Tech firm looks for hospitality hook-ups

SYSTEM ‘WILL HELP FIRMS COPE EASIER WITH STAFF SHORTAGES’

- WILLIAM TELFORD

A GERMAN tech firm is looking to work with South West hospitality businesses after developing a digital menu, ordering and payment system.

SO’USE, based in the east German city of Leipzig, has developed technology which allows customers in a bar, cafe or restaurant to make orders and pay via their smartphones without having to get out of their seats or speak to a waiter, but also without having to download an app.

Instead, customers use their phones to scan a QR code which takes them to a website containing all the outlet’s menu choices. It also lets them pay securely too, even by cash if they want, and leave a tip for staff, and receive a digital receipt. It is also GDPR compliant.