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Guides to run and grow your venue
Practical, fact-checked guides for UK & Ireland restaurants and takeaways — cutting delivery commission, choosing an EPOS, AI phone answering, bookings and direct ordering.
Delivery
Set Up Your Own Delivery Zones, Time Slots and Fees (Without an Aggregator)
Run delivery on your own terms: mileage vs postcode zones, pricing fees fairly, time-slot capacity to protect the kitchen, a drive...
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Bookings
Free vs Paid Table Booking Systems for UK Restaurants: What to Look For
"Free" booking systems often cost per cover or in data. Here is what to check — per-cover fees, must-have features, EPOS and order...
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Bookings
Reducing No-Shows: How AI Table Bookings Protect Your Covers
No-shows are a growing UK problem with no single reliable national figure. Here is why they happen, what an empty table costs, and...
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AI phone
What an AI Phone Agent Actually Does for a Busy Restaurant
A plain walk-through of what an AI phone agent actually does for a busy restaurant — a real call step by step, what it handles, ha...
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AI phone
The Hidden Cost of Missed Phone Calls for Restaurants (and How AI Answering Helps)
Phones still ring at the worst possible moments. Here is what the (largely US) research says about missed restaurant calls, the ho...
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EPOS
Browser-Based EPOS vs Traditional Till Systems: What Independents Need to Know
Browser-based, cloud and web-based EPOS explained for independents — how they work, the hardware flexibility, the honest offline/u...
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EPOS
Choosing an EPOS for Your Takeaway: Licence Fees, Hardware Lock-In and Hidden Costs
Per-terminal licence fees and locked-in hardware quietly make a takeaway till cost more than it should. What an EPOS must do, the...
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Commission
The True Cost of Food Delivery Apps: A £20 Order, Broken Down
We break a £20 delivery-app order down line by line — commission, per-order fees and VAT — to show what the restaurant really nets...
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Commission
Just Eat Alternative for UK Takeaways: Own Your Customers and Your Margins
A practical look at leaving Just Eat: why takeaways go direct, what you keep vs lose, a switching checklist (ordering, EPOS, deliv...
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Commission
Commission-Free Online Ordering: How Independent Restaurants Keep 100% of Revenue
Aggregators are great for discovery but take 25–30% and keep your customers. Here is how a commission-free, branded ordering syste...
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Commission
How Much Commission Do Just Eat, Deliveroo & Uber Eats Charge UK Restaurants in 2026?
An up-to-date, fact-checked breakdown of Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats commission rates for UK restaurants and takeaways in 20...
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