NTAK changes and new information... 2

Many questions remain about NTAK reporting for hospitality establishments, so we contacted NTAK staff with the questions our partners and readers ask most often.

This is the second article in a series. If you have not read the first, which covered new information from the RMS conference, you can find it here: NTAK changes and new information.

Will there be a grace period after 1 January?

The answer was brief and clear. Under current legislation, there will be no grace period after 1 January 2023. Every hospitality establishment subject to reporting must begin by that date at the latest.

How should daily and weekly set menus be submitted?

The answer: for set menus, products sold must be submitted individually, with appropriate categories and names.

If a restaurant offers an A and B menu that change daily and include soup, a main course and dessert, they must be submitted as follows: 'Goulash soup, menu A', 'Chicken paprikash, menu A' and 'Cocoa pancake, menu A'. The menu name alone is not enough; its individual items must also be sent to NTAK in detail.

How should meal deals, such as burger meals, be submitted?

Answer: as in the previous response, the order must be submitted item by item.

If a burger meal includes a choice of 0.33-litre soft drink and chips, send the items separately to NTAK as follows: 'Burger meal', '0.33 l Coca-Cola, burger meal' and 'Chips, burger meal'. Of course, 'burger meal' alone is not enough; you must also report which burger was ordered.

Must add-ons, extras and toppings be sent to NTAK?

Answer: 'Every item sold or added is relevant to NTAK for statistical purposes.'

If a customer asks for extra sweetcorn on a pizza, for example, it must also be sent to NTAK. If they order mashed potatoes or rösti with a main course, those must be reported too.

What has changed?

Overall, the earlier information has been clarified rather than changed. All sales data are relevant to NTAK, so everything must be sent. Restaurants using software have an easier task because they already had to enter these details into the POS system to obtain accurate stock and sales figures.

At Orsys Restaurant Software, we have worked to make reporting require as little extra work as possible. Our pizzeria partners, for example, have recorded customers' extra toppings as actual extras rather than notes for years, so their workflow will not change. Once entered, the system automatically sends the necessary data to NTAK, with nothing else to do.

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