Release log

The staff module all the way to payroll

Scheduling, absence, tips and premiums now follow one and the same model all the way to the payroll basis. And you can follow what we build from inside the app.

New

• · What’s new in Vendion — a page in admin where you follow every release, with a dot at the top when something has landed.
• · The staff ledger can be shown straight from the till during an inspection.

Improved

• · The till tells the terminal’s own message apart from the card’s — staff see immediately when a terminal needs charging.
• · Tip distribution follows the kitchen share and the role weights you have set.
• · Absence shows up in the schedule and carries all the way to the payroll basis.
• · Public-holiday premiums are calculated by one and the same model, from schedule to payroll.
• · Staff accounts hold together through the whole lifecycle — invitation, re-invitation and offboarding.
• · Analytics reports tips, labour cost and payment methods the same way the till and payroll do.

A steadier payment flow at the till

Payments at the till have been reworked under the hood: faster feedback, clearer status and full visibility on partially paid bills.

New

• · Partially paid bills continuously show what is settled and what remains.
• · The register log shows who issued refunds and voids.

Improved

• · The till says right away when a payment is already running.
• · The PIN lock applies to a single device — a manager can unlock it on the spot.
• · Night-shift premiums and public-holiday OB follow the actual collective agreement model.

Card acquiring, event by event

Settlements and balances now report every event separately — purchases, refunds and payouts — reconciled against the payments taken at the till.

New

• · Settlements report each event separately, so the transaction count mirrors the day at the till.
• · The balance view separates money on its way to the bank from payouts still in flight.

Improved

• · Settlements are reconciled automatically against the card payments recorded at the till.

Watertight bookkeeping to Fortnox

Improved

• · Every journal entry and invoice reaches Fortnox exactly once, even if the same batch is sent again.
• · Entries created by Vendion are labelled in Fortnox, so you can see at a glance what came from the till.
• · Partial refunds of a card purchase now travel all the way back to the guest’s card.

The home screen remembers where you were

New

• · The home screen remembers the app you used last and takes you straight there next time.

Improved

• · The screen after a completed sale is compact — the buttons fit without scrolling.

Stamp cards that redeem themselves

Stamps count correctly and the reward is applied automatically — at the till and when the guest pays online.

New

• · The stamp-card reward is applied automatically when the guest pays online too.
• · Guests fill in their own birthday, and you follow the stamp cards from admin.

Improved

• · Monthly budgets in analytics are saved exactly as you type them.
• · Long lists — menu items, segments and tags — are searchable and open downwards.

Automations get their own editor

Marketing automations moved into a proper editor, stamp cards got their own home, and bookings now reach your inbox.

New

• · Automations are built step by step in their own editor: trigger, channel, content and audience.
• · One automation can go out as both SMS and email, and each card shows how many are queued.
• · Stamp cards have their own tab, milestone texts to the guest and live status at the till and on the receipt.
• · You get an email when a guest books, amends or cancels online.

Improved

• · AI Boss answers "how do I…" questions grounded in the knowledge base.
• · The automation log shows the statuses that genuinely exist for each send.
• · Guests get a friendly message when table booking is switched off.

Take bookings on your own website

The booking widget moves onto the restaurant’s own site, resources are managed from the back office, and payroll figures hold up across month boundaries.

New

• · The booking widget can be embedded on the restaurant’s own website and sizes itself to fit.
• · Resource bookings are created and blocked straight from the back office.
• · A special period can close the tables while keeping resources open.
• · Staff profiles now carry a next-of-kin contact.

Improved

• · The calendar opens on the first date that actually has times available.
• · Whole menu groups can be hidden from online ordering.
• · Unsocial-hours rates are versioned — a new rate never rewrites history.
• · Weekly overtime is counted correctly across month boundaries.

Loyalty you can feel at the till

Tiers, points and stamp cards now deliver real benefits — automatically, both at the till and online.

New

• · The tier discount is applied automatically at the till and in online ordering.
• · Points can be exchanged for a free item from a rewards catalogue you curate yourself.
• · Stamp cards give a free item, and stamps can be added by hand at the till.

Improved

• · Bookings are marked as seated automatically once the bill starts being used.
• · The booking list shows resource, event name and table number, with an activity tab following the flow.
• · Booking texts fit into a single segment — cheaper per message.

Marketing goes live

Campaigns, reviews and sharing material in earnest — plus a timeline where bookings move with a fingertip.

New

• · The email builder assembles the send with drag and drop, and can draft one for you with both copy and images.
• · Campaigns and automations go out from the restaurant’s own sender address, with replies coming back to you.
• · The review page carries the restaurant’s identity, and new reviews are flagged with a counter on the tab.
• · The sharing studio hands you ready-made links and QR codes for booking and online ordering.
• · Guests get a page of their own with their bookings, receipts, gift cards and points.
• · Bookings move between tables and times straight on the timeline, in admin and at the till.

Improved

• · The staff register is included whatever modules the restaurant runs.
• · Turnaround time between bookings is set both globally and per resource.

Paid at the point of booking

Events can be sold up front, tables can be held with a card — and bookings can follow rules you write yourself.

New

• · Event tickets are sold and paid for as the guest books.
• · A table can be held with a card guarantee, carrying a fee when the guest is a no-show.
• · Cancellations within your policy are refunded automatically, and a cancelled occurrence is refunded in one go.
• · Your own booking rules: conditions you choose trigger a guarantee, a confirmation, a tag or a message.
• · Digital employment contracts signed by staff in the portal, with an onboarding checklist.
• · Google Pay, Apple Pay and Swish in online payments.

Improved

• · An event occurrence can be marketed straight to the guests who were there.
• · VAT is inherited from the product group whenever you create a new item.

The guest’s order, all the way through

Online ordering got a checkout of its own, the kitchen board moved into the till — and a bill can be refunded line by line.

New

• · Refund line by line, with any quantity and any payment method.
• · Copy a bill — start a new open bill from a previous order.
• · Online orders are worked on a board at the till: new, in the kitchen, ready and out.
• · The guest checkout is two clear steps — choices, then payment — with tipping under your control.
• · One product can be an add-on to another, at the right price and on its own line on ticket and receipt.
• · Guests see their live and previous orders, and replies are typed out as they arrive.

Improved

• · A cash refund shows the amount to hand back and opens the cash drawer.
• · Returning an invoice creates a credit note in Fortnox.

End of day in your inbox

New

• · The daily close arrives by email with the Z report as a PDF, to the recipients you choose.
• · Receipts from background payments gather on a tray and can be printed in one go.
• · The floor plan handles several tables at once — select, move, scale and rotate a whole section.
• · A colour of its own per button, and any item can be duplicated.
• · AI Boss adds by-the-glass and by-the-bottle as variants when it reads a menu.

Improved

• · The payment view is locked while a payment runs, with a clear cancel button.
• · Mark an item as a favourite straight from the item panel at the till.

Vendion in live service

On 23 June the first restaurant took Vendion into live service — real guests, real receipts, a real day of trading.

New

• · A graphical floor plan with tables, chairs, walls, bar and plants — the same plan in admin and at the till.
• · The Live view in analytics shows the pulse of the day, open bills and the flow as it happens.
• · A guide for registering the till with the Swedish Tax Agency, pre-filled, plus "About this till" at the till itself.
• · A new till is linked to the restaurant with a one-time code.
• · Comp the guest — a bill can be completed at zero with a stated reason.

Improved

• · Analytics counts the day from your opening hour rather than midnight.
• · Table colour shows the state of the bill: empty, not yet sent, in service or paid.

Card payments on our own rails

Card terminals talk straight to the till, and the money is followed all the way into the books.

New

• · The card terminal is driven from the till: amount, tip prompt and receipt on the terminal’s own printer.
• · Card acquiring inside Vendion: settlements, payouts, balance and disputes in admin.
• · Bookkeeping connects to Fortnox — Z reports and invoices become journal entries.
• · Split bills: guests divide the bill and each pay their share via a QR code on the pre-bill.
• · The cash drawer opens automatically on cash, and can be opened manually with a PIN.

Improved

• · A Z report per till, attached to the day’s summary.
• · Texts go out under the restaurant’s own sender name, and every message appears in the finance view.

The platform, gathered

A large release: gift cards, loyalty, bundles and a new look throughout — with booking, staff and the till in one system.

New

• · Gift cards are sold at the till, delivered by text or email and redeemed both at the till and online.
• · Loyalty with points, tiers carrying benefits, and stamp cards — visible to staff at the till.
• · Bundles: several products at one price, with the right VAT and a grouped line on ticket and receipt.
• · Line and bill discounts appear on the pre-bill and the receipt, with VAT calculated correctly.
• · The staff register exports to the Swedish Tax Agency, and payroll figures handle unsocial hours.
• · Table booking gained a waiting list, reconfirmation, special periods and guest tags.

Improved

• · Admin has new navigation: full width, tabs and a direct link to every view.
• · The till is designed for the room it stands in — large touch targets, light and dark modes.

Booking, staff and analytics in place

The foundations of Vendion reach production: guests book for themselves, staff have rotas and time, and the numbers live in analytics.

New

• · A public booking page where guests book a table themselves and manage the booking from a link.
• · Events and bookable resources — not only tables.
• · Bookings appear at the till, linked to the guest.
• · Rotas, time reporting and payroll figures for the team.

Improved

• · The till checks the control unit before every payment and shows its status continuously.
• · Analytics follows sales, products and labour cost in a single view.