The Jamaica playbook: JMD, jerk stands, and Reggae-weekend ops
From Kingston fine dining to a Portland jerk pan — how Jamaican operators price in JMD, take cash + transfer, and turn Sumfest into a customer list.
Jamaica runs on rhythm — breakfast ackee runs, jerk-pan lunches, patty stops, late-night bar food. Tablefllow is built to sit under all of that without forcing you into a US-shaped POS.
JMD, cash, and NCB/BNS transfers
Price everything in JMD. Turn on Cash and Bank Transfer at checkout — put your NCB/BNS/Sagicor details in the payment note field so the customer can send while the food's being prepped. Confirm on WhatsApp when the transfer lands.
Jerk-stand kitchen mode
- One prep station: the pan. Route every order to 'Grill' — no station routing needed.
- Kitchen tablet in dark mode, tilted at the pan, high-contrast for outdoor daylight.
- Pre-order pickup windows in 15-minute slots so the pan never gets ahead of the wood.
Reggae Sumfest & Rebel Salt weekends
Festival weekends can 5x normal volume. A week out, send a WhatsApp broadcast to your Montego Bay / Negril / Portland customers with a pickup link and a 'skip the line' code. During the festival, turn off dine-in and run pickup-only to protect prep times.
Tourist WhatsApp is your best channel
Every guest checkout captures a phone number and a country flag. Segment 'International, last visit < 6 months' and hit them the week they normally travel — birthdays, anniversaries, a repeat-vacation nudge.