Unless youre very prepared, you probably havent thought much about Christmas yet, but those in the retail and hospitality industries are already hard at work getting ready for the festive season.

Restaurants who make use of the Bookatable booking platform will have an easier time this holiday period, thanks to a new partnership the firm has announced with EasyPreOrders that aims to make managing group restaurant bookings a much more streamlined process.

The online pre-booking system will remove wasted time and unnecessary hassle from the group booking process, enabling restaurant staff and group organisers alike to arrange their bookings through a simple and clear platform.

The partnership hopes to give restaurants the chance to more efficiently manage their staff, eliminating the potential for stress and confusion that can come with large bookings. Diners can pre-order their menu choices in advance, enabling restaurant teams to better manage both food orders and deliveries, and the system allows venues to produce individual table cards in seconds, for guests to reference during the meal.

“At Bookatable, ensuring that our guests enjoy their dining experience to the full is our priority, which is why were so pleased to announce our partnership with EasyPreOrders,” said Joe Steele, CEO of Bookatable. “Our new integrated online pre-booking system will take the stress out of group restaurant bookings, which we know is already on many peoples minds as we get closer to the festive season.

“We hope that over 1000 restaurants will have signed up to the pre-booking system over the course of 2016. All Bookatable restaurants are invited to sign up to the system now, but full roll out will begin in the new year.”