Notes from the Garivio team on running a better floor.https://garivio.com/enhttps://garivio.com/blog/what-is-a-pos-computer-for-restaurants/https://garivio.com/blog/what-is-a-pos-computer-for-restaurants/A POS computer is simply the device that runs your POS software. Learn what matters, what does not, and how to avoid locked-in hardware.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/what-is-a-thermal-printer-and-how-does-it-connect-to-pos/https://garivio.com/blog/what-is-a-thermal-printer-and-how-does-it-connect-to-pos/Thermal printers print receipts and kitchen tickets without ink. Here is how USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth setups differ.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/why-we-built-garivio-pos/https://garivio.com/blog/why-we-built-garivio-pos/Most tills are built for a spreadsheet, not a busy floor. Here's the bet we're making instead.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-restaurant-pos/https://garivio.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-restaurant-pos/The features that actually matter on a busy floor — and the traps to avoid — when picking a restaurant POS.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/how-to-create-a-free-qr-menu/https://garivio.com/blog/how-to-create-a-free-qr-menu/Set up a QR code menu guests scan at the table — photos, allergens, languages — in minutes, with no app.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/how-much-does-a-restaurant-pos-cost/https://garivio.com/blog/how-much-does-a-restaurant-pos-cost/What goes into POS pricing, the hidden costs to watch for, and how to tell a fair deal from a lock-in.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/your-floor-shouldnt-stop-when-the-wifi-does/https://garivio.com/blog/your-floor-shouldnt-stop-when-the-wifi-does/How Garivio POS keeps taking orders, firing the kitchen and settling bills with no connection.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/best-pos-for-a-small-cafe/https://garivio.com/blog/best-pos-for-a-small-cafe/Fast counter service, milk and size modifiers, regulars, a tiny footprint — what a café actually needs from its till.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/what-is-a-kitchen-display-system/https://garivio.com/blog/what-is-a-kitchen-display-system/A KDS replaces paper chits with a screen — how orders flow from new to ready, and why it cuts waste and mistakes.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/how-to-switch-your-restaurant-pos/https://garivio.com/blog/how-to-switch-your-restaurant-pos/When it's worth changing POS, how to move your menu over, and how to go live the same day — no downtime.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/what-is-a-cloud-pos/https://garivio.com/blog/what-is-a-cloud-pos/What a cloud POS actually is, how it differs from an old cash register, and why it matters.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/how-to-set-up-a-pos-for-a-new-restaurant/https://garivio.com/blog/how-to-set-up-a-pos-for-a-new-restaurant/Hardware, menu, floor plan, printers, staff, a test run — the steps to set up your POS and open the same day.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/pos-for-bars-and-pubs/https://garivio.com/blog/pos-for-bars-and-pubs/Open tabs, fast rounds, splitting a round and a till that survives a Friday night — what a bar needs from its POS.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/pos-for-bakeries-and-patisseries/https://garivio.com/blog/pos-for-bakeries-and-patisseries/Fast counter service, quantities and boxes, takeaway-first and a clean daily close — what a bakery needs from its till.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/how-to-split-the-bill-in-a-restaurant/https://garivio.com/blog/how-to-split-the-bill-in-a-restaurant/Even, by item, or by guest — and how a POS splits any restaurant check in seconds.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/restaurant-sales-reports-explained/https://garivio.com/blog/restaurant-sales-reports-explained/Daily sales, covers, top sellers, the payment breakdown and the Z-report — the numbers that actually run a floor.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://garivio.com/blog/ipad-pos-for-restaurants/https://garivio.com/blog/ipad-pos-for-restaurants/Why a browser-based POS beats a locked-in terminal — on iPad, Android tablet or computer.Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT