Taco Bueno Selects Radiant Systems for Centralized Back Office
MenuLink.NET™ solution offers extensive integration options, best-in-class food cost reporting
ATLANTA (March 28, 2007)—Radiant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: RADS), a leading provider of innovative technology to the hospitality and retail markets, announces an agreement with Taco Bueno Restaurants to deploy its MenuLink.NET™ back office solution in the company’s 160 corporately owned locations. The MenuLink system will provide tools to help Taco Bueno reduce food costs, enhance reporting capabilities and increase company-wide efficiency.
“Taco Bueno Restaurants chose MenuLink because of Radiant’s demonstrated customer focus, the breadth of the MenuLink installed base and its integration options,” said Jay Reed, vice president of information technology at Taco Bueno. “In addition, MenuLink’s best-in-class food cost reporting, centralized database, report scheduling and large selection of reports were specific features we required in our next back office solution, all readily and easily accessible. With one of the hottest growing franchise systems in the country, having a central system that is easily accessed by both franchise owners and restaurant management teams is a powerful expansion tool.”
The key to Taco Bueno’s selection of MenuLink was the solution’s centralized database, flexible integration capabilities, advanced food cost control and intuitive user interface. The central MenuLink database will integrate seamlessly with Taco Bueno’s point-of-sale platform to automatically capture and consolidate information from all corporate locations. This data can be analyzed using nearly 200 built-in MenuLink reports and exported to other critical systems, such as payroll and general ledger, for further processing. The MenuLink user interface is designed to provide restaurant managers with quick access to powerful, yet easy-to-use back office tools and information-rich reports. These features will better equip restaurant managers to align inventory purchases with expected customer demand and quickly identify causes of food cost variance.
“We are excited to work with Taco Bueno to create a system that meets the needs of their restaurant managers and corporate leaders,” said Terri Williams, vice president at Radiant Systems. “Taco Bueno has ambitious growth plans, and we look forward to supporting their expansion as a long-term, strategic technology partner.”
About Radiant Systems, Inc.
Radiant Systems, Inc. (www.radiantsystems.com) is a leader in providing innovative technology to the hospitality and retail industries. Offering unmatched reliability and ease of use, Radiant's hardware and software products have been deployed in over 60,000 sites across more than 100 countries. Radiant has approximately 1,000 employees worldwide, 325 certified sales and service partners and over 1,800 field service representatives. Founded in 1985, the company is headquartered in Atlanta with regional offices throughout the United States and with locations as well in Europe, Asia and Australia.
About Taco Bueno Restaurants
Taco Bueno is a Mexican quick-service restaurant that offers Fast Casual Quality at Fast Food Price and Convenience™. Founded in 1967 in Abilene, Texas, Taco Bueno today boasts nearly 170 locations in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Find out more about Taco Bueno by logging on to www.tacobueno.com.
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