gloriafood updates june 2024
by Laura-Andreea Voicu

In June, we released a brand-new feature designed to empower restaurant and hospitality operators to accept orders on premises by generating personalized QR codes. Plus, read about outdoor dining, bar food ideas, restaurant color psychology, and more on our blog.

New Feature: Scan QR Code to Order on Premise

We’re excited to announce our fresh new feature that enables restaurants and other businesses in the hospitality industry to accept orders from any on premise location.

The on premise (scan QR to order) service allows food clients to order from hotel rooms, beach bar sunbeds, stadium seats or suites, resort apartments, villas, restaurant tables, or any other entertainment area.

How to enable on premise ordering

To benefit from this feature, you need to enable the “On premise” service by going to Admin -> Setup -> Services & opening hours.

on premise restaurant ordering

Next, make sure to check if the general opening hours you have set also apply to on premise orders, and set different hours for other services enabled (e.g.: pickup and or/delivery) if necessary.

contactless restaurant ordering

The “On premise” menu will be available to your customers by scanning a QR code that you can create from Marketing Tools -> QR codes & Flyers for each on premise order type: Dine-in, Room service, Suite, Seat delivery, Sunbeds, etc.

restaurant qr code ordering

The same QR code can be generated for all on premise order types or it can be customized for each of them (e.g.: each sunbed can have its own QR code).

sunbed ordering for restaurants

Let’s say you have 6 sunbeds. You will have to set the range from 1 to 6, then click Next and the system will automatically generate 6 different QR codes for you.

generate qr code restaurant menu

To download these QR codes, click on the three dots next to it, then Download QR codes PDF.

restaurant qr code ordering system

You can display the codes as such, or you can click on Add flyer to generate more colorful flyers for customers to scan. You can download all the personalized flyers by clicking on Download Flyer.

create qr code for restaurant menu

How does on premise ordering work for food clients

To open the food menu and place an order, food clients need to scan the QR code offered to them. The table, room, or sunbed number will be prefilled for fast ordering.

For most phones, customers can use the default camera app (iOS, Android) or a dedicated QR scanning app, point it at the QR code, and they will be taken to the ordering widget with on premise preselected.

qr code restaurant menu free for on premise ordering

Enable customers to order from anywhere on the premises Activate on premise ordering for free & generate your personalized QR codes today

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Laura-Andreea Voicu

Laura-Andreea Voicu is an experienced content writer with a knack for marketing and SEO. She creates guides and resources designed to help restaurants grow their presence online and boost sales.

She has been featured on the Oracle Food and Beverage Blog and wrote for Search Engine Journal, Clutch, Sender, Venngage, Quickbooks, and many more.

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