet displaying the service's application form. The shop displays a variety of bagels in the background with a new coffee machine and packaging materials on the counter, suggesting expansion and growth.

Table Needs Capital Provides Access to Flexible Restaurant Financing

Control cash flow while investing in growth with Table Needs Capital Table Needs, Inc., a leading point of sale system provider, announced the introduction of flexible restaurant financing, powered by Stripe, to help quick service restaurants, coffee shops, and food trucks manage cash flow and invest in their business.  With Table Needs Capital, owners and…

Transparent POS System Cost

Introducing Total POS System Cost Transparency for Quick Service Restaurants and Food Trucks

Improve financial management and cash flow with real-time, clear point of sale reporting October 20, 2023 | Table Needs, a leading POS system provider, announced the launch of enhanced reporting features designed to bring unprecedented clarity and transparency to POS system costs for restaurant, food truck, and cafe/bakery owners.  With this new development, customers can…

In this image, we see a woman with a croissant head who appears to be deep in thought. She is surrounded by a lush array of green plants, which emphasize the importance of environmental sustainability. Overall, the image promotes a message of environmental consciousness and highlights the ways in which this restaurant is working to reduce waste and promote sustainable practices.

How to create a more sustainable, environmentally-friendly restaurant

Restaurant sustainability is a pressing topic, especially as more and more people learn how food waste impacts our environment. According to Forbes, 34% of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions are generated by food systems, and in the US alone, 119 billion pounds of food is wasted every year.  In the face of these challenges, many…

Check out how Table Needs stacks up against our main competitors--Square, Clover, Toast and Spoton.

Table Needs vs the competition

Why Table Needs Table Needs is a real-time, end-to-end restaurant solution, hosting menus, simplifying sales and ordering, and managing payments — both onsite and online. Designed specifically for restaurants by restaurant people, Table Needs is the comprehensive, integration-free POS your restaurant, staff and customers need. Table Needs vs the competition Table Needs POS does a…

Table Needs vs SpotOn

Table Needs vs SpotOn

Why Table Needs Table Needs is a real-time, end-to-end restaurant solution, hosting menus, simplifying sales and ordering, and managing payments — both onsite and online. Designed specifically for restaurants by restaurant people, Table Needs is the comprehensive, integration-free POS your restaurant, staff and customers need. Table Needs vs SpotOn Table Needs POS does a lot,…

Three young men are happy to be working in a positive experience working in their coffee shop. Their manager has establish a sense of community.

Why building a restaurant community should be a top priority

This article was originally published in FSR Magazine Leaders can weather the difficulties of the great resignation while also making employees’ lives better. The Great Resignation is affecting all sectors of the economy, and the restaurant industry is no exception. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 70 percent more job openings in…

Young female food truck operator prepares dishes in a food incubator.

What a food incubator is and how it can help kickstart your business

Designed to give small food businesses a competitive advantage when entering or continuing in a local marketplace, a kitchen incubator — a.k.a. a culinary incubator —is an affordable, certified kitchen space that’s used for food preparation. Typically, renters or members — ranging from food entrepreneurs to chefs, food truck owners, bakers and caters — use…

Table Needs vs Clover. This is a Table Needs point of sale station at Vegan Bowl in West Jordan, Utah.

Table Needs vs Clover

Why Table Needs Table Needs is a real-time, end-to-end restaurant solution, hosting menus, simplifying sales and ordering, and managing payments — both onsite and online. Designed specifically for restaurants by restaurant people, Table Needs is the comprehensive, integration-free POS your restaurant, staff and customers need. Table Needs vs Clover Table Needs POS does a lot,…

a young woman working remotely in a coffee shop

How to attract remote workers to your restaurant  — and be profitable

During the pandemic, New York City-based Kindred — a restaurant and wine bar— rented out tables to remote workers for a flat rate during workdays. It’s not a new concept, really. For some time, Starbucks has had a “third place” philosophy.  Not sure what “third place” means? According to sociologist Ray Oldenburg’s original definition, a…

Need a new restaurant POS but not sure which one? Read on for an honest comparison of Table Needs vs Square and choose the best POS for your restaurant.

Table Needs vs Square

Why Table Needs Table Needs is a real-time, end-to-end restaurant solution, hosting menus, simplifying sales and ordering, and managing payments — both onsite and online. Designed specifically for restaurants by restaurant people, Table Needs is the comprehensive, integration-free POS your restaurant, staff and customers need. Table Needs vs Square Table Needs POS does a lot,…