The Orderlya blog
Practical, honest guides for restaurant owners — how to take orders on WhatsApp, how to lower what delivery aggregators cost you, and how to run the whole operation from one screen. No jargon, written for people who run real kitchens.
How to calculate real food cost per dish in Egypt
Most kitchens price by feel and hope the month works out. It usually doesn't. Here is how to work out what a dish actually costs you — in pounds — and price it so you keep the margin you think you have.
Read the guide → GuideWhy your customers hate downloading restaurant apps
Nobody wakes up wanting another app on their phone. Every step between hungry and ordered is a place to lose the sale — and a download is the biggest step of all.
Read the guide → GuideWhat Egypt's PDPL means for your restaurant's customer data
Every name, phone number and address you collect is personal data — and Egypt has a law about how you handle it. Here is the plain-English version, and why owning your customer data is safer than renting it.
Read the guide → GuideHow to choose a restaurant POS in Egypt
A cashier system is the spine of your restaurant. Here is how to pick one that fits how restaurants in Egypt actually work — in Arabic, priced in EGP, and connected to the way your customers order.
Read the guide → GuideHow to make a QR menu and take online orders
A QR menu turns a table card or a shop-window sticker into an ordering channel. Here is how to put your menu online and take orders directly — on your own storefront and WhatsApp.
Read the guide → GuideHow Egyptian restaurants take WhatsApp orders
Your customers already live on WhatsApp. Here is how to turn that chat into an ordering channel that runs itself — without a call-centre or a person glued to the phone.
Read the guide → GuideHow to cut delivery-aggregator commission
Aggregator commission is the single biggest bite out of a delivery restaurant's margin. You do not have to switch it off overnight to pay a lot less — you have to own your repeat customers.
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