Welcome to the Food and Beverage Group!

[AdamB]

Welcome to the group and hello! 👋

This group exists for those in the food and beverage industry to connect, share ideas, and help support each other with unique knowledge and insight.

No need to be shy - say hi and introduce yourself! Talk about your business, tell us a cool customer story, or about the awesome service and products you serve to your customers!

Second, feel free to use images and gifs, animated or otherwise. Everyone loves food and drink pics!

And lastly, thank you for visiting and for joining! We’re really happy to have you here and to hear from you! 

To join the group, visit the Food and Beverage Group homepage and click on the Join Group Hub button on the top right.

[doc_choc]

Welcome to the Square community. You will absolutely love using Square. It's perfect for all sizes of business and allows you to grow or shrink depending on where you take your business. We love the the fact you can stock manage really easily across multiple locations. The discount function is sublime. I could gone on all day, just dive in and have a play. The community is super friendly and helpful, so if you need anything just ask.

[JimD63]

Thank you!  We will give it a go this weekend. 

[Hlewis8245]

Hello!  I am a food truck lobster business that started in 2021.  We have increased exponentially and I would like to upgrade my square stand to square register.  I currently do not have the customer display.  Do I need to buy the $799.00 or are they interchangeable or can be added?  Is the square register another IPAD?

[doc_choc]

Hi @Hlewis8245 from what I understand the Square Reguster has a larger larger POS screen plus a forward facing screen to enable direct interaction with the customer, unlike the ipad and stand where you need to rotate the stand to allow customers to input on to the screen. I think the Square Register forward facing screen also detaches from the stand which is a nice feature. It looks really nifty and we were hoping to have in our shops but have held back for the moment with the investment until  Square sort out loyalty and email signups at POS, as these would work well with the registers forward facing screen but they are still looking at this functionality in the UK.

[elisaslovebites]

We’re Elisa’s Love Bites, a dedicated gluten-free bakery in NYC.  Check us out!

[Rpdpc]

Hello,

Rui here, thank you for the invite.

I am the founder of TNT Coney Island. We specialize in handcrafted burgers, hot dogs, and handcut fries. Coming up on our 12 year anniversary this august 2023. We have been with Square about 10 years. We launched online stores about 5 years ago. And launched our mobile app 18 months ago. 

[esthersdiner]

Hi Adam 

Thank you for the invite. I have a small Ma & Pa Diner in the small town of Joseph City Arizona. We are right off I 40 and part of the route 66 travel route. Looking forward to interacting with more business owners.

[Bentsai]

Hey everyone! 👋 Excited to be here!

[maxpete]

@Bentsai glad to have you here!

[Hibachibowls]

Hellooooo!!!!

[maxpete]

Welcome!

[StickyMikes214]

Good afternoon, my name is Mike Norwood, owner of Mobile Catering Sticky Mikes. Just a little about my business, I specialize in Party Wings, Sliders, Quesadillas, and Giant Potatoes. I have been in business for about 3 years now and so far starting to make an impact in the DFW surrounding area. I would like for you to check me out on Instagram: @Sticky.mikes

[ChickenRacer]

I have introduced myself elsewhere, but not here I believe!  

My name is Ben, and I'm a Squareaholic!

So I own and operate a small town Outback Pub in Australia, but our main Schtick is our nightly show during our tourist season, "Ben's Chicken Racing" where we race chickens for charity (and to bring people in obviously!).

Been using Square for 7 years now, love it, and about to open a second venue 600km away, so busy year ahead.

Main business is Food and Beverage, but we do a bit of accommodation, gaming and merchandise.

[Hailey]

In unison "HI BENNNNN!!!!!" 😊

You are no new face in the Community but great to see you in the F&B Group! So excited what you can share with other businesses here and gain from them 

[SVLFever]

Hello Fellow Foodies!

Although I freely admit that I don't call myself a Foodie, I do operate a Lounge and Restaurant inside my 55,000 SF Family Entertainment Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.   Fortunately for me, I have several integral team members who help lead this department on my behalf.   With that being said, we do a large food and beverage operation that appeals as it's own destination, however mainly services the needs of all of our guests. 

Our facility includes 32 lanes of bowling, a 24 player laser tag arena, an indoor mini-golf course, an outdoor green space with cornhole, and three outdoor sand volleyball courts.   We also have a bowling pro shop (using Square for Retail) and as previously mentioned, a large quick service grill and lounge area.

We are extremely eager and excited to help develop Square as the go-to for the family entertainment and recreation industry, and look forward to learning from all of you and your experience.

Feel free to visit us online at Sun Valley Lanes & Games website! 

[RunAwayDogz]

We are a new food cart business; I started this business for my family, and we will be thankful for any helpful information from the group. 

[Hailey]

Welcome @RunAwayDogz !!!! I'm Hailey from the Community team and behalf of us all, thanks for joining the Community and Square. We hope you're able to get the support you need here and connect with other business owners. 

[McTappie]

Hello everyone! We are a small family owned business. Empanadas by Abuela in nottingham MD. I am new to the industry with a background in automotive. Just trying to accomplish my grandmothers dream of selling her food! Check us out and follow us @empanadas_by_abuela on instagram! 

[balmonte]

Congrats on starting your own business. Like you, we own @empanadacity in Brooklyn, NY. Please reach out if you have any questions. Happy to help. 

[McTappie]

Awesome! Glad to find another empanadas spot! We have a ton of family in Queens! Thank you. I will reach out soon about some questions we have when using square online! haha

[Thailaw2023]

Thanks for the invite. We, my wife and I, run a food truck in Killeen Texas. It is Thai Law, a Thai food business. We are going on our third year and still find it exciting. Many graces have kept us afloat. Mostly, I think it’s the customers. She is the cook and I’m the other. She adds menu items somewhat regularly and people like it. I think they like the authenticity and regularity as well. So many places open and close about one year later around here.