Thursday, January 14, 2010

Why Aloha You Ask?

Posted by Jennfer Langston
Hospitality Project Manager


There are so many added benefits to using the Aloha POS system for your business that I find it hard to believe that anyone would ever consider any other. I personally have worked with every POS out there on the market as a manager, trainer and server/bartender. From my own personal experience I have found that Aloha is the most user friendly. From an order entry point of view it is very easy to navigate through modifier screens and also easy to use the split check function. Working in a fast pasted restaurant requires speed and diligence. Having the right POS system is important to productivity. It reduces time spent at the terminals so your staff can spend more time taking care of your guest. It can also increase table turns and reduce wait times.

From a manager point of view the Aloha system saves a lot of time where other systems don’t. The easy to use BOH software makes training new managers a breeze. Adding items, modifiers, employees and changing prices of menu items can be a big task on most systems. With Aloha after little training with a certified Aloha trainer you’ll be a pro. The export feature for reports makes it simple to email your reports or to have a copy in an excel or word format. This saves time with doing payroll and daily balancing. The audit report is another tool in the Aloha system that is very helpful in lose prevention. You can audit anything anyone does on the front and back of house computers.

Aloha also offers add on features that make life a little easier on the manager and the order entry employee. Aloha restaurant guard is a great tool, it works with your audit report and generates reports to help with lose prevention. It will look for trends and common scams according to the book Burning Down the House. This book was written to teach people how to scam restaurants. Aloha Delivery/Frequent buyer helps to keep up with your customer database. It is a great to for restaurants that do a lot of take-out and or delivery. You can set up bonus plans to give your customer rewards for choosing you. Like spend $100.00 get free dessert. It will keep track of all this information. It will also store your customer’s data for future marketing


As a Project Manager For Cardinal and The Aloha System I feel that I represent the Best of the best and I look forward to every new challenge and working with the great Restaurants in the St Louis Market. I hope some day I can Help you see the advantages of Using Aloha Software.

Cardinals Professional Services Team is the shining star within our service organization and offers service that is second to none. Jennifer is just one example of the dedicated staff that is available to our Existing and future customers.