As a QSR customer, I’m used to being asked whether I’m going to eat in or takeaway. There are two main reasons why we are asked this. The first is that a sale item’s recipe might change slightly if it is to be taken away. For instance, plastic cutlery may be added to a boxed […]
Some background on user identification Kobas EPoS has always required users to log in using a four digit PIN. This method of authentication was chosen because it was ubiquitous. Any device, from an iPad to a giant touch screen, can support PIN authentication. We have recognised though that PINs are a compromise position, both in […]
We’ve made some improvements to our VAT receipts. Now they’re clearer, neater and more informative! The VAT summary on your receipts will, once this is released this week, be broken down by tax rate. Each tax rate will have columns that display the Tax Rate Percentage, and amounts allocated to Net Total, Tax Total and […]
Following a series of updates on our Rota Creator last month (here) that allows you to perform tasks using hotkeys on your keyboard, we have added new changes to make things much easier and more efficient. Department Filters As the screenshot above shows, we have added the capacity to ‘filter’ the rotas and hours worked […]
Widely reported in the general press, the government has recently introduced a law requiring food businesses to include full ingredients on labelling of pre-packaged food. Known as Natasha’s Law, in memory of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse who died following an allergic reaction in 2016, it aims to protect the 2 million people in the UK living with […]
Last year, we introduced our Loyalty Point Booster to help drive trade in your venues and today, we’re pleased to announce a new addition to the Kobas Loyalty Platform: Discount Codes. Discount Codes are redeemable computer-generated codes that link to existing Kobas EPoS discounts. With two types of discount codes available, single-use and multi-use, this […]
We are, once again, delighted to announce our newest integration; this time with DesignMyNight, the go-to guide and online booking system for all things London and other major cities. At its core, this integration allows bookings made through DesignMyNight to be pushed to your venue’s EPoS. Once a booking is made, details such as the […]
We know that customer retention remains a challenge for businesses, and with a reported eight licensed sites closing per day in the past year alone, it is now more important than ever. They say a one-time customer is a lost opportunity and new customers are expensive to acquire. Returning customers provide consistent revenue, and restaurants […]
by James O’Sullivan, CEO, Kobas Technology, in general, has reached new heights in the last decade. With that came the evolution of the Electronic Point of Sale (EPoS) and working in the front-lines of the cross-space between London’s web technology scene and the burgeoning hospitality industry in the UK puts us in a wonderful position […]
The Kobas Customer Loyalty platform has been a cornerstone of the Kobas offering since 2014, and so it is with great happiness that we can today announce a major update that will help our clients to drive trade in their venues and delight their customers at the same time. Enter: The Loyalty Point Booster. Our […]
Our engineering team recently concluded their work on the first phase of our stock project, which means that the building blocks of the Kobas stock system – ingredients, products, and EPoS Items – have all been redesigned to cater for multiple suppliers. Not only this, but our tech wizards have designed a tool that converts […]
James O’Sullivan, CEO of Cloud-based hospitality management service KOBAS, started out his career working in IT by day and club management by night. The rare combination of skills and experience paid dividends when a group of his friends, who ran a chain of bars in London, approached him for a favour to automate their group GP, […]