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Insights on commission-free ordering, restaurant technology and growing your food business.
June 22, 2026
Uber Eats Commission and the 0% Commission Alternative: Build Your Own Ordering Channel
Uber Eats charges a commission on every order. With RestApp you can build your own 0% commission ordering channel that runs alongside the marketplace.
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June 20, 2026
What Is a Commission-Free Online Ordering System? The Complete Guide
What a commission-free online ordering system is, how it works, and how to escape marketplace commissions. Your own site, app, delivery, and payment, all covered.
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June 19, 2026
Deliveroo Commission and the 0% Commission Alternative: Build Your Own Channel Alongside It
Deliveroo commission reaches 15-35% per order. We show you how to keep the storefront and build a 0% commission channel under your own brand alongside it.
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June 17, 2026
Restaurant Order Ticket and Cloud POS System Guide (2026)
A complete restaurant order ticket guide that brings order tickets, table management, kitchen display, inventory cost and reports into one cloud POS.
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June 16, 2026
DoorDash Commission and the Zero-Commission Alternative: Your Own Ordering Channel
How DoorDash commission eats into your revenue, how much your restaurant loses, and how to set up your own 0% commission ordering channel. A practical guide.
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June 14, 2026
Restaurant Digital Transformation Guide: Moving to Online Ordering, POS and QR Menus
A step-by-step guide to digitizing your restaurant: commission-free online ordering, cloud POS, QR menus, loyalty and reports. Where to start, what to do next.
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June 13, 2026
Just Eat Commission and the Zero-Commission Alternative: Your Own Ordering Channel
How does Just Eat commission erode your revenue? Here is the step-by-step way to build your own 0% commission branded ordering channel alongside the marketplace.
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June 11, 2026
How to Choose the Best Restaurant POS System: 2026 Guide
The criteria to weigh when picking a restaurant POS system, the questions to ask the vendor, and the most common mistakes. A commission-free decision guide.
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June 10, 2026
Reducing Your Dependence on Delivery Platforms: Use the Marketplace for Visibility, Your Own Channel for Profit
Marketplace commissions run 15-35 percent. Use third-party apps to win new customers, then move repeat orders to your own 0 percent commission channel.
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June 8, 2026
Restaurant Software Cost: Commission or Flat Monthly Fee?
Is marketplace commission or a flat monthly restaurant software cheaper? A clear comparison with real cost math, ROI and a worked order-volume example.
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June 5, 2026
Uber Eats, Deliveroo, DoorDash Commission or Your Own Commission-Free Site?
We compare Uber Eats, Deliveroo and DoorDash commissions against your own commission-free online ordering site on cost, customer data, brand and loyalty.
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June 2, 2026
Marketplace or Your Own Ordering Channel? A Comparison of Commission, Data and Dependency
We compare delivery marketplaces like Uber Eats and Deliveroo with your own commission-free ordering channel on commission, customer data and dependency.
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June 2, 2026
Choosing a POS in 2026: Eight Questions That Actually Matter
Most POS demos look identical: a tidy grid of buttons, a fast checkout, a friendly sales engineer. The differences that will cost or save you money only show up later…
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May 30, 2026
GloriaFood Is Shutting Down: A Commission-Free Alternative and How to Move to RestApp
GloriaFood closes on April 30, 2027. Here is a commission-free RestApp alternative, a side-by-side comparison, and a painless migration plan.
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May 27, 2026
What Is an Order Ticket? How It Works in a Restaurant, Paper vs. Digital
What is a restaurant order ticket and how does it work? Paper vs. cloud order tickets, table and order tracking, and a commission-free digital option.
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May 24, 2026
What Is a Cloud POS? How It Differs From a Cash Register and a Legacy POS
What is a cloud POS, and how does it differ from a cash register and a local POS? We cover the access, real-time reporting, and auto-update advantages for restaurants.
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May 21, 2026
What Is a QR Menu (E-Menu)? How It Works and Ordering at the Table With QR
What a QR menu is, how it works, how table ordering with QR runs, how prices update instantly and how commission-free ordering works, with examples.
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May 19, 2026
The Server in the Back Office Is Not Your Friend
Every traditional POS install includes one quiet liability: a computer in the back office that everything depends on. When it works, nobody thinks about it. When it doesn't…
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May 18, 2026
What Is a KDS (Kitchen Display System)? How to Organize Order Flow in the Kitchen
What is a KDS, how does it organize order flow in the kitchen, and how does it cut errors and prep time? A short, clear guide to the kitchen display system.
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May 15, 2026
What Is Recipe and Cost Management? A Guide to Portion Cost and Food Cost
What is recipe and cost management, how do you calculate portion cost, and how do you handle stock depletion and food cost control? Clear definitions and examples.
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May 12, 2026
What Does Commission-Free Ordering Mean? Marketplace Commission and the Real Meaning of 0% Commission
What commission-free ordering means, how marketplace commission works, and how much 0% commission on your own channel actually leaves in your pocket.
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May 10, 2026
Commission-Free Online Ordering for Restaurants: Dine-In, Delivery and Pickup in One Panel
Commission-free online ordering for restaurants: dine-in, delivery and pickup with KDS and loyalty in one panel. Keep the marketplace commission in your own pocket.
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May 7, 2026
Online Ordering and POS for Cafes: A Commission-Free Growth Guide
Grow your cafe without losing margin to marketplace commissions. Build your own commission-free channel with fast ordering, QR menus, loyalty, and cloud POS.
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May 5, 2026
You Shouldn't Have to Be in the Building to Know How Service Went
There is a specific kind of phone call every owner knows: it's 9pm, you're not at the restaurant, and you want to know how the night is going. So you call, and a busy person…
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May 4, 2026
Online Ordering System for Fast Food: Rush-Hour Speed, KDS, and a Commission-Free Delivery Channel
Run fast food rush hour with a kitchen display, clean delivery and pickup flow. Build your own commission-free ordering channel instead of paying marketplaces.
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May 1, 2026
Online Ordering System for Pizzerias: A Guide to Topping Customization, Delivery Zones and Promotions
Commission-free online ordering for pizzerias: take your own orders through your own channel with topping customization, delivery zone control and promotions.
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April 28, 2026
Online Ordering System for Burger Joints: Combos, Speed, and Loyalty
A commission-free online ordering system for burger joints: combo menu design, second-by-second order flow, kitchen speed, and loyalty that brings customers back.
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April 25, 2026
Online Ordering for Bakeries and Pastry Shops: Pre-Orders, Pickup, and Holiday Sales
Commission-free online ordering for bakeries and pastry shops: pre-orders, pickup, and holiday rush management. Build your own channel instead of paying marketplace fees.
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April 22, 2026
Online Ordering for Grocery Stores and Corner Shops: Commission-Free Sales, Stock and Delivery
Set up commission-free online ordering for your grocery store. Sell from your own channel with thousands of products, live stock, delivery zones and a fast cart.
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April 21, 2026
QR Menus: What Guests Quietly Hate, and How to Get It Right
QR menus earned a bad reputation in some dining rooms, and most of it was deserved. A code that opens a blurry PDF, pinch-zooming to read the starters, a forced app download…
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April 19, 2026
Online Food Ordering for Hotels: Room Service, QR Menus, and Multi-Outlet Sales
Bring room service, poolside, and restaurant orders into one system. Stop revenue leakage with a commission-free QR menu and lift guest satisfaction.
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April 16, 2026
Online Ordering for Beach Clubs: Fast Service from Sunbed and Table with QR
No more servers sprinting to sunbeds in peak season. Grow revenue with QR ordering for beach clubs, commission-free online sales, and a fast kitchen flow.
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April 13, 2026
Online Ordering for Food Trucks: Commission-Free Sales With Mobile, QR and Queue Management
Commission-free online ordering for food trucks: QR menu, location sharing and queue management. Your own mobile sales channel instead of marketplace fees.
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April 10, 2026
How to Create a QR Menu: A Step-by-Step Setup and Usage Guide
How do you create a QR menu? A step-by-step, commission-free digital menu setup guide covering menu upload, QR printing, table mapping and live updates.
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April 10, 2026
AI for Restaurants: Where It Actually Helps, What It Does, and What It Does Not
How does AI help restaurants with demand forecasting, promotions, menu profitability, and shift planning? What it does, what it does not, plus RestApp AI early access.
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April 7, 2026
How to Lower Food Cost in a Restaurant: A Guide to Recipes, Inventory and Waste
How do you lower food cost in a restaurant? Bring your food cost percentage down step by step with portion recipes, automatic stock depletion and waste control.
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April 7, 2026
The AI Restaurant Assistant: Ask Your Sales and Order Data in Plain Language
The RestApp restaurant assistant queries your sales, order, and customer data in plain language, summarizes it, and drafts the next step. In early access.
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April 7, 2026
How to Move Your Regulars from Marketplace Apps to Your Own Channel
The goal is not to leave the marketplaces tomorrow. The goal is for the customers who already love your food to stop costing you 30% every time they order it…
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April 4, 2026
How to Start Online Ordering: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Commission-Free Channel From Scratch
From menu to domain, payments to delivery, the step-by-step roadmap for launching your own commission-free online ordering channel from scratch.
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April 4, 2026
AI Demand Forecasting for Restaurants: Which Day, Which Item, How Much?
RestApp AI demand forecasting predicts which days and hours will be busy and how much of each item will sell, helping you plan prep and stock with data.
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April 1, 2026
How to Build a Restaurant Loyalty Program: A Guide to Points, Campaigns, and Moving Customers to Your Own Channel
Steps to build a restaurant loyalty program: a points system, campaigns, moving customers to your own commission-free ordering channel, and growing repeat orders.
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April 1, 2026
AI Smart Campaigns and Win-Back: Catch the Slow Day and the Customer Who Is Drifting Away
RestApp AI spots slow days and drifting customers, then drafts targeted campaigns and coupons. You give the final approval, with consent-based, privacy-compliant data. In early access.
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March 29, 2026
Cutting Order Errors and Service Time With a KDS: A Kitchen Flow Guide
How do you cut order errors, wrong dishes and wait times with a kitchen display system (KDS)? A step-by-step kitchen flow setup with concrete examples.
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March 29, 2026
AI Menu Profitability: Which Items Are Stars, Which Are Problems?
The AI menu analysis RestApp is building ranks items by margin and demand and suggests a more profitable menu layout. It depends on accurate cost entry, in early access.
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March 26, 2026
AI Shift Optimization: Staffing Plans Built on Forecasted Demand
What is AI shift optimization and how does it work in a restaurant? AI drafts a staffing plan from forecasted demand; the decision and approval stay with you.
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March 24, 2026
The Case Against Paper Tickets
Walk into most kitchens at eight on a Friday and the workflow is held together by a printer: tickets curling in the heat, a rail of paper, someone shouting 'where's table twelve'…
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March 10, 2026
If You Don't Know Your Food Cost, Your Menu Is Guessing
Ask an owner what their best-selling dish is and you'll get an instant answer. Ask what that dish costs to put on a plate (today, at this week's prices) and the answer usually starts with 'roughly'…
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February 24, 2026
Your First 100 Direct Online Orders: A Realistic Plan
Launching your own ordering site feels great for about a day. Then comes the quiet question: how do people find it? Here's a realistic first-hundred plan that doesn't involve an ad budget…
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February 10, 2026
Loyalty Programmes That Actually Change Behaviour
Every till in the country has a dusty stack of stamp cards behind it somewhere. Loyalty isn't a new idea. What's new is being able to run it without asking anyone to carry cardboard…
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January 27, 2026
Delivery Zones Are a Pricing Decision, Not a Circle on a Map
Most delivery zones are drawn once, generously, on launch day: a big optimistic circle around the kitchen. Then physics takes over: the far orders arrive late and lukewarm…
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January 9, 2022
How Much Your Online Orders Cost You?
As you already know by now, online ordering is a must-have ordering channel for all restaurants. Lockdowns hugely reduced the food business around the world, but it also…
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