Individual establishment modules: manager’s reports, and bookkeeping storage accounting reports; chain modules for managers/economists – certain establishment’s reports, and total chain report (it is a solution for Head Office).

The key advantage of the R-Keeper Cube report module is that a user can choose from which data to filter reports. In this way, one can create either (often-used) report templates, or under immediate necessity, on-line report of an appropriate layer, and within a few seconds to get data, e.g. five-year data.

All R-Keeper Cube reports can have a digital form – table (percent, amounts, money) or graphic (15 diagrams in 2D or 3D).

Advantages of the R-Keeper Cube Report Module:

• Accounts are made very easily and quickly;
• The received timely information helps in taking the right decisions, and allows managing a company effectively;
• The ability to open R-Keeper Cube reports with MS Excel.

Main capabilities of the R-Keeper Monitoring:

• Open order preview (You can view the contents of each order);
• Check list preview (You can view the contents of each check);
• The current balance (paid and unpaid accounts);
• Information on discounts and dish remains;
• The amount of orders (the amount of ordered but unpaid dishes, distributed by waiters);
• Current turnover by waiter;
• Current turnover by cash register;
• Current turnover by cash register group;
• Current dish sales report;
• Order print review and transfer;
• Message transfer to waiters and bartenders.

Advantages of the R-Keeper Monitoring:

• Information is provided on-line (upon choosing any report, its contents change without additional effort);
• You can learn instantly about any waiter’s or cash register’s turnover;
• You can at once learn the number of guests at a restaurant (the current number, and before the specified time);
• Monitoring helps to control the work of staff (check preview, order preview, time-to-live order split);
• The message transfer capability enables You to save Your and Your staff’s time, and expeditiously manage situations at a restaurant;
• In case of orders printer failure, orders still remain. Temporary solution can be carried out with a few clicks of the mouse by redirecting orders to another printer until the problem is solved.
  

R-Keeper Internet Monitoring provides all the capabilities and advantages that R-Keeper Monitoring program module has.

• centralised list entry;
• menu groups, dishes, modifiers;
• categories, waste reasons, print groups;
• currency, expenditure types;
• discounts, discount cards;
• menu options for restaurants;
• permitted or prohibited use of a dish or dish group;
• discount permission/prohibition;
• determining dish prices according to menu options; the same dish can have a different price at different restaurants;
• data export and transfer to restaurants.

It is very convenient to compare the turnover of restaurants in between, or transfers of the same orders at different restaurants.

• To provide informative, clear and intelligible information for managers in order to effectively organize the operating processes, and to make right business decisions.

• One can create users with different rights;
• Computer-aided reports import from departments to the central database;
• One can create and program the required reports;
• Layout of fixed reports; reports export to Excel.

• Turnover by month, day, week, day, hour, discounts type, and tables;
• Reports by restaurants, station groups, stations, cashiers, waiters, managers, and unpaid cost;
• Checks list, payment cards, personal waste, refusals, list of refusals;
• Dish sales, sales by category.

Dimensions: restaurant; divisions; cash register; date; weekday; month, quarter, year; dish category, group, code, name; cashier; waiter; account opening/closing time; payment type; currency; reason of refusal;

Facts: number of guests; number of checks; the sum of check; total sum; quantity; price; discount.

WEB reports

With the help of Web reports, You can connect to a centralized report database via the Internet Explorer, and view all required reports on the turnover of restaurants, sales, etc.

This is a unique solution for managers and owners, who want to directly follow restaurant’s operation and results outside one’s workplace, e.g. on Your laptop while traveling, on business trip, holiday, etc.

System operation: monitoring window is divided into two parts:

One side of the window displays a direct view from the selected camera, and the another - the contents of the operation. The window also displays an employee, his work, actions and operations performed in the program: the contents of the simultaneously edited order, paid receipts and all operations made by an employee.

You can accurately track all employee activities within the monitored area, and compare them with the contents of a printed slip, as the video server gets not only the information, which is reflected on the receipt, but also all cash register operations carried out with that order. The system allows monitoring any suspicious operation performed by a cashier, e.g. “To refuse a dish”, “Apply discount”, “Cancel account printing”, and helps to completely avoid losses due to employee fraud or self-will.

Directly from the reporting program, You can view the video of every receipt for previous periods:

• Order formation
• All additions of an order
• Client’s account printing
• Order payment

Optionally, You can view only those video records that contain dish remains, and view the deleted receipts, all operations and their videos. One mouse click shows the view of the actions when the specific selected operation was performed. The videos can be stored for several months.

If there are several divisions, You can monitor the view of multiple facilities in one program. The selected facilities at that time will be displayed.

Advantages over traditional surveillance systems:

• The image is compared with all the information of employee’s activities - everything can be viewed on one screen.
• Videos are displayed directly from the R-Keeper report program.
• The use of the cutting-edge technology IP cameras. Without the ability to connect a cable to the camera, wireless connection can be installed. The number of video cameras is unlimited.
• A restaurant management can remotely monitor real-time employees’ work in order to evaluate the level of their service.
• Security function is performed at the same time, because the same cameras can carry out the surveillance function at a bar, kitchen, entrance doors, etc.
• Not only the image but also the sound is recorded.

The management can monitor and analyze how the staff communicates with clients, whether they complies with instructions, e.g. “We recommend You...”; “at the moment we have special offers…”

On the other hand, it encourages employees to work well and to make efforts; improves the quality of clients service in the restaurant; increases profits; enhances the image of Your establishment.

Advantages of the portable terminal:

• The equipment is resistant to strikes, liquid and other environmental changes;
• The work with a portable terminal is faster, and guests are served more effectively;
• Account is printed without leaving the table;
• Unique layout of each waiter groups' menu;
• Uploading a dining room’s plan to a portable terminal for waiters;
• Control over orders;
• Receiving messages from the kitchen, bar or administrator’s workstation to a portable terminal for waiters;
• The battery holds full working day’
• A convenient terminal holder attached to the belt.

The portable terminal’s functionality keeps up to the stationary waiter’s station.

The use of this beer dispense system allows to control beer dispense and to find out exactly how much money entered in the cash register within a certain period of time. The reports inform if too much beer is dispensed, and vice versa – if it is economized at the expense of guests (both beer overfilling and underfilling are negative effects - in one case restaurant is affected, and in another - both the restaurant (due to loss of income) and the guest (because they get insufficient amount of beer).

This solution guarantees that Your employees will not engage in malpractice and will not steal Your money; therefore, You can control them more easily.

This system is especially effective because:

• This accounting equipment enables accurate control of beer dispensing and the money entered in the cash register; therefore, cash register and storage data may be received in a few seconds;
• The system presents data about the amount of beer dispensed at a certain time or about discrepancies between the beer sold and the amount of money received in the cash register;
• An accurate remainder of the product in the storage is known: an additional amount of beer can be ordered without having to stop selling;
• Staff’s time is saved, and sales or stocking mistakes are avoided;
• In the case of malpractice, it is easy to identify an employee who makes a mistake or abuse.

Using such systems would allow You to produce more detailed information on menu items, including pictures and description. In case customer needs to see a waiter, special button on the desk can be used. The message is transferred directly to the waiter’s pager, or printed on the printer at a bar or other printer.

Main advantages:

• Self-service equipment is resistant to strike and liquids;
• Using self-service equipment You can quickly and easily update menu with new items, pictures and dish description. It takes a few seconds, and there is no need to print a new menu, which reduces additional costs;
• Waiting time is reduced due to automation of ordering procedure, i.e. a client is choosing food and drinks by himself, and waiter only brings it when it's ready;
• User interface is easy changeable: a restaurant can choose screen color theme, and font could be matched to restaurant's style and requirements;
• Self-service system can be used as an advertisement unit: when clients are not using the system, some advertisements could be displayed, like special offers, other information messages;
• Internet services can be offered to clients;
• The cost of a service staff is reduced.

The Beer Self-Service System saves staff’s time and effort. Beer sales are in full control, as an employee can see on the R-Keeper system the exact amount of beer consumed by a guest, and cannot change the data; the beer turnover increases, as well.

Additional advantage of the system:

• Guests can pre-order the desired amount of beer, and prepay. The chosen limit is not exceeded, and a guest does not experience negative emotions.
• Increases the amount of poured beer and income at the same time.
• More fun and non-standard solution that will distinguish Your restaurant from many others, thus attracting more guests.
• As labour gets more expensive, this solution can reduce the number of service staff.

Adding the R-Keeper V7 system to this technological innovation makes customer service process even more successful and faster. The client’s monitor looks like a conventional small LCD monitor with the screen divided into two parts:
a) the left side displays an order – a full list of dishes/items ordered, composition of an order, the total sum, and change (until now, a buyer used to see a dish being entered, but not the entire contents of an order and the total sum);
b) the right side displays advertisements: images, texts or video advertisements, which customers see while waiting in line at the cash register. It can be special offers, menu news, current or future sales, or simply the advertisement of a food service establishment.

Restaurant-friendly:

• Cheaper and more operative promotion due to the decreased costs of promotion production, since there is no need to produce paper advertisements, or think of other ways to attract a buyer;
• Attractive offer will induce a costumer to come back;
• There is no additional cost - the advertisement can be created by the same designer or layout artist who had created paper advertisement by now. Visual advertisement may contain text, image or video format;
• Advertisement can be delivered with the sound, if audio equipment is connected upon request.

Buyer-friendly:

• While a customer is standing in line waiting for the change, the LCD monitor displays information about the contents of an order, and useful advertisement.
• The purchase time is more convenient and meaningful; besides, useful information is provided.
   

• Innovation and new method of promotion
• A part of restaurant’s image
• Relevant customer information
• An advertisement is presented in the most prominent place
• Various promotion methods (text, graphics, video)

The same equipment can be used to scan the loyalty card information in places that have no POS terminal with a card reader mechanism. The system is especially useful if You want to check at the entrance of entertainment establishments the information about a customer with the loyalty card.

The main advantages of the VIP room access control system are its economy and diversity of capabilities for their use: an owner, having installed the system on his/her entertainment establishment, can use it for not only access control, but also for displaying the information about a loyal customer.
 

The tariff-rating system can have two options: A) it operates as a part of the R-Keeper restaurant management system; B) the tariff-rating system UCS PoolJet is a separate program, unrelated to the cash register system.

In the first option, all the necessary data are entered into the managerial computer, and table management is carried out on the cash register. This option is optimal in the companies having the R-Keeper software package.

In the second option, separate software with all the data necessary for the system is installed into a regular desktop computer. Also, all the functions (such as table management, report preparation, etc.) are carried out on the same computer. A check printer can be connected to it, or checks can be closed at the regular cash register.

The biggest advantage of this system is the capability to work with graphic room scheme and the installed loyalty card system. With this system, tables can be managed from Pocket PCs. If You want to use the tariff-rating system, You have to complete the list of tariff rates and equipment on the managerial computer. The system uses the definition "Equipment" for the tariff-rating object. The tariff rate plan is drawn up, i.e. the game price per minute is fixed, depending on time, weekday or specific date. In this way, the system will automatically calculate the discount by a certain time of day or week. If prices are different for certain types of services, the corresponding tariff rate groups can be created. Each group is set with a minimum fee. The game price may be charged per minute or hour. The operator can open and close tables – in case of billiard, and tracks – in case of bowling. The information about the actual played time and the sum will be automatically transferred to the visitor’s account.

Report on equipment allows You to see the detailed information about (bowling, billiard, etc.) equipment load at the selected period of operation:

• Total time of the given equipment use at the selected time period;
• Average daily load percentage;
• Average daily time of equipment use.

There is the possibility to manage on the cash register the lighting installed above the billiard table. For this purpose, the billiard table lighting control equipment is connected to the computerized cash register, which turns the light on by choosing the billiard service on the cash register, and selecting the number of a billiard table. This means that billiard can be played only by entering it to the cash register. If guests sit together at a table, and order a billiard game, they can get one (common) check with the total sum for the billiard, and ordered dishes.

Technical equipment is designed for large flows of people; thus, it is durable and reliable.

Key advantages of the system:

• You can have maximum (i.e. all) income for tickets;
• The system requires minimal security - only 1 or 2 security guards can stand at the entrance;
• The system is connected to the loyalty system: the same ticket can be used as a discount card or coupon for goods/services;
• Accurate collection of statistical data is guaranteed: the flow of visitors and their expenditure for drinks and food per night are under control.
   

System advantages:

• Faster and better service;
• Optimal utilization of labour;
• Up to 30% increase in the efficiency of a restaurant.

An additional module – waiter call button.

A call button on a guest table gives the chance to invite a waiter if a guest is willing to give or supplement the order, or to pay. The main purpose of the system is to increase table turnover by enabling to provide more efficient, faster and better quality service to guests. This system provides a quantitative and competitive advantage, as well as exceptional service.

This technology becomes a necessity if there is a big distance between the dining room, kitchen, bar or office, or if the dining room layout does not allow visual control of all tables. For example, if there are several dining rooms, or if the interior includes walls, niches, offices, etc.

Before carrying the stocktaking, the barcodes and numbers of the goods are transferred from the computerized accounting system to the handheld computer. An employee no longer needs to look for an item in papers, because the computer scans a barcode (the barcode table can be created for goods without barcodes). After the item barcode is scanned, an employee needs only to enter its amount. Subsequently, all the information is transferred to the common database.

Mobile stocktaking ensures:

• Mobility – goods can be inventoried even in the outermost corner, storage or hallway;
• Efficiency – saves the time of entering data to the program;
• Speed - no need to search an item in the list - a barcode is scanned, and the quantity of goods is entered;
• Integration with accounting software - the data saved in the handheld computer are immediately transferred to the accounting program;
• Security - data cannot be deleted even if You forget to save them, because the next time You open the handheld computer, the same information appears;
• Real-time analysis of results - no need to wait for an accountant to enter results
• Simplicity - extremely easy to use, no complicated operations;
• Accurate data - data are entered by one person, who immediately enters the data into the computer. In this way, data input errors are limited to a minimum.
   

System advantages:

• More guests can be served during the same period of time;
• Convenient and easy user interface;
• Ability to select additional modifiers (dressings, extras, etc.);
• Description of dish composition (while taking orders, an employee can comment on dish composition and features visible on the screen of the portable terminal);
• The menu layout on the screen in the most convenient way for staff;
• Reliable, strike- and fluid-resistant hardware ensures reliable operation of the system.