Investing in our Planet Through Tech—Earth Day 2023
Contactless order & pay tech can make a difference to planet and people in surprising ways. As gathering places, restaurants, hotels and stadiums can have a footprint in food waste, printing, and public health.
More efficient operations mean less food waste
Food waste is a complex issue that impacts us not only socially but also environmentally. Wasting food also wastes the energy and water that growing, harvesting, transporting, packaging and storing took. Plus, if food goes to the landfill and rots, it creates methane which is a gas that’s more detrimental to climate change than carbon dioxide.
Restaurants, hotels and stadiums are a part of the food waste issue. In fact, it’s estimated that a half pound of food per meal is wasted in restaurants. Improved order efficiencies result in less food waste from incorrect orders (and more revenue from fewer comps). Contactless order & pay tech can help reduce order errors. With Ready, Kalahari Resort in Pennsylvania reported a 100% accuracy order rate for their room service that resulted in 100% flawless order efficiency.
Less printing and transport of menus
There will always be printed menus, but printing menus, with frequent updates due to food offering changes and seasonal needs, has huge impacts on paper waste. With digital menus, printing is reduced, saving time, adding efficiency, and saving trees. And if customers choose to view the menu on their device, there’s less need to sanitize and reprint damaged menus.
Contactless reduces, well, contact
Restaurants, hotels and stadiums have a lot of touchpoints, literally. From the handling of paper menus to the exchange of cash or cards, there’s simply less contact with order & pay tech. This can have a difference in public health and, of course, was one the reasons restaurants were able to at least partially open as we emerged from pandemic lockdowns.
Discover Ready's suite of Contactless Order and Payment Options by visiting get.readytopay.com. The best part? You don't even need a POS system to use our platform. Learn more about how Ready can help you streamline your restaurant's operations and improve your guests' experience today and enjoy a FREE 14-day trial.
If you want to find out more about how Ready’s order & pay hospitality, entertainment and restaurant tech can help your brand increase revenue and improve customer experiences, please get in touch with our team today.
About Ready
Ready partners with innovative restaurant, foodservice, and hospitality brands to create frictionless order & pay experiences that WOW guests.
Our mobile-first flexible order & pay software platform empowers guests with more choice, boosts revenue, and connects brands directly with customers.
We are a company of food lovers whose goal is to make guests, servers, and operators say, "Why hasn't it always been like this?"
Our clients are Restaurants, Hotels, Stadiums, Venues, and anywhere food or drinks are served.
Ready to order. Ready to pay. Ready when you are.