The Inntally Blog

Practical writing about hospitality & the platform.

Operator-focused pieces on procurement, AI invoices, food cost, POS, compliance, and what an integrated operating system actually changes. No fluff; no “5 ways to…” clickbait.

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Reservations

The Best Restaurant Reservation Systems in Ireland (2026)

An honest comparison for Irish venues — OpenTable, ResDiary, SevenRooms, Tock, Eat App and Inntally. Fees, direct bookings, guest-data ownership and how to choose.

12 min11 Aug 2026
Events

The Best Event Ticketing Platforms in Ireland (2026)

Eventbrite, Ticketmaster, Ticket Tailor, DICE, Fixr and Inntally compared for Irish venues — fees, reserved seating, guest data and how to choose.

12 min11 Aug 2026
Point of Sale

The Best Restaurant POS Systems in Ireland (2026)

Lightspeed, Toast, Square, Epos Now, Zonal and Inntally compared for Irish restaurants — fees, hardware, payments and how to choose.

12 min11 Aug 2026
Stock & Inventory

The Best Restaurant Inventory & Stock Software in Ireland (2026)

MarketMan, Apicbase, Nory, Supy and Inntally compared — stocktakes, purchasing, recipe cost and how to choose.

11 min11 Aug 2026
HR & Rotas

The Best Hospitality Rota & Staff Scheduling Software in Ireland (2026)

Bizimply, Deputy, Planday, Rotaready, Nory and Inntally HR360 compared — scheduling, clock-in, payroll and how to choose.

12 min11 Aug 2026
Events

The Complete Guide to Event Management Software for Hospitality

What event management software actually does, the features that matter, and how it helps hotels and venues run weddings, conferences and private events with less effort.

8 min5 Aug 2026
Events

How to Simplify Event Management for Restaurants, Hotels & Pubs

The practical playbook: centralise bookings, automate confirmations, coordinate staff and track deposits — so events add revenue without adding stress.

9 min5 Aug 2026
Events

Streamline Event Bookings with Inntally Events

Online registration, reserved seating, automated payments and real-time availability — the Inntally Events booking flow, feature by feature.

9 min5 Aug 2026
Point of Sale

The Best Restaurant POS in Ireland 2026: Why Inntally POS Wins

Irish restaurants lose €4,200/yr on POS hardware lock-in (illustrative). Hardware-agnostic, EUR-native, acquirer-agnostic card payments. Why operators are switching.

7 min10 Apr 2026
Events

Zero-Commission Event Ticketing: Why Venues Are Ditching Eventbrite

Per-ticket fees + service charges add up fast. With Inntally Live: integrated card payments with no per-ticket commission. The math for a 12-event venue.

6 min10 Apr 2026
AI & Automation

From Email to Catalogue in 60 Seconds: Autonomous Supplier Onboarding

How we built a supplier-onboarding flow that turns a price-list email into a searchable, comparable catalogue in under a minute.

9 min3 Mar 2026
Food Cost

The 30% Rule: Why Most Restaurants Get Food Cost Wrong

The 30% target is a starting point, not the answer. The dishes that should run at 22% + the ones that should run at 38%. Menu engineering basics.

10 min20 Feb 2026
Compliance

HACCP Goes Digital: How AI Compliance Is Replacing Paper Checklists

Probe-integrated temperature logs, allergen matrix per menu version, EHO QR walkthroughs. The compliance posture that actually changes the EHO visit.

8 min14 Feb 2026
Industry Trends

The State of Irish Hospitality Procurement: 2026 Trends Report

What’s changing in supplier dynamics, supply chain risk, EDI adoption, and central-buying. Aggregated data + commentary.

12 min5 Feb 2026
Food Cost

Recipe Costing That Actually Works: Linking Supplier Prices to Your Menu

Why your last food-cost spreadsheet was wrong by April. The supplier–ingredient–recipe loop that keeps food cost honest.

9 min30 Jan 2026
Operations

Stock Counting in 2026: Why Clipboard-and-Pen Is Costing You Thousands

Smartphone-first counting + real-time sync + variance the same night. The math on the 2-hour count vs the 30-minute count.

7 min22 Jan 2026
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