Giardino Gourmet Salads Selects Cloud-Based PAR Brink POS® Software to Help Maximize Profits, Loyalty & Operational Efficiency
March 09 2016 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
ParTech Inc. (PAR), a leading global provider of point-of-sale
(POS) and food safety solutions to the restaurant industry and
subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), announced
today that Giardino Gourmet Salads,
has selected PAR Brink POS software for its corporate and
franchised stores. Giardino’s is a premier fast casual salad chain
with 12 locations, based in southern Florida. Retail Data Systems
(RDS), a reseller of PAR hardware and software and a long-time
partner of Giardino’s facilitated the process to find a POS
solution that would best serve the needs of their growing brand.
The goal was to implement a technology solution that would enable
loyalty and online ordering while providing enterprise level
management to efficiently and proactively support their
franchisees.
The cloud-based architecture of PAR Brink POS optimizes
enterprise operation management across the brand, without the need
for a back office computer. The implementation of Brink POS has
eliminated the need to manage menu changes from each store
location, saving valuable time and resources. As a franchisor,
Giardino Gourmet Salads will have access to reports and real-time
data including labor and sales on individual locations chain-wide
to help franchisees make informed, proactive decisions to drive
revenue.
Giardino Gourmet Salads is one of the first restaurants to
deploy the Punchh mobile loyalty platform that was recently
integrated into Brink with the latest software release. The
Punchh-powered apps will help the brand drive loyalty and guest
engagement and provide powerful analytical tools to grow the
business and better understand the full network of its
customers.
“We were planning to franchise from the start and never wanted
Giardino Gourmet Salads to be a mom-and-pop restaurant, so
implementing a scalable technology platform was a priority,” said
Kenny Lugo, founder of Giardino Gourmet Salads. “At an industry
event, we spoke with loyalty and mobile ordering providers who both
highly recommended Brink for our business model. From these
interactions and our relationship with RDS, we knew PAR was the
right partner for us and that using Brink POS to its fullest
potential would give us a pulse on our business from anywhere,
supporting our aggressive growth plans.”
“Cutting-edge, cloud-based technology, like Brink POS, offers
optimal scalability through its simple deployment and enterprise
management capabilities, making it an ideal solution for growing
fast casual and quick service chains like Giardino Gourmet Salads,”
said Matt Sutton, general manager at RDS Miami. “We believe a
partnership, like the one we have with PAR, allows us to provide
not only the best solutions, but also smoother installation, more
in-depth training and more efficient help desk services for our
customers.”
“It is a true example of partnership between PAR, RDS, and our
integration partners to provide Giardino Gourmet Salads with a POS
solution that will support their business and drive their brand
growth,” said Karen Sammon, President and CEO of PAR Technology
Corporation. “The selection of PAR Brink POS by Giardino Gourmet
Salads, a company that has been included on FastCasual.com’s Top
100 Movers and Shakers list for the past three years, further
strengthens our position in the market as the POS solution for the
growing fast casual operator. We are honored to add them to the PAR
family and grateful to RDS for the continued support and expertise
they provide to our collective customers.”
Giardino Gourmet Salads expects to have 14 stores open by the
spring of 2016 and franchise commitments to open an additional
seven additional locations in South Florida, Nashville, TN and
Raleigh, NC.
About Giardino Gourmet Salads
Giardino Gourmet Salads is the premier fast casual salad concept
in South Florida. Founded in 2004, the gardener chefs at Giardino
serve the widest variety of individually hand-crafted,
great-tasting salads and menu offerings using premium ingredients
like freshly baked croutons and homemade deli salads. Currently
with 11 South Florida locations and one in Nashville, TN, please
visit www.giardinosalads.com for more information.
About PAR Technology Corporation
PAR Technology Corporation's stock is traded on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR. PAR’s Hospitality segment has
been a leading provider of restaurant and retail technology for
more than 30 years. PAR offers technology solutions for the full
spectrum of restaurant operations, from large chain and independent
table service restaurants to international quick service
chains. Products from PAR also can be found in retailers,
cinemas, cruise lines, stadiums and food service companies. PAR’s
Government Business is a leader in providing computer-based system
design, engineering and technical services to the Department of
Defense and various federal agencies. Visit www.partech.com for
more information.
About Retail Data Systems
Retail Data Systems is the largest provider of point-of-sale
hardware and software in North America. Founded in 1950, RDS now
operates over 25 offices serving customers across the nation
providing complete point of sale technology.
Our list of industry leading POS hardware and software products
provide a variety of solutions for companies large and small. For
more information, visit www.rdspos.com.
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