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Brandon Munson

Restaurant Cell Phone Pagers 3 Replies

Started by Brandon Munson. Last reply by Jessica Carey Aug 12.

Jeff Epstein

Online ordering - what's it really worth? 3 Replies

Started by Jeff Epstein. Last reply by Erik P. Hanson Jul 7.

Dave Russell

Inventory Control 4 Replies

Started by Dave Russell. Last reply by Jessica Carey Jun 22.

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Selim Dizdar Comment by Selim Dizdar on August 23, 2010 at 1:15pm
I am part of team that developed Mobile Wall for Restaurants http://wall.si.
It is a new mobile web service which enables owners and managers of restaurants to publish the menu, specials, and announcements to mobile web and get real-time feedback from customers visiting the restaurant. It is super easy-to-use and all operations can be done via iPhone or Android and there is no need to install iPhone app.
Our service enables you to get realtime feedback from your customers.
Don't wait for a bad review on yelp.com - act immediately!
br,
Selim
Matt Selbie Comment by Matt Selbie on August 16, 2010 at 6:55pm
My name is Matt Selbie and I am the founder and President of Oberon3 - developer of OPINIATOR.

Opiniator is an on-the-spot customer comments card where real guests use their own mobile phone to give their feedback about your business whilst they are in your restaurant.

The questions are customized to your offer and to what you want to find out, and the feedback is delivered , analyzed and published in real time BACK to the business via the internet, whilst your customers are still there.

Am looking forward to networking and finding out more about other tech uses aimed at customer retention
Brandon Munson Comment by Brandon Munson on July 25, 2010 at 10:07pm
Hello group. I am with Fulcrum Design, LLC, a technology company that specializes in cost effective solutions for the restaurant industry. Our flag ship solution is Mobile Matradee, a restaurant cell phone wait list / pager system. Mobile Matradee eliminates the need for costly pager systems, provides a wait list and or reservation systems. Our technology enables restaurants to text or call guests to seat them or confirm their reservations. We also have an integrated mobile loyalty marketing application especially good to drive business on slow nights. We custom develop solutions as well including mobile apps and websites. Our website is http://www.mobilematradee.com and our blog is http://blog.socialmobile.com No project to small 203-715-4780
PeopleMatter Comment by PeopleMatter on July 20, 2010 at 6:21am
Hello, world! PeopleMatter is a talent management solution for the service industry. We help companies like restaurants and C-Stores and other service-industry employers hire dependable employees, ignite their passion and inspire enduring loyalty by providing a comprehensive suite of HR tools including hiring, learning, scheduling, performance management, rewards and recognition and workplace social media collaboration. Our mission is to transform the workplace by providing managers and employees with tools that catalyze the innate human drive to make a difference -- because happy, engaged employees and managers lead to exemplary customer service. PeopleMatter. The name says it all. Check us out at www.peoplematter.com!

What do you think is the most important feature of a talent management system for the restaurant industry today?
Robert Moorhead Comment by Robert Moorhead on July 12, 2010 at 8:02am
Hello, I am a partner in a company that focuses on restaurant mobile marketing and loyalty branding. Our iPhone app is a "template" that allows restaurants to quickly and easily have their own unique iPhone app with full color menu's, push notifications and take out ordering all from the customers iphone. Learn more at backpocketmenu.com.
Erik P. Hanson Comment by Erik P. Hanson on July 7, 2010 at 5:48pm
Hello All - My name is Erik Hanson and I'm in the restaurant online ordering industry. My company was founded in 2005 in Dallas, Texas. I am always interested in learning about new and existing technologies that can help restaurants prosper. I look forward to being apart of this group. My company Website is www.resercom.com. If interested, I have also posted my blog on my page here on this site.
Eli Chait Comment by Eli Chait on July 5, 2010 at 10:53pm
@David You should take a look at Compeat Restaurant Management System (Compeat.com). We use their accounting product for a few restaurants and it is extremely robust. They have a service oriented architecture (SaaS) with a Microsoft SQL backend.

I don't have experience with their inventory management system, but the accounting product is top notch and I could not recommend anything better.

Hope thats helpful.

Eli
david hartley Comment by david hartley on June 22, 2010 at 8:17pm
Hallo !
Perhaps someone will be willing to share some information technology information ;-)

I need a (preferably mySQL backend) Enterprise level inventory system (purchase ordering a bonus) which is capable of dealing with a COMMISSARY model, where we receive and warehouse bulk ordered inventory and ALSO MANUFACTURE our own bulk prepared foods, which are then shipped daily to our 7 restaurants. We're a growing small enterprise, with a mere $8mil in sales (NOT "down" in this economy, and we've recently opened our 7th restaurant which is hugely successful :)
HOWEVER .. we've about reached our "growth limits" with seat-of-the-pants "technology" !
I've fairly recently taken a full time position as I.T. director after doing "outside contracting" for 2yrs.
This company has become my family, and I need your help to help us grow to the next level.
thank you kindly,
david hartley
FishList Comment by FishList on June 22, 2010 at 5:33pm
Hey everyone. My name is Dave Goldstein, and I'm with Fishlist (www.fishlist.com). Glad to have joined this group, as I feel it will be a great opportunity to learn, network, and provide everyone with some valuable information on technology in the restaurant industry, a major part of who we are.

Fishlist.com is an exciting, and innovative web application launching near the end of Summer, 2010. If your restaurant, store, catering service, hotel, institution, etc., sells seafood, then you have a lot to look forward to.

Fishlist.com connects buyers and suppliers of seafood from all around North America. Using Fishlist, buyers of seafood will have access to thousands of seafood suppliers and their current inventories instantly.

Before going on, I want to make it clear that no actual transactions will take place on Fishlist.com.

Based on our extensive market research, we found that on average, a seafood restaurant purchasing manager will spend 3 hours each day locating, comparing, and buying seafood. This entails tons of phone calls to a limited supplier base to see what the supplier has in inventory, get updated price and location information, and to finalize price and shipment details. Three hours is a lot of time, and the fact that someone needs to spend that much time looking for seafood means that the inefficiencies in that area of operations spill over and take away valuable time and resources that could otherwise be used to improve and grow the business. Additionally, the limited supplier base purchasing managers are often stuck with, give the purchasing manager very little leverage when negotiating a sale, and often make it difficult to get exactly what they are looking for at a reasonable price.

Fishlist.com is going to change all of that. First off, the 3 hours I talked about above, will be cut down to almost nothing. The need to call/email around for updated price, location, and availability information on seafood will no longer exist. Purchasing managers can access an endless supplier base and each suppliers inventory. Every detail about the product and sale will be available as well, including, size price, quality, freshness, origin, style, minimum order, and availability of product, among MANY other things. Every important detail and piece of information pertaining to seafood supplier itself will also be available. These include things like, location, distribution area, buyer requirements, contact info, credit application, certifications, third parties used (shipping, storage, etc.), and a section where buyers can view feedback that has been left for them by other customer's they have dealt with. Best of all, all product and company info will be current. With all of this information at a seafood purchasing manager's fingertips, time will be saved, intelligent and informed purchases will be made, efficiency will incerase, and profits will increase.

Fishlist.com will offer various tools and resources developed specifically for seafood buyers. A few of these include, the ability to find overstocks and specials, the ability to let Fishlist find possible products for you, even when you're not on the site, and the ability to get products urgently. Also, Fishlist.com will be incredibly EASY TO USE.

That's just a little taste of what Fishlist.com has to offer.

Please take my invitation to visit our website at www.fishlist.com, fill out our form, and be one of the first to take advantage of a 100% FREE account when we launch later this summer.

If you have any questions, please feel free to send me a message on Fohboh, or email us at info@fishlist.com. Additionally you can follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/fishlist. We look forward to hearing from you, and if you buy or sell seafood, we can't wait to become your most valuable resource.
Dave Brewster Comment by Dave Brewster on June 19, 2010 at 7:42am
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