The AI boss in your pocket: follow your restaurant through chat

You do not have to stand beside the register to follow restaurant sales. With Vendion AI, you can ask plain-language questions from your phone and get help summarising information in the system.

This is useful when you want to identify what needs attention before the next shift. It works best with clear questions and an agreement with the person managing the venue.

Start with a question you can check

“How are we doing?” is natural, but the answer can be hard to interpret. Specify the period, metric and comparison instead. Where the information is available, try questions such as:

• “Show today’s sales up to 15:00 and compare them with the same time last Saturday.”
• “Which five dishes sold the most portions last week?”
• “Compare hourly sales for the last two Friday evenings.”

Ask for the underlying figures alongside the summary. Check which venue and period the answer covers and whether amounts include VAT. Also establish whether the comparison uses completed purchases or includes other order statuses.

Compare equivalent periods

An unfinished Saturday should not be compared with all of last Saturday. A weekend with a local event may not represent a normal trading week either. AI can help structure the comparison, but you often know circumstances that have not been recorded.

If a dish sells less, first check whether it was available throughout the period. Fewer portions may reflect a menu change or a missing ingredient rather than declining interest. Use sales analytics when a difference needs closer investigation.

Separate recorded information from conditions on the floor

POS sales show what was recorded as sold. They do not automatically reveal the physical stock in the fridge. The same distinction applies to staffing: recorded hours and cost information can help, but they do not fully describe service needs.

What AI can use depends on enabled modules, your permissions and the information entered. Ask for the source when an answer looks unexpected. Check important figures and decisions against the relevant report.

Agree how the shift manager should respond

Set a simple routine before taking time off. The shift manager could check in after lunch and before the evening service. Decide which exceptions need a call and which can wait until tomorrow.

Low sales during one hour are not sufficient grounds to send someone home. Upcoming bookings, preparation, breaks and agreed working hours also matter. AI provides information for that conversation; it does not replace the judgement of the person on site.

Turn the answer into a specific next step

A useful remote check ends with an action: investigate a difference, prepare more of a dish or follow up after closing. You can avoid searching every report for each question while staying clear about the basis for the decision.

AI is included in Vendion. Explore modules and pricing or book a demo using the questions you want to ask.