News & Updates

13 November 2026

Customers are warming to kiosks, and they often spend more at them. But they do not suit every venue. Here is how to tell if a kiosk suits you.

13 November 2026

New research shows a small group of regulars drives a big share of orders, yet many venues cannot say who they are. Here is what that means for your loyalty programme.

13 November 2026

New Zealand research shows most diners would rather order takeaway straight from the venue. Here is what that means for your phone line, your counter and your tables.

13 November 2026

This is the first Christmas since New Zealand's three-year minimum expiry for gift cards took effect. Here is what it means for the vouchers your venue sells, and why we think it is a good thing.

12 November 2026

Your voucher checkout can now connect to Google Tag Manager and Google Ads. Each voucher sale is reported back with its value, so you can see which campaigns are paying off this Christmas.

30 October 2026

October brought new reports, refreshed wallet passes, Klaviyo webhooks, BetterBunch reviews and built-in tracking for your ordering site. Here is what each one means for your venue.

14 June 2026

Marketplaces bring orders, but they take a cut and keep the customer. Here is how taking orders through your own channel protects your margin, and how to manage both in one place.

13 June 2026

Appropo now pulls your UberEats and DoorDash orders into one screen and straight into your POS, so your team works from a single queue.

01 September 2023

Appropo now integrates with DoorDash for on-demand delivery, giving customers live tracking and venues a simple way to add delivery.

06 March 2023

Appropo Kiosk gives venues a self-service ordering option that integrates with online ordering and reduces front-of-house pressure.

01 March 2023

Appropo is moving to usage-based pricing from April 2023 to better align costs with online sales volume and ongoing platform investment.

03 December 2022

Tips for getting ready for summer with holiday hours, gift vouchers, order at table, and guest checkout.

03 December 2021

Customer Interests lets you collect preference tags from customers so you can build better segments and send more relevant marketing.

12 March 2021

Appropo is now a Xero Connected App Partner, making it easier to automate daily sales exports and reconciliation in Xero.

09 April 2020

Appropo Delivery helps venues run their own delivery service with flexible ranges, fees, ETAs, and store lookup by address.

07 April 2020

Vouchers by Appropo brings a simple e-voucher and gift voucher solution to OneTap POS with secure Stripe payments and minimal admin.

21 January 2019

Appropo has launched online Eftpos support, giving merchants a more secure and cost-effective payment option for web and mobile orders.