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According to a <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3037012&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=tabletop-technology-proves-to-boost-restaurant-sales-2710647" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">study posted in the peer-reviewed journal Management Science</a>, tabletop devices improved average restaurant sales per party by 1% and corresponded to a profit boost of $1 million per month at&nbsp;full-service casual restaurant chains.&nbsp;

Many <a href="https://www.eater.com/2017/10/5/16428750/tablet-technology-restaurants-applebees-outback-steakhouse?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=tabletop-technology-proves-to-boost-restaurant-sales-2710647" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">restaurants all across the board</a>, including Applebee&rsquo;s, Chili&rsquo;s and TGI Fridays, have begun adopting tablet technology to speed up customer&rsquo;s wait time and turnover. Some use the tabletop tech for servers to send orders to the kitchen, while others have <a href="https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/bjs-restaurants-tests-order-ahead-dine-in-service/545912/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=tabletop-technology-proves-to-boost-restaurant-sales-2710647" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tested pre-ordering apps</a> for dine-in services.&nbsp;

The study analyzed 2.6 million interactions at 66 restaurants over a two-year period, concluding that the &ldquo;technology compensates for slowness by some wait staff and thereby minimizes gaps in performance across servers, as low-ability waiters took advantage of the technology more frequently than high-ability waiters,&rdquo; according to an article on <a href="https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/tabletop-tech-speeds-up-service-and-boosts-profits-study-says/560152/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=tabletop-technology-proves-to-boost-restaurant-sales-2710647" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">RestaurantDive</a>.&nbsp;

Investment in the technology has proven to be paying off, with the research suggesting that the use of tablets can result in an 11% rise in sales per minute, larger tips and a boost in customer satisfaction. As opposed to <a href="https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/eatsa-launches-smart-pickup-shelves/545944/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=tabletop-technology-proves-to-boost-restaurant-sales-2710647" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">replacing wait staff</a>, the tabletop technology is intended to level out discrepancies in service quality.&nbsp;

To read the full story, click <a href="https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/tabletop-tech-speeds-up-service-and-boosts-profits-study-says/560152/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=tabletop-technology-proves-to-boost-restaurant-sales-2710647" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here</a>.

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