The Maxilog blog
Practical guides for restaurant owners: rules, equipment and costs, with the sources to back them up.
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Restaurant management software: what it should cover
One menu, orders from every channel, stock, food cost, team and reports: what restaurant management software should cover.
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Restaurant POS system: how to choose one in 2026
Menu, team, floor plan, kitchen, online channels, compliance and hardware: the criteria for choosing your restaurant’s POS system in 2026.
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Restaurant order-taking software: how to choose it
Counter, dining room, phone, website, kiosk and platforms in a single kitchen queue with one menu: what order-taking software should do.
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Restaurant KDS: from paper tickets to a kitchen screen
Every channel on one screen, colours by wait time, stations, courses, network loss and the status board: what a KDS changes in the kitchen, and the hardware it needs.
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Uber Eats and Deliveroo: one order queue for your restaurant
One kitchen queue, one menu kept once, pauses that lift themselves and an alert when a platform shows you closed: getting out of the tablet forest.
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Restaurant click and collect: selling without commission
A site in your brand, pickup slots, Stripe, PayPal or pay at pickup, one menu, tracking and loyalty: setting up click and collect without commission.
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Pizzeria POS system: the 6 things to check
Sizes and toppings, meal deals, phone orders, delivery zones, one kitchen queue: what a pizzeria’s till must do, and what to ask during a demo.
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NF525 tills for restaurants: what applies in 2026
Certificate or publisher attestation, required closures, a €7,500 fine: what France’s 2026 finance law changed for your till.
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Restaurant ordering kiosk price: what makes up the budget
Hardware, payment terminal, software, installation, maintenance, commission: what makes up the price of an ordering kiosk, and how to compare two quotes.
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