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Join up your on-campus operations with dedicated hospitality technology from Zonal
With multiple different venues, sales areas and operational challenges to contend with across university or college campuses, a unified, connected suite of technology from Zonal will help your organisation join up your operations, improve stock control and reporting, and encourage customers to spend more time in your on-campus venues, providing demonstrable returns and savings. With a network of over 200+ integration partners, Zonal offers unparalleled flexibility for you to leverage you existing tech, and manage your operation effectively.
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Why our Education customers love us
“We have been delighted with the service we have received from Zonal who have taken the trouble to get to know our business and specific needs.”
The right technology for your venues
One technology ecosystem to unify your systems
Our solutions are built from the ground-up to work together seamlessly, eliminating the issues caused by disparate systems; and with a network of over 200 integration partners across payment, ordering, finance, student management and marketing, our solutions provide the flexibility you need to run your venues effectively.
In-depth insights providing one single version of the truth
Eliminate inefficiencies and inconsistency with accurate, real-time data and enhanced reporting. Our solutions provide you with a complete picture of your venues, from how much stock you have on hand to per-product performance figures, making it easy for you to look at the bigger picture and make more effective decisions.
Deliver great experiences to entice customers to stay on campus
Tech can be a valuable tool in helping you compete with off-campus alternatives. Digital ordering channels like apps and kiosks are a great way of modernising your customer experience, and marketing tools like Zonal’s Voucher Manager can help you drive repeat visits.
Eliminate issues caused by disconnected systems with a flexible suite of natively integrated technology
Industry-leading EPoS for any hospitality setting
Zonal’s EPoS is the most widely used hospitality EPoS in the UK, used by the biggest pub, bar and restaurant brands in the sector. Purpose-built for hospitality, it delivers operational excellence regardless of size and scale, with an easy-to-use interface and robust reporting capabilities building an accurate picture of every aspect of your offering. Our EPoS comes functionally complete as standard, including a built-in stock management solution, meaning you’ll have access to all of the tools you need for your college or university from day one.
Enhance convenience and expand your offering with Zonal’s digital ordering solutions
Younger consumers demand speed and convenience, and Zonal’s suite of digital ordering solutions can help you meet these expectations. Whether it’s web/app-based ordering via our Order & Pay platform, self-service ordering journeys via integrated kiosks, or Click & Collect with deliver-to-location functionality, our digital ordering technology will help you drive engagement and remain competitive.
Stay on top of your stock and manage costs with end-to-end inventory management
With costs rising and sustainability an increasingly important issue for consumers, Zonal’s menu management and purchase-to-pay solutions provide valuable tools for businesses looking to manage costs, keep waste to a minimum, and better track their stock usage. Our suite of inventory management solutions enable you to build accurately costed menus, better manage allergens, nutrition and portions, as well as gain greater oversight of your supply chain – ensuring you’re always ordering the right stock, from the right suppliers, at the right price.
Reduce wastage and costs with end-to-end inventory and recipe management
With costs rising and sustainability a priority for both businesses and consumers, Zonal’s menu management and purchase-to-pay inventory management solution, Acquire, provide you with the insight and control you need to both keep waste to a minimum and manage costs. Build accurately costed menus and better manage allergens, nutrition and portions, and gain greater oversight of your supply chain, ensuring your staff are always ordering the right stock, from the right suppliers, at the right price.
Boost your marketing efforts and customer insight with Airship, the CRM for pubs
Airship’s data-driven hospitality CRM and email marketing platform will help you gain a better understanding of how customers are engaging with your on-campus venues, and then deliver more personalised, targeted marketing campaigns to generate repeat visits and boost revenue. Airship integrates with our wider suite of hospitality tech, as well as hundreds of other 3rd party solutions, bringing all your customer data into one place and creating a centralised customer view.
Reward your regulars with a digital loyalty scheme
Keeping students coming back for more is top of your priorities, and a loyalty programme can be a great way to enhance the value of your on-campus venues, make them feel appreciated, and keep them coming back for more. Zonal’s digital Loyalty solution helps you build a powerful incentive scheme to entice repeat visits; and with full integration to our EPoS and wider ecosystem of tech, redemption is quick and easy without any additional work for your team.
Tap into additional revenue streams with Toggle, the ecommerce and gift card platform for pubs
Zonal’s dedicated hospitality ecommerce and gift card platform, Toggle, helps pubs widen their reach and generate additional incremental revenue – whether it’s encouraging your regulars to share the experience with friends and family with branded gift cards, or even selling digital tickets for your weekly quiz or music night. Toggle integrates fully with Zonal’s EPoS, as well as a huge number of other tech providers, allowing for easy redemption and reconciliation in-venue.
Detailed reporting on every aspect of your business
In addition to a robust suite of reporting that comes as standard with our technology, we offer a range of additional reporting tools that go above and beyond the standard reporting functionality for businesses that wish to delve deeper. Combining data from your EPoS and wider suite of Zonal tech, as well as any additional integrated systems, Dimensions+ enables you to build a detailed picture of your entire business in one single view to help you identify opportunities to alleviate cost and revenue pressures.
Drive sales and repeat visits with Voucher Manager
Getting initial buy-in from new students is important. Zonal’s Voucher Manager is a unique marketing tool that allows your venues to create or import voucher codes for the redemption of promotions or discounts during the payment process, or at the point-of-sale, helping you to encourage additional visits beyond their first time, as well as driving additional spend.
Why Zonal is the best partner for your success
We've been providing hospitality technology with unbeatable UK customer support for over 40 years
No other provider has the wealth of industry knowledge and experience we’ve gained since 1979 in the hospitality sector. No other tech partner has a system that’s as powerful, flexible and customisable. And no other provider can make it easier for you to do what you do best: deliver great customer experiences and run profitable venues. Our award-winning UK-based training, project management and account management teams will support you every step of the way, and our dedicated support centre based in Edinburgh is available 8am-12am, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
A network of over 200+ integration partners
We understand that no two businesses are the same, and the key to tech success is choosing solutions that suit the exact needs of your business. We partner with over 200 technology partners to deliver strong integrations to allow you to deliver frictionless guest experiences and access the full potential of your tech stack.
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