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Porter Apple Company Selects SquirrelOne for Its Newest Applebee?s
The new restaurant is Porter Apple?s 9th Applebee?s location to leverage Squirrel Systems? POS technology
Vancouver, British Columbia - May 17, 2006 - Squirrel Systems today announced that Porter Apple Company Inc. ("Porter Apple"), a Sioux Falls, SD, operator of casual dining restaurants, has chosen to deploy the SquirrelOne point-of-sale ("POS") system in its newest Applebee's restaurant. Porter Apple selected the solution based on the ease of use, reliability, rich feature set of SquirrelOne and Squirrel Systems? excellent service record.
The May 8th, 2006 opening of Porter Apple's newest Applebee's location marks another milestone in the growth of the company which has been bringing top quality food and beverages in a comfortable and friendly atmosphere to residents of Sioux Falls for well over a decade. A happy Squirrel POS user since 1991, Porter Apple decided that introducing the technology to its new restaurant was a natural fit. In addition to the POS functionality, the location is also leveraging the ADP Interface, Squirrel eXpress with NPC for high speed credit card processing and Stored Value for gift card processing, QRS Automations 6.0, as well as the Labor Cost and Productivity module.
"SquirrelOne technology was the perfect fit for us as it serves our every day needs precisely, and provides us with a comprehensive overview of the restaurant activity, helping managers make more informed business decisions. The staff also love how intuitive and easy to use the technology is, which provides an added benefit of reducing the time and costs of training new team members," says Todd Schriever, Director of Operations, Porter Apple Company Inc.
Managing nine busy Applebee's restaurants is made easier for Porter Apple Company by Squirrel Corporate POS Manager, built on the latest Microsoft SQL Server technology, which acts as the central database manager for all the locations. The organization is able to realize significant efficiency gains by centralizing tasks such as menu management. This helps ensure consistency across multiple locations, while allowing local managers to focus on more critical tasks-like ensuring guest satisfaction.
Should the pressure of the demanding and harsh kitchen environment put stress on the software or hardware, Porter Apple Company staff can rest easy knowing that Squirrel Systems' support is always available. Although the restaurants are located in a remote area of the U.S., repairs are done quickly and easily as the customer is able to ship equipment to the professionally managed Squirrel Systems repair depot in Ferndale, WA, which maintains a proven 99 per cent quality certified rating for all equipment repairs.
"We are proud to continue serving Porter Apple Company as its business grows and are thrilled that the organization has chosen SquirrelOne for their newest restaurant," says Barry Logan, president, Squirrel Systems. "We are particularly pleased that Porter Apple Company chose us not only based on the strength of our technology, but also due to the excellence of the service and support our team has offered them over the years?this is a great reward for our continual dedication to providing all of our customers the very best service in the industry."
About Porter Apple Company Inc.
Based in Sioux Falls, SD, Porter Apple is a privately held restaurant operator. Formed in June of 1991 the organization has been providing residents of the Sioux Falls area with quality food, beverages and entertainment for over 14 years. Porter Apple is a franchise owner of 10 Applebee's restaurants, as well as operating Johnny Carino?s, Chevy?s and Papa John's Pizza franchises.
Squirrel Systems is a leading total solutions provider of point of sale and management systems for independent and chain establishments, including restaurants and food and beverage operations in hotels, resorts and clubs. Headquartered in Vancouver, Squirrel Systems and Squirrel Systems Canada are privately held companies. In its 20 years of profitable operation, Squirrel has earned a reputation for innovation and excellence by meeting and exceeding the needs of more than 10,000 customers with 50,000 installed Squirrel workstations. As the first company to introduce touch-screen ordering into the restaurant market, it has a long track record as an innovator. To learn more about Squirrel, visit www.squirrelsystems.com.
For more information please contact Monika Rola, High Road Communications at: Email: mrola@highroad.com Phone:(604) 630-1039
