Tenzo's July Newsletter

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Product Spotlight: Logbook!

The Logbook is a free feature that comes with Tenzo's Sales Module.

It allows front and back of house operators within Tenzo to share a written summary of their day with other Tenzo users within the business.

The Logbook can be accessed from the Web App or through the Mobile App so that users can add a new entry or read previous ones. On the Web App, you are also able to search past entries based on the author, the date range or a keyword.

Get context directly from your managers behind your sales, labour, inventory and review data when something doesn’t look quite right.

Tenzo’s Logbooks enable simple communication about the day’s trading. No more Whatsapp groups or hundreds of emails - see all updates in one place.?

We now have Individualised Logbook templates, where users can create unique Logbook templates for each location.

Industry news

1. High interest rates are seen as the biggest threat to business by CFOs.

Business leaders expect high interest rates to continue over the next 12 months, breaking corporate confidence. The bank of England had raised the base rate for the 14th consecutive time to tame inflation currently standing at over 7%.

2. Sunday brunch is the new Friday night according to Visa.

Pre-covid, weekday credit-card sales saw peaks during lunch and then dinner. Since work-from-home has become the norm for many, spending habits have shifted as people are spending more time in residential areas during the week. As a result, consumers are concentrating their spending on the weekends. Have a read on Visa report alongside the economist where they covered 22 cities over six continents from November 2019 and November 2022.

3. Chipotle signs first-ever franchise partner to open locations in the Middle East.

Chipotle announced Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Kuwait-based Alshaya Group, its first-ever franchise partner, to open locations in the Middle East next year. Chipotle currently has just over 50 locations in Canada and Europe. All are company owned and operated, as are its roughly 3,200 U.S. locations. CEO Brian Niccol said the initial plan calls for two locations each in Dubai and Kuwait.

Partner of the month: Bizimply?

Bizimply is our July Partner of the Month!

Bizimply streamlines operations by offering employee scheduling, time tracking, human resources and shift management all in one incredible software.?

Bizimply empowers managers by giving full visibility of their workforce operations status with live time tracking of attendance and integrated time sheets with your payroll solution. Build and cost your schedules in minutes, by dragging and dropping your shifts onto the schedule, or copy a previous week's schedule to save time.

“Frontline Managers should be out in the store driving sales and helping their staff grow. That’s why Bizimply and Tenzo’s integration provides a complete platform for restaurants. Gathering and analysing restaurant data on the go and across all platforms. Creating space for better decisions.” Gerard Forde, Bizimply Founder

We are very proud to work with The Athenian and Camile Thai, among others alongside Bizimply!

Content spotlight: Q2 Hospitality Sales

Q2 has been an interesting period for both this year and last for hospitality businesses in London.

The vast number of train strikes and bank holidays during this period have had a significant impact on sales. We pulled data from restaurants in the South-East of the UK to look into this further.

Give our blog a read to get an understanding of how National Celebrations, Easter and train strikes have affected sales; and how you can use this to maximise performance in the coming months!