July
14, 2009 08:00 AM EST
Checkers and Rally’s select RTIconnect for food and labor cost
controls
Citing quick-service
experience, focus and usability, Checkers endorses RTIconnect back office
software for Food, Labor, and Cash control in their corporate restaurants and
recommends it to their franchisees.
Designed
by Restaurant Technology, Inc. (RTI),
RTIconnect is an Internet-based back office system
that is geared specifically to the quick-service and fast-casual restaurant
markets. In the Checkers corporate restaurants, RTIconnect interfaces with the
existing Aloha®
POS software for seamless integration of data into Checkers corporate
accounting, payroll and reporting systems.
After evaluating several major
restaurant back office solutions, Checkers began a pilot program with RTI in
late 2008. The pilot concluded successfully at the end of May and coincided
with an announcement to franchisees at the Checkers/Rally’s National Convention
in Las Vegas that RTIconnect was the recommended back office solution for
Checkers/Rally’s franchisees.
“We chose RTIconnect because of
its focus on quick-service, maturity in thousands of units, and its well tested
features,” said Adam Noyes, Executive Vice President of Operations Services for
Checkers. “Actually, we ran a pilot program with another vendor but then turned
to RTI for their specialization in quick-service. RTIconnect gives us an
enterprise-level view of our restaurants’ operations with valuable drill-down
reporting to manage everything from food cost to inventory ordering to
scheduling, down to punches. We weren’t looking for just a vendor, but a
partner who understands our industry and we found that RTI speaks our
language.”
Mr. Noyes said RTIconnect will
replace Checkers’ internally developed back office program, which has been
supported by the corporate office for a number of years. “We are a restaurant
company focused on delivery of outstanding execution for our guests and our
Franchisees. We are focused on providing solutions for our organization. By
partnering with RTI, we now have a specialized IT staff at RTI’s office working
on our behalf. We expect both the corporate and franchised restaurants to
benefit from this relationship and the innovations that RTI brings to the table
as our technology partner.”
About Checkers/Rally’s
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants,
Inc. (www.checkers.com) is the largest
double drive-thru restaurant chain in the United States. The company develops,
owns, operates and franchises quick-service Checkers® and Rally’s® restaurants.
Checkers/Rally’s has been awarded several of the industry’s most coveted
recognitions: Best Drive-Thru in America in the QSR Drive-Thru Study for
Rally’s; Nation’s Restaurant News Hot! Again Award for Checkers’ sizzling
business performance; and the American Business AwardSM for the Best
Executive in America.
About Restaurant Technology, Inc. (RTI)
RTI is a leading developer of technology
solutions for the restaurant industry, and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.
Today more than 10,000 restaurants, including many of today’s best known
brands, rely on a broad suite of RTI hospitality solutions. Application of RTI
solutions enables restaurant operators to maximize efficiencies in their
restaurant operations, reduce operating costs, and improve service to guests,
which ultimately yields more profitable restaurants. Incorporated in 1985, the
company is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. For more information, please visit
RTI’s web site at www.internetRTI.com.
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Contacts:
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Greg Waddell |
Adam
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