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Everything you need to know about the latest releases, updates and Rotaready news with a dash of industry insight from the people who empower your business!

Easter in lockdown – ideas for hospitality businesses

Easter in lockdown – ideas for hospitality businesses

With Easter being two weeks before hospitality businesses are allowed to open in the UK, a second Easter in lockdown is on the cards. But this year is different to last. So many of you have adapted to the lockdown way o...

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60 seconds with… Shaun Knopek

60 seconds with… Shaun Knopek

For our first ’60 seconds with…’ of 2021, we caught up with UX/UI Designer, Shaun Knopek. Here’s what he got up to before Rotaready, where he sees himself in 20 years time and why he’d try his hand in the Customer Succe...

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In crust we trust – how Pizza Pilgrims transformed their renowned Neapolitan pizzas into a frying pan wonder

In crust we trust – how Pizza Pilgrims transformed their renowned Neapolitan pizzas into a frying pan wonder

Those of you who read our last blog will know that the Rotaready Christmas party this year gave us the perfect excuse (not that we needed one) to try out some of our clients’ meal kits. But that left us intrigued about...

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6 new integrations: Collins, Centegra, Goodtill, Lightspeed, Aloha, OpenTable

6 new integrations: Collins, Centegra, Goodtill, Lightspeed, Aloha, OpenTable

It may be a couple of months since our last integration update, but boy have we been busy! I’m delighted to announce six new integrations, immediately available to all Rotaready customers at no extra cost. Access Collin...

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From the smokehouse to your house – how Hickory’s transformed their classic dishes into heat & eat

From the smokehouse to your house – how Hickory’s transformed their classic dishes into heat & eat

Over the last 10 months we’ve all had to adapt to, dare we say it, the ‘new normal’. And an industry that has had to get particularly creative is one very close to our hearts – hospitality. With no alternative other tha...

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Rotaready product update – January 2021

Rotaready product update – January 2021

To kick off 2021, we’ve got some exciting updates for you. Introducing sign-off validation, pay breakdown per person and rota status at a glance… Sign-off validation When you go to sign-off a rota, you’ll now see a chec...

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A very Merry Christmas

A very Merry Christmas

On Monday we wrapped up 2020 with a Christmas party 🎉  Not in person, of course. Like most of us have done this year, we brought our Christmas party online. We may not have been dancing away until the early hours but w...

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60 seconds with… Essi Kuusela

60 seconds with… Essi Kuusela

Next up in our ’60 seconds with…’ series is the newest member of the Rotaready team, Essi! Originally from Lapland (cool, right?) Essi made the move to the UK in 2019, shortly before joining Rotaready as Customer Suppor...

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Why you should monitor time and attendance – even if your staff are salaried

Why you should monitor time and attendance – even if your staff are salaried

Many of us associate monitoring staff time and attendance with non-salaried staff, to ensure they’re paid correctly for the hours they’ve worked. But what about those on an annual salary? Why bother tracking their time...

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How to prepare your retail business for an online-only Black Friday

How to prepare your retail business for an online-only Black Friday

Typically retail businesses see more online sales than in-store sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday; perhaps to be expected given that Cyber Monday was introduced specifically for internet-only deals. Last year 77% o...

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