From orderbird, Lightspeed or another till to Forn.

You don’t close for a single day. The old till keeps running until you switch; beforehand we import your menu and customer data from the export into Forn and answer your questions by email.

How switching works.

Everything in writing, step by step. You know beforehand what comes across and what doesn’t.

  1. 1

    Get in touch by email

    You tell us which system you use today, which printers and devices you have and how you sell. We reply with what can be moved over.

  2. 2

    Send the export

    You export your menu and customers from the old system and send us the file. We import it into Forn.

  3. 3

    Trial run

    In your test access you check tickets, prices and VAT before any guest notices. Anything that’s wrong, we fix before you go live.

  4. 4

    Go live on a quiet day

    Tuesday lunchtime instead of Friday night: you switch over when it’s quiet. Your menu is already in Forn.

What we move over.

Exactly what comes across depends on the export from your old system. We clarify that beforehand, not afterwards.

  • Menu with categories, prices and extras
  • Customer data, as far as the export includes it
  • Your printer settings, set up again through the Forn Connector
Past sales stay in the old system. Keep the closes there to meet the record-keeping obligation.
Owner on a laptop on a café terrace

Questions about switching

Do I have to close on the day I switch?
No. A quiet day is enough: the menu is imported, and from that day on you take payments in Forn.
Does switching cost extra?
Setup doesn’t have a price yet. You’ll know it before you start, not only when the invoice arrives.
Can I keep my devices?
Often, yes. Tablets and PCs run Forn in the browser. Send us the models of your printers, and we’ll tell you by email whether they work.
What happens to my past sales?
Forn starts with the first ticket on the day you switch. Everything before that stays in the old system, including the Z reports you keep anyway.

Tell us about your place.

You get test access by email and written answers to your questions. Send your menu along, and we’ll answer based on your dishes.

Or write to us: info@forn.ch