NEW YORK, April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NoWait, the first
mobile network for casual-dining restaurants, today announced that
it was selected by Chili's® Grill & Bar to power the
brand's new mobile waitlisting app. Rolling out nationwide in the
summer of 2015, NoWait enables guests to search local Chili's
restaurants, understand the wait time to be seated and add their
names remotely to a restaurant's real-time seating list.
"NoWait helps Chili's provide an even better dining experience
by making it easy for guests to enjoy their menu favorites during
peak restaurant hours," said NoWait CEO, Ware Sykes. "Our intuitive
technology improves the brand's throughput by turning tables
faster, increasing wait-time accuracy and reliably tracking data,
providing an optimized dining experience for both guests and team
members alike."
In addition to the aforementioned benefits, NoWait's technology
enables guests to track their place in line and simply show up when
their table is scheduled to be ready, giving them back the time
that otherwise would be lost waiting at a crowded restaurant that
does not accept reservations.
"Chili's is continuously looking to technology as a way to
enhance the guest experience both inside and outside our
restaurants," said Wade Allen, Vice
President of Digital Innovation and Customer Engagement for Chili's
Grill & Bar. "With the addition of NoWait to Chili's mobile
app, we are putting convenience and speed at our guests' fingertips
before they even walk through our doors."
About NoWait:
With offices in New York City
and Pittsburgh, NoWait is backed
by Drive Capital and Birchmere Ventures. The NoWait guest app is a
complementary extension of the NoWait host app, which currently is
used in casual-dining restaurants across the country, including
major national chains such as Chili's, as well as popular
independent hotspots. To date, NoWait has seated more than 130
million diners and regularly seats more than 10 million diners
every month. For more information, visit nowait.com, follow
@NoWaitApp and like it on Facebook at facebook.com/nowaitapp. The
app is available for Android, as well as iOS.
About Chili's:
Chili's® Grill & Bar is the flagship brand of
Dallas-based Brinker
International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT), a recognized leader in casual
dining. Chili's offers a variety of Fresh Tex and Fresh Mex
favorites at more than 1,550 locations in 30 countries and two
territories. In addition to Chili's, Brinker owns and operates
Maggiano's Little Italy®. Follow news about Chili's
on Facebook (facebook.com/chilis), Twitter
(twitter.com/chilis), YouTube (youtube.com/chilis) and Pinterest
(pinterest.com/chilis). For more brand-related information, visit
chilis.com.
CONTACTS:
Lisa Hagendorf
Centerpiece Public Relations
lisa@centerpiecepr.com
Ashley Johnson
Chili's Grill & Bar
(800) 775-7290
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