What Is AIOrders? The 5 Revenue Leaks It Plugs for Independent Restaurants

Most restaurant owners notice the delivery-app commission. This short video argues it is only one of five places an independent restaurant leaks money, and explains how AIOrders is built to plug all five from one platform.

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The five leaks covered in the video

1. Delivery commissions. The video uses the example of a restaurant doing $20,000 a month on Uber Eats: at 30%, that is about $5,000 a month in commission.
2. Customers who order once. It cites that 70% of first-time customers never come back, because the apps hold the customer's email and phone number, not the restaurant.
3. Catering inquiries that fall through. Most independent restaurants miss half of them, and a single booking can be worth $400 to $1,500.
4. Google reviews you never asked for. Happy customers leave without telling Google, and search ranking slowly suffers.
5. Dine-in guests who walk out anonymous. Every guest you don't capture is gone for good.

According to the video, most independent restaurants leak $60,000 to $90,000 a year across these five areas, and most owners only see the first one.

How AIOrders plugs each leak

AIOrders describes itself as a revenue recovery platform built for Canadian independent restaurants. The video lists what that means in practice:

• Your own ordering page with zero commission
• A CRM that captures every customer automatically
• Catering forms that route inquiries and follow up
• Review automation that turns happy guests into Google reviews
• Smart QR codes that capture dine-in customers

How getting started works

The process shown starts with a free 15-minute leak audit of your restaurant using real numbers, followed by a 30-day activation playbook run with you, including bag inserts, an influencer post and automated follow-ups. On day 30, the team reviews the dashboard with you to show what has been recovered.

Key takeaways

• Delivery commission is only one of five common revenue leaks.
• Owning customer contact details is what makes repeat orders possible.
• Catering, reviews and dine-in capture are often overlooked sources of revenue.
• AIOrders combines zero-commission ordering, a CRM, catering forms, review automation and smart QR codes in one platform.

Frequently asked questions

What is AIOrders?

AIOrders is a restaurant growth platform for independent restaurants. In this video it is described as a revenue recovery platform that combines a zero-commission ordering page, a customer CRM, catering forms, review automation and smart QR codes.

What is a leak audit?

The video describes a free 15-minute review of your restaurant that looks at where revenue is leaking, using your real numbers rather than generic advice.

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