Why Every Restaurant Chain Should Adopt Smart Hubs for Device Management

Diners flock to open tables.

Take-out orders pile up. 

And during peak seasons, there’s bound to be increased demand for events in your restaurant chains. 

When you get slammed during busy times, the last thing you want is for your restaurant’s devices to lose power, break, or be unavailable for any reason. All of these problems can be detrimental to your restaurant’s operations, causing downtime and driving your customers to the exit. 

To prevent these issues from hindering your restaurant operations, you’ll need more than a few wall-bound outlets. Extension cords will not be sufficient either, and they’re unsightly. 

For your restaurant chain, you need a smarter solution — smart charging solutions like smart hubs and charging trays. 

Are you still on the fence about adopting these solutions? 

Here are five reasons why restaurant chains like yours need to adopt smart charging technology.

By the end of this post, you’ll understand how these charging solutions can supercharge your restaurant technology and improve how you run your dining establishments. 

1. Superior POS Device Management

Like any restaurant chain, yours will likely be reliant on a digital point-of-sale (POS) system for taking orders. In many cases, these come in the form of portable chargeable electronics. And like most chargeable electronics, their batteries can run out at inopportune moments, resulting in delays in your operation and potentially bad service for your customers.

Luckily, charging solutions like the PureCharge Pro Tray can prevent this from happening. The PureCharge Pro Tray is capable of keeping various devices, including POS devices charged and ready to go for hours. 

The tray also provides you and your staff with an accessible charging point. As a result, there are fewer risks of downtime, and your devices and staff will perform the way you want them to. 

2. Management of Your Customer-Controlled Restaurant Technology

Physical menus are still prevalent for many restaurants. However, if you’re a forward-thinking restaurateurs, there’s a chance that you’ve adopted more digital means of ordering. Whether it’s with customer-controlled tablets or iPads, you’ll need the right charging solutions in place to keep your customers clicking on your culinary creations. 

Of course, by charging solutions, we don’t mean unsightly extension cords or situating tables near outlets (which would be impractical). Rather, we mean smart solutions that enable you and your staff to charge multiple iPads or tablets, like the PureCharge Pro Tray. 

The PureCharge Pro Tray comes in five or ten-device capacities, allowing you to accommodate and charge multiple tablets at the same time. With fully charged devices, you can rest assured that your customers will always be able to add more drinks, apps, or desserts as soon as they get a craving for something more.

3. Streamlined Employee Communications

It is one thing to manage your internal communications with your staff if you have one restaurant. However, keeping staff updated across a chain of restaurants is a whole different beast.

When facilitating internal communications throughout your restaurant chain, device unavailability can be the leading cause of downtime. Luckily, solutions like the PureCharge Pro Tray can prevent this from occurring. 

With this charging solution and the right charging policies and schedules, your communication devices like mobile phones and tablets will always be operational when they’re needed. As a result, your staff will always be a call or instant message away no matter how many branches you’re operating. 

4. Reduced Clutter

Have you ever tried to charge multiple devices all at once? If you have, you may have encountered situations where you needed to resort to extension cords or overcrowded power strips. While these aren’t the worst solutions you can turn to, they can be unsightly because of the clutter they create. 

And let’s face it: 

If these look cluttered and messy to you, they likely appear the same way to your customers.  

So how can you charge multiple devices in a more organized manner? One way is with single-point charging solutions like the PureCharge Pro Tray and PowerSync Pro Gen 2 Smart Hub.

Both of these solutions are capable of more than charging your devices. They come with superior cable management features that keep cables out of sight and mind. With these solutions powering your devices, they will remain ready and available, and you won’t have to resort to tangled cords or messy power strips. 

5. Safer Dining Spaces

And speaking of the benefits of cable management, another benefit of having smart solutions like the PureCharge Pro Tray and PowerSync Pro Gen 2 Smart Hub is how much safer they can make your chain of restaurants. 

How? Think about it. 

Extension cords go from your wall outlets to various parts of your restaurant’s floor. This isn’t necessarily a deal-breaker, but it can result in potential trip hazards. 

All it takes is for one member of your staff (or worse, customer) to lose sight of the wires and trip over them. The results are injuries in your dining establishments and potential liability suits against you and your business. 

With smart solutions like the PureCharge Pro Tray and PowerSync Pro Gen 2 Smart Hub, there will be no cables to trip on since your devices will not rely on unsightly extension cords. 

Charging Solutions for Restaurant Technology: Serving You Streamlined Device Management and Safety on a Silver Platter

The reasons we’ve covered are just the tip of the iceberg. In truth, there are many other reasons for you to adopt smarter charging solutions into your chain of restaurants. With smarter charging options, you can look forward to streamlined workflows, more efficient operations, and, most importantly, happier customers that will keep coming back for more.  

Are you looking for solutions that serve up efficiency, productivity, and satisfaction on a silver platter? Look no further than Bretford. 

We at Bretford are here to provide you with charging solutions that supercharge your restaurant’s productivity and success. 

Contact us today for a quote on our smart charging solutions, and get your serving of superior device management.