November 3,
2006 1:00 PM EST
RTI Signs One of “
Offerdahl’s
Café Grill Prepares for Expansion with Selection of RTIconnect Back Office
System for Food, Labor and Cash Management.
ATLANTA — RTI (Restaurant
Technology, Inc.), a leading provider of Web-based restaurant back office
systems, announces an agreement with Offerdahl’s Café Grill, to implement
RTIconnect food, labor and cash management systems in the company’s six
corporate
In preparation for
expansion plans, Offerdahl's Café Grill entered into a three-year agreement
with RTI to use its RTIconnect back
office for all of their corporate locations. RTIconnect will interface with
Offerdahl’s existing Point-of-Sale systems to retrieve sales data, and will
provide both a store-level toolset for the restaurant managers and enterprise
reporting and drill-down capabilities for the corporate office.
“After an
extensive evaluation of back office systems, we chose RTIconnect because we
were looking for a system that would improve our overall operational efficiency
and be able to consolidate the flow of data from our cafés. With RTIconnect, we
will have easier and faster access to café data for all levels of the
organization. RTIconnect is user friendly and can be task driven; which makes
it easier for our café management to focus on John Offerdahl’s vision of
providing our customers with fresh-baked, just-grilled, all-day food in an
atmosphere that makes them feel great!” said David Pabon, Director of Technology
for Offerdahl’s Café Grill.
RTIconnect was designed to interface with multiple POS
systems, allowing operators to maximize the useful life of their POS, and
choose “best of breed” solutions that are uniquely suited for their operational
needs. By keeping the RTIconnect subscription cost affordable ($99 per store
each month), RTI has assured that a positive return-on-investment can be
achieved in a very short timeframe.
“Offerdahl’s made a commitment to quality growth by
implementing RTIconnect in their corporate locations now, making it easier for
them to carry their standardized operational procedures forward as they expand.
At the same time, they gain an enterprise-level view of their business,
allowing them to monitor the progress of each restaurant, and maximize profits
by keeping the controllables in line with plan,” said
About RTI (Restaurant Technology, Inc.)
RTI (www.internetRTI.com) is
a leading developer of technology solutions for the quick-service and
fast-casual restaurant industries. Today more than 9,000 restaurants across the
About Offerdahl’s Café Grill
Offerdahl’s
Café Grill is the creation of John & Lynn Offerdahl, real people who
stumbled into the restaurant world with the opening of Offerdahl’s Bagel
Gourmet, a tiny bagel shop in
In
2000, John decided to open a new and improved Offerdahl’s by expanding the menu
with unique, freshly prepared foods–OFFERDAHL’S Café Grill. The Specialty Grill
features grilled steak and chicken over rice, salad and pasta bowls. The Bakery
Café features the best in gourmet baguettes, pastries, John’s award-winning
bagels, soups and sandwiches.
To
build upon the continued success of the current restaurants, Offerdahl’s is
preparing for expansion, anticipating 50 units by 2010.
Contacts:
Vice
President – Sales & Marketing
Restaurant
Technology, Inc. (RTI)
ph: 770-590-4300
fax: 770-5900-4313
David
Pabon
Director
of Technology
Offerdahl’s
Café Grill
ph: 954-423-8101
fax: 954-423-8125