Migrate from TouchBistro
Move from TouchBistro to PeakSpitz, safely.
Moving off TouchBistro should feel like restoring from a backup, not a leap of faith. Your restaurant POS data is read into a PeakSpitz environment of your own, checked against your real numbers, and run in parallel — while TouchBistro keeps running, untouched, the whole time. Here is exactly how, step by step.
TouchBistro is built for independent restaurants and runs locally on iPad — menu management, floor plan and tables, staff and reporting all on-site, which keeps service fast even if the internet drops. That local-first design is a genuine strength for a single busy dining room. It is also the usual reason to move: the data lives on the on-premise setup, while cloud reporting, online ordering, reservations and loyalty are typically separate paid add-ons, and multi-location or real accounting with VAT means stitching several tools together. PeakSpitz brings sales, storefront, inventory, real accounting with VAT and payments into one EU-hosted, cloud platform with unlimited users.
The safe way to leave TouchBistro
Work down the list at your own pace. Nothing here is irreversible, and your current system stays live throughout.
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Before you touch anything — get a backup you own
Get a copy of your data out of TouchBistro that you control — a file held on your side, not just a setting inside the system. Confirm in your contract that you have the right to export, and note any renewal, notice or lock-in dates so the timing stays on your terms.
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Export your data
Pull your menu, orders, customers and sales history out of TouchBistro in the most complete format it offers — CSV, spreadsheet, or an account/API export. Take the history too, not just open items: past records, documents and contacts are worth keeping.
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Send us a sample
Before you commit, send us a representative slice — a handful of customers, a few recent orders or bookings, part of your catalogue. We map it into PeakSpitz and show you the restored result, so you see exactly how your restaurant POS data lands before you move the rest.
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See what maps to what
We line TouchBistro up against PeakSpitz: your menu, orders, customers and sales history become customers, catalogue, orders, documents and ledgers in one joined-up system. Anything without an obvious home is flagged early, not discovered late.
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Bring it in — a read-only restore
Your data is read into a fresh, isolated PeakSpitz environment of your own. Nothing inside TouchBistro is touched, changed or switched off — it keeps running exactly as it is.
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Verify against your numbers
Before you trust it, reconcile the totals — balances, counts, tax and revenue — against what TouchBistro shows today. The numbers have to match before anything goes live.
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Run both in parallel
Keep TouchBistro live and run PeakSpitz alongside it for as long as you like. Compare like for like, move one area across first, and build trust before you depend on it. No big-bang cutover, and no deadline from us.
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Cross over and decommission — on your terms
Switch over only when PeakSpitz has earned it. Keep your TouchBistro export archived as a safety net, and close the old subscription when you are ready — not a moment before.
What maps where: TouchBistro → PeakSpitz
TouchBistro
Menu categories
PeakSpitz
Product categories
TouchBistro
Menu items
PeakSpitz
Products / catalogue
TouchBistro
Modifiers
PeakSpitz
Product options and add-ons
Modifiers are rebuilt deliberately on the new menu rather than imported one-to-one.
TouchBistro
Floor plan & tables
PeakSpitz
Open sales orders (tabs)
The room layout is re-created front-of-house; the export carries the menu and sales, not the visual floor plan.
TouchBistro
Staff & roles
PeakSpitz
Users and roles
TouchBistro
Sales & labour reports
PeakSpitz
Sales orders + built-in accounting with VAT
Reporting moves from the on-site install into real accounting that spans locations.
What to watch when leaving TouchBistro
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Because TouchBistro largely runs on the on-site iPad and local server, the menu, staff and sales export typically comes from that on-premise setup (or its cloud reporting add-on), not a central dashboard. Plan on-site time to pull a clean extract before cutover.
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Modifiers are rebuilt deliberately, not moved one-to-one. Independent menus tend to carry legacy items, so this is the moment to tidy the catalogue.
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Any add-ons you ran alongside TouchBistro — online ordering, reservations, loyalty, cloud reporting — were separate systems. Each is re-established or replaced individually; do not assume they export together with the POS.
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Local reporting history is typically archived read-only. Bring opening balances and, as with any move off a local till, take a fresh physical stock count at cutover rather than trusting inherited numbers.
Common questions about leaving TouchBistro
Our data is on the iPad and local server — how do we get it out?
The export originates from the on-site install: menu, staff and sales come off the on-premise setup or its cloud reporting add-on. PeakSpitz then imports the catalogue and opening balances, so plan a little on-site time for the extract and cutover happens cleanly.
TouchBistro works offline — is PeakSpitz different?
Yes, and it is an honest trade to weigh. TouchBistro's local-first design keeps a single dining room running without connectivity; PeakSpitz is a cloud, EU-hosted platform, so in exchange you get one always-current system across locations and devices rather than data siloed on each iPad.
We run several TouchBistro add-ons — do we still need them all?
PeakSpitz includes a built-in online storefront, so direct online ordering folds into the core platform instead of a separate module. Reservations are a distinct capability PeakSpitz does not claim, so if table booking matters you would keep a dedicated tool — but sales, inventory, storefront and accounting stop being separate subscriptions.
As much help as you want
Do it yourself, or have us map your fields, run the import and reconcile the result with you. Support is a ladder — you start where you are comfortable and step up only where an area needs it.
See the full safe-migration approach →Why people leave TouchBistro
PeakSpitz runs the whole business on one AI platform — not a single corner with the rest bolted on — with Spitz AI and unlimited users included. See the difference side by side.
Compare PeakSpitz vs TouchBistro →Bring your TouchBistro data in safely. Cross over when you are ready.
Send us a sample of your data and we will show you the restored result — no commitment, no risk to your live system.