New app helping pubs and restaurants resume trading after lockdown

The Pub Order app, developed by MKG Foods, is available to download on Android, Apple® iPhone® or iPad® and can be used in many pubs and restaurants in the town, allowing customers to order food and drinks in advance without the need to queue.

After signing up, businesses are given access to a portal where they can amend menu listings if items go out of stock and are assigned their own account manager who they can contact around the clock for immediate technical support.

A number of pubs and restaurants in Skegness have already began taking advantage of the app, including Lakeside Leisure, Kings Oak Club and Cheers Bar in Ingoldmells.

Not only does it help reduce waiting times, it allows customers to pay via their devices, minimising the need for contact with staff members to hand over cash.

Free for members of the public to download, Pub Order also comes at no cost for existing MKG Foods partners for at least the next 12 months, with others required to pay a small subscription fee. MKG Foods is also offering free access to the app for local hospitality businesses affected the most by the pandemic.

MKG Foods is the UK’s leading independent foodservice distributor. The business usually supplies food for schools, hotels, restaurants, care homes and football clubs, including Birmingham City FC and Nottingham Forest FC but, since lockdown, has identified new ways to diversify to serve the needs of the wider public and help boost the economy.

Philip Mayling, director of MKG Foods, said: “Since most pubs reopened on July 4, social distancing measures have meant it is a really different experience to what we were all used to before lockdown.

“The biggest challenges for hospitality businesses has been ensuring staff and customers can adhere to health and safety guidelines, and the usual ‘queue at the bar’ systems aren’t an option, so we developed this app to make the transition back to trading as seamless as possible for local independents.

“The Pub Order app is simple to use and makes food and drink orders straight forward for both customers and staff with no contact needed.”

For more information, visit: http://www.mkgfoods.co.uk