The September Avocado Release: Connected Ordering, Catering Deposits, and Shared Loyalty
September’s Avocado POS updates connect delivery and voice AI orders to your kitchen, add catering deposits, and share loyalty balances across locations.
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Shayan Guha
Shayan holds a computer science degree from Stanford University and is passionate about food and helping independent restaurants thrive.
Articles by Shayan Guha
Restaurant Upselling Techniques: What 100,000+ Orders Reveal
An analysis of 111,643 restaurant orders shows how often guests choose paid add-ons, the AOV difference, and how owners can measure upselling.
The August Avocado Release: 7 Restaurant POS Updates
Explore seven new Avocado restaurant POS features for tax management, payouts, cash rounding, reporting, online ordering, kiosks, and device control.
How Seasons Affect Food Trucks: What 8,043 Orders Show
An anonymized analysis of 8,043 food-truck orders shows why summer is not automatically stronger for every operator—and what owners should plan for.
Restaurant Profit Margins: Why Every Restaurant Is Now Two Businesses
Last updated August 31, 2026.
Restaurant Loyalty Program ROI: What 10,095 Orders Reveal
Is a restaurant loyalty program worth it? The honest answer is not “yes” or “no.” It is worth it when the incremental contribution profit from additional visits is greater than the cost of rewards, software, marketing and staff time.
Restaurant Menu Engineering: 8 Steps + 244,398 Orders
Learn restaurant menu engineering with an eight-step process, a four-category matrix and a worksheet. See what 244,398 orders reveal about the 80/20 rule.