Nothing Typical Here

Old Place Asian Bistro and BarOld Place Asian Bistro and Bar is not your typical neighborhood Chinese Restaurant.  After 23 years as captain at Uncle Tai’s in Boca Raton, Michael Change decided to go out on his own.  He has been open almost a year, and clientele is building. Old Place Asian Bistro and Bar is located at 2885 South federal Highway,Delray Beach, an easy to miss spot that is worth finding. Continue reading “Nothing Typical Here” »

Stop In and Enjoy the Breeze

Archie's SeabreezeIn 1966 Archie Summerlin, the “Unofficial Mayor of South Beach”,  left the rat race of Dade and Broward Counties, and got a good deal on a bar that had been in existence on Fort Pierce’s South Beach since 1947. Archie’s Seabreeze started as a military shack that served beer to soldiers stationed on South Beach.   In 1994, Patty McGee purchased Archie’s and has invested her life, heart, and soul into making Archie’s what it is today. . . a “feel at home” place where you can put your feet up, relax and enjoy an Atlantic breeze, Live Entertainment, a fresh delicious meal and a refreshing beverage.

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Beer Sales Up

Beer Sales UpDid you realize that restaurant beer sales rose in 2011? This week the Beer Institute released new data that show that beer sales in restaurants rose more than 9 percent in 2011 totaling about $23.6 billion in sales.  Restaurants are responsible for nearly a quarter of all beer sales in 2011; they represented the largest share of the on-premise sales last year.

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The Three P’s of Local Marketing: Partnerships, Personal Selling and Public Relations

Partnership, Personal Selling and Public RelationsMass media advertising can be expensive, and it’s not that effective for a small business.  Local store marketing is definitely the way to expand your brand name and business.  Using local tactics to build a strong and loyal customer base in the 3–5-mile trading area around your locations will have much more impact.  There are three primary elements of a good local-store marketing program: partnerships, personal selling, and public relations. Continue reading “The Three P’s of Local Marketing: Partnerships, Personal Selling and Public Relations” »

Pinnacle Hospitality Systems Featured

Ohio Resturant Association Pinnacle Hospitality Systems was featured in the Ohio Restaurant Association News on February 1, 2012.  Pinnacle is the premier POSitouch provider for the foodservice markets in Ohio, Florida and Alabama. As a leader in the point of sale systems, Pinnacle understands the many pieces that fit into the profitability puzzle in a restaurant.  Pinnacle understands the value of POSitouch system over the traditional point of sale systems.

Pinnacle looks out for restaurateurs’ needs and offers products that aim to protect restaurateurs’ profits. One of the primary modules for its software is an Enterprise Package called iControl Enterprise Solution. iControl’s smart software integrates seamlessly with a restaurant’s POSitouch POS system to deliver up-to-date, relevant business information that keeps hospitality-based businesses on track and on budget. Continue reading “Pinnacle Hospitality Systems Featured” »

Pinnacle Provides Point of Sale System for Miami Music Venue

Located in the hip Miami Design District, The Stage is a venue for live music, art and film. With its high ceilings, walls adorned with art, New Orleans and Brooklyn-inspired décor and comfortable seats, The Stage is the best place to experience top quality entertainment. The Stage offers a cool laid back coffee house vibe, and features an interior space as well as an outdoor courtyard, bottle service and three full bars. Local and national acts perform on any given evening throughout the year. Supported by a polite, caring staff and proper management, The Stage strives to provide guests with a positive live theatrical or musical experience.

To help with its business functions, The Stage chose POSitouch point of sale system to process its transactions. The POS system is used at the bar for cash and credit card payments. POSitouch helps the establishment with loss prevention as it accounts for all business transactions. Owners can track inventory and create labor schedules on the bar POS system as well. POSitouch has helped The Stage to automate a large part of their business, freeing up time to concentrate on providing a great atmosphere for customers.

POSitouch is used in thousands of establishments across the country including casual dining, fine dining, hotels, country clubs, nightclubs, bars, arenas, stadiums and bowling centers. Any hospitality establishment can benefit from having a smart computer POS system that does accounting and sales reporting. Pinnacle Hospitality Systems provides POSitouch POS systems and offers tech support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.