Maitre’D POS from Posera keeps things simple while increasing efficiency at Hot Dog on a Stick

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:14 AM

Hot Dog on a Stick (HDOS) operates 108 stores in shopping malls across 13 western states, with annual revenue of $45 million dollars. When the 62-year old California-based chain decided to install its first-ever computer based POS system, the technology had to be tailored to its unique food court operation.

"We have a very young workforce and, for most, it is their first job," said Bruce Kowallis, HDOS' Director of Information Technology. "Combine that with the often hectic pace of a food court, and our POS system had to be straightforward and easy to learn." 

Turning this need into reality was Maitre'D POS restaurant management software from Posera Software, Inc., a provider of software solutions for the hospitality industry.  With this software in place, even the newest HDOS counter employees were easily ringing up sales, while efficiency also increased on many levels at headquarters and in the field.

With Maitre'D in place, HDOS has been experiencing new levels of productivity thanks to the software's ability to deliver data to headquarters, which helps increase efficiency in ordering and inventory. "All data is consolidated back to corporate through timely corporate reports, which is very big for us," Kowallis says.

The Hot Dog on a Stick and Maitre ‘D partnership is strong today and will only continue to grow stronger. As Kowallis notes, "With Maitre'D version 8 just around the corner, we look forward to an even more open architecture and the implementation of SQL-based data. This falls right in line with how we store data at corporate. "

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