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Connect people, data, and processes with unified restaurant software

Grow your brand and revenue with restaurant software in the cloud

LS Central for restaurants: one platform for your entire business

Delight guests and employees, and keep your business under control

LS Central is the all-in-one software solution that gives restaurants, cafes and other food service businesses a big-picture viewpoint and real-time data.

LS Central extends ERP Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, empowering you to manage all your business – financials, Point of Sale (POS), operations, supply chain management, inventory, online channels, and customer loyalty – all in one platform.

Replace all the separate solutions you are using now with just one software. Work more effectively, waste less time and fewer ingredients, and maintain a clear view of your business, and what you need to succeed, at all times.

LS Central is ideal for:

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Quick service and fast casual restaurant chains

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Fine dining restaurants

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Restaurants with retail and/or hospitality business

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Cafés and coffeehouses

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Food halls and cafeterias

 

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Bars and pubs

Empower every employee in the organization

Give all your employees easy access to the information and functionality they need to perform their tasks well and fast. Set up access for each staff member based on their user role and permission level.

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Plan a strategic vision based on reliable, complete, and timely data and analytics. Decrease overhead, build new strategic partnerships and ventures, and grow your revenue and your chain.

  • Have a centralized overview of all locations
  • Access timely and reliable data
  • Add new locations quickly and scale up
  • Make data-based strategic decisions
  • Determine new product lines and concepts
  • Implement new technology
  • See trends and leverage opportunities

Access all the information you need, filter, view and analyze your data, and run reports. In LS Central, POS, financials, staffing and inventory are all within the same system, so all your data is always in sync.

  • Work with real-time, reliable financials
  • Have total visibility of transactions and costs
  • Control posting of sales transactions
  • Track performance per location, employee, menu item
  • Calculate accurate profits and losses
  • Decrease the cost of ownership of IT
  • Spend less time on financial reconciliation

Track and manage sales, budgeting, marketing campaigns and promotions, menus, and employee scheduling and performance on the same software platform.

  • Identify peak times and days, and plan shifts efficiently
  • See sales, location, and employee performance on a personalized dashboard
  • Track and minimize waste
  • Plan and modify menus and recipes
  • Oversee operations and permissions at the POS
  • Manage end-of-day and end-of-shift reports
  • Plan campaigns to drive returning guests
  • Run offers and promotions, and track their effectiveness

Prepare orders more accurately, in less time and with less stress. Eliminate paper tickets and make your kitchen more effective and organized with clear workflows.

  • See incoming orders organized by prep time on the kitchen display system (KDS)
  • Display orders at the correct kitchen stations
  • Clearly track what orders are for sit-in and which are to-go
  • Simplify workflows and speed up preparation with color coding
  • See special requests and allergies clearly next to each order
  • Clearly communicate with front of house
  • Bump orders to another station or for service

Serve guests expertly, or let them order at their pace on self-service devices. Deliver precise information on dishes and orders, increase sales per seat, and turn more tables faster.

  • Take contactless orders and payments at the table with a mobile POS
  • Let customers order and pay on self-serve devices
  • Send orders from the POS straight to the kitchen
  • Inform guests of ingredients and nutritional content of each dish
  • Check prep status for each order from the POS
  • Manage table bookings and seating
  • Track table status to ensure all are served promptly
  • Move orders from the bar to the table, and across tables
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Gain total control over your business

Clearly see all your business processes and information in one central place.

  • Oversee and manage your locations and franchises from headquarters.
  • Centrally control prices, recipes, menus, offers and campaigns.
  • Track staff performance and communicate clearly with employees.
  • Analyze real-time revenue and costs, and quickly spot trends and opportunities.
  • See detailed, real-time reports with the information you need.
  • Understand and predict guest behavior with the help of Artificial Intelligence.
  • Scale your business and expand.
  • Configure the system to comply with each region’s legal and fiscal requirements.
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Eliminate errors and waste

Use real-time, reliable data to reduce waste and inefficiencies.

  • Price your dishes correctly to ensure profit.
  • Order the correct quantities of ingredients and distribute them smartly.
  • Ensure guests receive exactly the dish they ordered, at the right time.
  • Speed up table turns and grow upsell.
  • Optimize floor space and timings with table bookings.
  • Plan your meals in advance and rationalize your ingredient ordering.
  • Reduce manual work and mistakes with automations.
  • Cut IT and training costs by using just one software solution across the business.
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Gain customer loyalty and repeat business

Deliver exceptional customer service and grow repeat business.

  • Take contactless orders and payments at the table with a mobile POS or self-ordering device.
  • Let your guests customize their order, adding and removing ingredients.
  • Personalize promotions, offers and meal deals to each guest.
  • Display accurate ingredient and allergen information at the POS, online, and on the self-ordering devices.
  • Align pricing and menus to actual demand.
  • Let your customers order food online or on their favorite service.
  • Offer take-away, curbside pick-up, drive-thru, or home delivery.
  • Create loyalty programs that deliver returns for you and for your guests.

The insights and control you need to make your restaurants successful

With unified platform LS Central for restaurants, you can manage all your operations, channels, and processes within one environment.

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Consistent information on all channels

Manage prices, menus, ingredients, campaigns, offers and more for all your restaurants, and keep information up-to-date on all touchpoints, including self-service touchpoints, website and apps.

Simplified processes

Control all your business processes from front of house to kitchen to HQ in one environment. Say goodbye to repeated tasks, and stop wasting time looking for information on different databases.

Data transparency

Get a single version of the truth on your stock, operations, and guests, and use data you can trust to run analytics and get insights. Create data-based strategies to cut costs, grow revenue, and increase loyalty.

Multiple activities, one central view

Do you also sell items, offer cooking courses, plan events like conferences? With LS Central you can manage all your retail, food, hospitality within one solution with deeply specialized industry functionality.

Cloud-based software for ambitious restaurants

LS Central for restaurants is available as Software as a Service (SaaS), hosted in the reliable Microsoft Dynamics 365 cloud.

  • Always be on the latest technology. LS Central SaaS is always on the latest version, automatically. This means you’ll never have to do an upgrade project again, and you never have to worry about being on outdated software.
  • Stay agile and add the functionality you need, when you need it. With SaaS software you can deploy mission-critical software, or add innovative technology like AI or advanced data analytics capabilities, fast and at low cost.
  • Don’t waste time on upgrades, updates, and security. Use your time to focus on your guests, and let your IT provider take care of software updates, security, and compliance issues.

All the functionality you need in one software

Direct, clear communication between front of house and kitchen. Rapid, professional service that makes guests feel welcome. A well-organized kitchen, where ingredients are used efficiently to produce dishes of top quality, with no delays or errors. This sounds like a dream to most restaurant owners. This is your daily reality when you use LS Central for restaurant and food service businesses.

Guest loyalty

Get a clear view of guest preferences and habits, and create personalized offers and interactions that entice guests to come back.

Replenishment and supply chain

Optimize ingredient purchasing using manual and automated replenishment tools. Decrease waste, maximize usage, and distribute items across your chain based on need.

Restaurant Point of Sale

Take orders and send them straight to the kitchen from mobile, traditional and self-service devices, view order, dish, and guest information, and take contactless payments.

Staff management

Create effective employee shift plans based on actual need, and maximize employee productivity and satisfaction while keeping staff costs under control.

Reports and analytics

Plan your growth strategy on reliable, real-time information. Use the powers of Artificial Intelligence to understand your data and leverage opportunities.

Kitchen management

Streamline orders, guarantee timely and accurate production and keep organized workflows using kitchen printers or kitchen display systems (KDS) that are directly connected to the POS.

ERP (Enterprise resource planning)

LS Central extends enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, one of the top ERP solutions in the market.

Guest loyalty

Get a clear view of guest preferences and habits, and create personalized offers and interactions that entice guests to come back.

Replenishment and supply chain

Optimize ingredient purchasing using manual and automated replenishment tools. Decrease waste, maximize usage, and distribute items across your chain based on need.

Restaurant Point of Sale

Take orders and send them straight to the kitchen from mobile, traditional and self-service devices, view order, dish, and guest information, and take contactless payments.

Staff management

Create effective employee shift plans based on actual need, and maximize employee productivity and satisfaction while keeping staff costs under control.

Reports and analytics

Plan your growth strategy on reliable, real-time information. Use the powers of Artificial Intelligence to understand your data and leverage opportunities.

Kitchen management

Streamline orders, guarantee timely and accurate production and keep organized workflows using kitchen printers or kitchen display systems (KDS) that are directly connected to the POS.

ERP (Enterprise resource planning)

LS Central extends enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, one of the top ERP solutions in the market.

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