Grove Group officially launches their Online Single Sign-on (SSO) Portal so that the company' global client base can access a host of premium security and collaboration offerings in one location.

) May 8, 2009 -- Synergy Restaurant Consultants is excited to announce that premier restaurant designer Margee Drews will partner with the firm as Senior Associate heading up restaurant conversions, remodels and new concept design. Margee Drews has an incredible eye for turning space and restaurant design visions into reality.

Margee Drews

) October 24, 2009 -- The idea behind The Restaurant Section is for restaurant owners to affordably market their restaurants online by creating a complete fact sheet on their business profile within The Restaurant Section. Once the profile is complete, The Restaurant Section begins to market the restaurants. Clifford Bramble, the founder of The Restaurant Section wanted to pass on his experience about marketing and publicizing a restaurant to other restaurant owners. And with the technology available, and the economy on a rebound, he feels that now is the perfect time to start.

) May 14, 2009 -- Restaurant managers and owners can now have direct access to industry experts via live restaurant telephone support.

Danny Bendas

Raising access to industry expertise to a new standard, Synergy Restaurant Consultants announces a package of comprehensive restaurant telephone support solutions, offering immediate, directed and in-depth assistance to Restaurant Business Operators by veteran industry experts.

) January 7, 2009 -- Wendy's 99¢ Bid for Value - it's an auction but waaaay better. Wendy's is auctioning off XBoxes, Snowboards, laptops, HDTVs and even a brand new car...all for 99¢.

Bidding starts at the prizes' retail value. Each bid lowers the price by 1¢, so the more you bid, the lower the price goes. The lucky bidder who lowers the price to 99¢ wins.

The Wendy's 99¢ Bid for Value auction kicks off at 1pm EST on January 7th and runs through January 14th.

) December 23, 2008 - The votes have been cast and by an overwhelming majority, I Must Eat - www.imusteat.com is the winner. I Must Eat is the most comprehensive online ordering internet restaurant dining guide out in the marketplace today.

It began at the grassroots level. It started as a small rumbling of stomachs but quickly became the number one issue of foodies across the United States. People were hungry for a nationwide online ordering restaurant dining guide and they demanded action.

) February 12, 2009 -- HCR Software, a leading provider of compensation management software, today announced a free HR Best Practices Webinar.

Titled "Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc automates compensation planning, a case study illustrating how to achieve a solid ROI" the complimentary event will take place on Wednesday, February 18; the keynote speaker is Tracy Wenzlik, IT Project Manager, Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc.

) May 12, 2009 -- DC City Blog and AllMenus.com today announced a partnership to offer visitors to Allmenus.com access to original DC City Blog reviews of restaurants in DC.

DC City Blog

The partnership reflects AllMenus.com mission to provide DC area residents with online access to local restaurant menus as well as the ability to order food online for takeout or delivery and DC City Blog's mission to provide area residents with premium content, produced by local writers.

Mungo Design Ltd have been appointed to run all the SEO for Boulters Bar & Restaurant in Maidenhead leading up the opening of the restaurant in February 2009.

) July 14, 2009 -- A mere two weeks ago, everyone in Vidalia Georgia thought they knew hamburgers and what a fun restaurant was all about. That all changed when restaurant owner Neal Wolfe contacted Synergy Restaurant Consultants to open new restaurant start up Lobos Prime Burger. Lobos (Spanish for Wolf) is a new restaurant concept drawing on a unique combination of simplicity and mass selection for its’ success. This exciting, and fun location offers quality unmatched by the moribund franchises dotting the main highway. Of course, it has always been a traveler’s code that one should seek out the restaurant business that the locals frequent most.

A new service developed by mixing restaurant experience, Social Media Marketing and the latest in WiFi Technologies proves to be a winning combination for guests and restaurants alike. (PRWeb Aug 13, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2733924.htm

) November 10, 2008 -- Restaurant owners are facing an unprecedented crisis in cash flow. The Restaurant Performance Index as compiled by the National Restaurant Association is at its lowest point in history. The index tracks indicators such as capital expenditures, customer traffic, sales volume and labor costs and points to a deteriorating situation across all 50 states. At the same time, the restaurants are being hard hit by the on-going credit crises. Many are being locked out of access to short-term loans essential for operations.

AIS 15” POS PC System and reliable solution for kiosks, retail stores, and restaurant applications

) July 13, 2009 -- Fired Up Inc., parent of the 170-unit casual-dining Johnny Carino's Country Italian chain, has retained Synergy Restaurant Consultants to enhance and accelerate the brand with their menu development, unique restaurant expertise and creativity. “At Carino’s, we maintain a very aggressive development schedule, and since we have been working with Synergy Restaurant Consultants, our menu efforts have been the most significant and profitable they have been in our history” says Chris Peitersen, Vice President of Culinary Operations, Johnny Carino’s Italian Executive Chef.

) July 24, 2009 -- Synergy Restaurant Consultants has launched a new website to help restaurants promote their value priced deals and restaurant promotions. Oh yeah, and did we mention that they're doing it for free?

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) December 1, 2008 -- 1TouchSoftware Solutions, Inc. (1TouchSoftware), the leading provider of fully integrated Enterprise Restaurant Management Systems (eRMS), today announced that Carolina Wings and Rib House, an expanding Southeast Restaurant Chain and Franchisor, has selected the 1TouchSoftware suite of real-time restaurant front, back and above house software solutions. Carolina Wings and Rib House selected the entire suite of 1TouchSoftware eRMS software modules to help maximize revenues, reduce costs and increase customer service.

) July 10, 2009 -- Industry experts Synergy Restaurant Consultants are pleased to announce that Jim Campbell, Restaurant Supply Chain Management Veteran and Procurement Guru will join the Synergy Restaurant Consulting Team. “Jim brings an incredible amount of restaurant supply chain management knowledge and experience to our team and will be a tremendous resource to our clients,” says Dean Small, Managing Partner of Synergy Restaurant Consultants. Jim’s primary role in the Synergy organization will be to focus on mid-scale restaurants that do not have the luxury to afford someone with his vast supply chain management experience.

Jim Campbell

) June 1, 2009 -- Starting June 1st, Sparks Entertainment will give unsigned artists a shot at their big break by submitting their music for an online contest through online music community Sonicbids. A song from winning bands will be eligible for inclusion in the movie and on the soundtrack to Rotkäppchen: The Blood of Red Riding Hood.

Songs can be submitted for consideration at http://www.sonicbids.com/redridinghoodmovie2009. Genres include Pop, Rock, R & B, Hip Hop, and Jazz. From these initial submissions, winners will be chosen by members of the Sparks Entertainment staff and announced on July 20th.

) January 7, 2009 -- The Legends at Sparks Marina Reno-Tahoe Open, an official PGA TOUR event, today announced that it has entered into a long-term partnership with Twelve Horses, an integrated online marketing and messaging company, to provide digital ticketing technology for northern Nevada's premier annual golf tournament.

Ticketing Platform

) July 16, 2009 -- Judd Brown Designs (JBD), together with their sister architectural firm Jefferson Group Architects (JGA), has been selected to create the new "Big Papi's Grille" concept. The partnership of Classic Restaurant Concepts, LLC (CRC)and David Ortiz, affectionately know to all Red Sox Nation as "Big Papi", chose JBD for this very important first for the new partnership after CRC and JBD collaborated on several other restaurant projects.

) July 13, 2009 -- GrubHub.com, the only service that shows all the restaurants that deliver and allows users to order directly online, announced today their beta launch in Washington, D.C. GrubHub.com currently operates in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, and now the Washington, D.C./Arlington, VA area. GrubHub.com is a free service that gives access to over 8,000 menus and works with over 2,000 restaurants to provide online and phone ordering.

Who delivers to your home or office? GrubHub.com answers this question for you. Users type in their address on GrubHub.com, and the page displays every restaurant that delivers to that location, with the restaurants' menus, hours for delivery, available coupons, and reviews.

) May 12, 2009 -- New Restaurant Start Up Corbin’s Grille Retains Synergy Restaurant Consultants Corbin's Grille a new restaurant start up has opened next to the new convention center in Layton, Utah to overwhelming reviews. “This new restaurant start up has exceeded all of our wildest expectations,” explains Jake Garn, President of Corbin’s Grille.

Dean Small, Founder and Managing Partner

) August 18, 2009 -- There are a few dining spots around Atlanta where diners definitely want to see their server on the phone … an Apple iPhone® that is! Atlanta-based Arobase Group, a technology solutions company and member of the Apple Consultant Network, helped Great Food Inc. leverage iPhone to operate its two popular Atlanta restaurants more efficiently and cost effectively. The owner and operator of Social Vinings and Paul's restaurants, Great Food Inc. is one of 12 companies nationwide (the only one from Atlanta) that attracted recognition from Apple to be profiled for their use of the popular mobile device that's rapidly growing as a valuable business too.

Great Food Inc. Network

) March 30, 2009 -- When Sequoia Café wanted to offer online ordering, they turned to the fastest growing company in the industry. According to owner Frank Siegel, "BigHoller provided all of the necessary ingredients to service our needs. In addition to a free website, BigHoller has a great interface, competitive pricing, tremendous reporting capabilities a highly responsive staff and of course, multilingual and multinational capabilities." Sequoia Café is located in Beijing, China.

) October 15, 2008 -- BooRah, the leading restaurant-specific online review guide, today announced the launch of its free, location-enabled Web Services API for Web sites and businesses looking to offer online restaurant reviews and ratings to their visitors. BooRah's Web Services API delivers the same core semantic technology that powers BooRah.com and BooRah's award winning Yahoo! SearchMonkey application, along with applications suitable for portals, local newspaper publishers and location-enabled phones.

"BooRah's API offers comprehensive restaurant search capability along with unique 'Boo' and 'Rah' ratings unavailable from any other website," said Eric Moyer, CEO and Co-Founder of BooRah.

) August 25, 2008 -- Eva Magnus, the owner of Grafica said, "I am glad to offer these additional services, as with the rising cost of food, some restaurants have been losing money by waiting to redo their menus and not passing on the increased (food) costs to their customers soon enough. My fees are reasonable, and if the restaurant updates their layout, an increase in food sales should be expected. We offer laminated menus, as well as menus with a variety of different covers to choose from...or if there are existing menu covers, updating just the inserts is an option. After I supply the artwork for the new menu, the restaurant owner has the option of having Grafica print them."

) May 15, 2009 -- Scott Shaw, Founder and CEO of Fishbowl, Inc. will lead a panel discussion entitled "How to Stand Out in a Tough Economy" at the 2009 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, Illinois. On Sunday, May 17th at 2pm, Shaw and a panel of industry experts and restaurant owners will outline how implementing innovative business strategies and refocusing sales and marketing efforts can still drive success in these economic times. The panelists include Curtis Stalnaker, IT Director for Godfather's Pizza, Jon Young, President of Dine & Drink Inc. and Denny Hebson, Marketing Director for Hackney's Restaurant.

Fishbowl.com

) December 11, 2008 -- J Public Relations (J PR), a select service boutique public relations agency specializing in hospitality, lifestyle and travel, announced its increasing client roster to include the recently opened Hilton San Diego Bayfront, the historic US Grant Hotel and Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort. J PR was chosen for the Hilton San Diego Bayfront F&B business based on their proven track record of success within the hospitality industry in securing consistent, high-level press and increasing their client's bottom line through strategic public relations campaigns. J PR will spearhead public relations efforts on a local, regional and national level for these properties.

) December 3, 2008 -- Schedulefly, the leader in online restaurant scheduling, announced today a new business deal with Planet Hollywood. Planet Hollywood, a world renowned dining venue, selected Schedulefly to be used in six restaurant locations serving over 1,000 unique users in the system. The solution improves employee communication and streamlines the scheduling process.

) October 5, 2009 -- Starting today, The Halo Group, an independent marketing communications and branding agency, kicks off a campaign targeted at key industry players about the Agency's unique business-building model. The Agency is promoting its collaborative work style, which Halo leaders say is the only sensible solution to reaching consumers today.

) September 12, 2009 -- GroupExclusives.com offers collegiate, youth, amateur and association team travel planners a fun and creative way to receive cost and time saving bids direct from hotels and restaurants. With the introduction of the restaurant RFP functionality, the site now offers complete hotel and meal solutions to traveling sports teams.

GroupExclusives.com Home page

) April 13, 2009 -- GoodFoodNearYou won first place in the prestigious Andrew Seybold Mobile Innovation Rally and AppWar during the 2009 CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"We were thrilled to be a part of the Innovation Rally and AppWar at CTIA Wireless and are honored to receive this award from Andrew Seybold," says Nick Desai, CEO of Global Fitness Media, the company developing GoodFoodNearYou. Desai is the Founder, Chairman and former CEO of Juice Wireless, and inventor of JuiceCaster, an award winning mobile social networking service offered by AT&T, T-Mobile, Nokia and others.

) September 30, 2008 -- Golden Acres Genetics, a custom seed solutions company located in Waco, Texas, has selected The Hondo Group as agency of record. The agency will provide public relations services for the company.

"It's an exciting time for Golden Acres Genetics. The world's demand for food is increasing and we are at the forefront with the latest hybrid technology and product development," said Lou Buice, Golden Acres Genetics President. "We are confident The Hondo Group's agricultural expertise will help us deliver our services and products to the market, while continuing to build our brand."

) October 30, 2009 -- On September 3, 2009, Southlake Copeland's of New Orleans launched a new website (www.southlakecopelands.com) that was developed by i5 web works. This is the first website for the restaurant, which is located inside the Hilton in Southlake Town Square.

) February 3, 2009 -- Fans of Cha Cha Coconuts tropical bar and grill can now experience the island vibes from home through the newly launched Cha Cha Coconuts Web site, designed by Magnetic, a full-service Web development firm.

The site, www.chacha-coconuts.com, connects visitors to an island-inspired home page, where they can sail through the Cha Cha menu, find locations and place take-out orders.

) July 30, 2009 -- Red Lobster Senior Executive Chef Michael LaDuke and Food Network's panel of judges selected Jeffrey Saad as the episode winner of The Next Food Network Star's July 19th program.

Red Lobster

With the win, Saad, of Los Angeles, Calif., earned the distinction of having his winning wood-grilled fresh fish with spicy soy broth entrée featured on the "Today's Fresh Fish" menu at 690 Red Lobsters across North America.

) May 6, 2009 -- Lodging Interactive, a leading interactive marketing agency servicing the hospitality industry announced the launch of its Chatter Guard Monitor Reportsm, an industry-wide social media benchmarking report. The Chatter Guard Monitor Report provides monthly marketing intelligence that reports social media trends broken down by hotel segment and service attribute. The first hospitality industry report of its kind, the Chatter Guard Monitor Report enables hotels to benchmark their own Chatter Guard attribute scores against their industry peers and competitors.

) August 22, 2009 -- "Chef of the Month", a new feature launching in print and online in the Pocono Record will bring the chefs and restaurants in the vibrant Pocono area restaurant scene to readers. The feature also provides exciting opportunities for some great discount coupons and a rare opportunity to win a free meal served personally by a local chef.

) June 25, 2009 -- The Halo Group today announced Tyler Jennings, a veteran communications pro with an extensive background in social media, joined the agency as Social Media Specialist. Tyler further rounds out Halo’s digital offering and keeps the agency on the forefront of the newest marketing communications disciplines.

Before joining The Halo Group, Tyler consulted with various companies where he was responsible for social media efforts, monitoring and administration for specifically selected brands. He has worked with Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, LinkedIn, Wikipedia, Blogger, WordPress, Ping and Bebo.

) September 3, 2009 -- Schedulefly, a leading web-based employee scheduling and communication application for restaurants, announced today that it is being leveraged at the United States Tennis Association's (USTA) 2009 US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The scheduling tool will be used to streamline employee scheduling and communications for more than 35 restaurant staff in the USTA President's Suite, thereby enhancing the dining experience for the 180 patrons the suite can accommodate for both lunch and dinner each day of the event.