Burger King Corporation Selects Radiant Systems as Approved Vendor for the North America, South America, Europe and Australia Markets
BURGER KINGŪ restaurant solution includes Aloha and MenuLink software running on Radiant hardware
ATLANTA (Jan. 24, 2006)—Burger King Corporation, the second largest fast food hamburger company in the world, has selected Radiant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: RADS) as an approved vendor for its extensive restaurant community in North America, South America, Europe and Australia markets. The BURGER KING® restaurant solution includes Aloha QuickService point-of-sale (POS) running on Radiant’s newest generation of hardware terminals coupled with the functionality of the MenuLink .Net back office application.
The BURGER KING system operates more than 11,000 restaurants in all 50 U.S. states and in more than 60 countries and territories across the globe. Approximately 90 percent of BURGER KING restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees.
“Radiant is building on an already solid reputation of service and quality within our franchisee network,” said Vice President of Information Technology, Jonathan Fitzpatrick, at Burger King Corporation. “The combined strength of the Aloha QuickService POS and MenuLink .Net back office product creates a solution that meets a complex set of functional requirements for a multi-unit operator but yet is easy to configure, implement and use by our associates and managers. Reliability is critical for the POS and back office software and hardware in our high-volume, fast-paced environment serving more than 11.8 million guests daily worldwide.”
“With more than 50 years experience, Burger King Corporation has held a tradition of leadership within the fast food industry,” said Andy Heyman, president of the Radiant Hospitality Division. "Radiant has had a consistent track record of providing innovative technology with more than 500 sites currently installed in the BURGER KING restaurant community. We’re proud to extend that relationship both domestically and worldwide.”
Aloha QuickService POS reduces team member training time, improves order accuracy and provides comprehensive management of key processes from a central location. MenuLink’s .NET product features a rich and responsive user interface and can be deployed via the Web regardless of Internet connection. Designed for harsh retail environments, Radiant’s hardware terminals offer investment protection and flexibility through an open architecture.
Company Information
Radiant Systems enables restaurant operators to increase sales, control operating costs and build customer loyalty through innovative technology solutions including point-of-sale, back office, enterprise reporting, gift card, loyalty programs, hardware and support. Radiant Systems features the easy to use, award-winning suites of Aloha and MenuLink software products coupled with its reliable, industry-proven hardware products. Radiant Systems' hospitality division is a global technology leader with more than 30,000 sites installed in more than 25 countries.
A publicly traded company since 1997, Radiant’s headquarters is in Atlanta with regional offices in Dallas, Memphis, Los Angeles, Prague, London, Singapore and Melbourne. Radiant has more than 900 employees worldwide and has more than 125 certified sales and service providers. Backed by a global infrastructure, Radiant Systems uniquely offers an end-to-end solution with the easiest to use and most reliable software and hardware in the industry.
Founded in 1985, Radiant Systems, Inc. (www.radiantsystems.com) provides innovative store technology for the hospitality, petroleum and convenience retail, specialty retail and entertainment industries with more than 50,000 sites worldwide.
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