Retail
Brand Group, LLC Selects Micros RES 3000 for Technology Platform
Columbia, MD—January 17, 2006—MICROS Systems,
Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions
for the hospitality industry, announced today Retail Brand Group, LLC
(RBG), has selected MICROS as its provider of choice for point-of-sale
solutions for its portfolio of fast casual and quick service restaurant
brands, including the award-winning Jazzman’s® Café,
Pandini’s®, and Salsa Rico®.
With over 400
RBG locations nationwide, the MICROS RES 3000 solution gives RBG operators
an innovative and integrated system with design flexibility to meet the
needs of a range of operating environments.
“By using MICROS RES
3000 as the solution of choice for our units, we will have fully-integrated
technology that will incorporate all of our brands under one database
umbrella,” said Eric Quick, vice president of operations for the
Retail Brand Group. “The quality reporting and comprehensive data
we will receive from every service point will drive future decisions by
giving us a real-time pulse on our business.”
The RBG began offering franchise
opportunities to independent and multi-site operators of stand-alone locations
in early 2005. With strong future growth potential, RBG is projected to
open approximately 150 company-managed and franchised locations in the
coming year.
“MICROS RES 3000 is
a very progressive system,” said Alan Hayman, Executive Vice President
of Restaurant Sales and Solutions, MICROS Systems, Inc. “Retail
Brand Group operates such a wide-range of venues, MICROS RES 3000 is an
excellent platform that provides RBG a standardized database with consistent
reordering and accounting processes for multiple concept offerings.”
“This system has been
selected as the technology platform for our franchisees as it is an integrated
system it will offer exceptional operational efficiencies,” added
Quick.
About Retail Brand
Group, LLC
With a comprehensive portfolio of nine distinctive restaurant brands,
including the award-winning Jazzman’s Café, Retail Brand
Group offers targeted retail opportunities for its brands to independent
and multi-site operators of stand-alone locations, as well as locations
within shopping centers, strip malls, airports and other venues. As a
subsidiary of Sodexho Inc., and with the experience of more than 400 locations
nationwide, Retail Brand Group has branded solutions suited for virtually
any venue. From bistros and coffeehouses to upscale pizza, gourmet burgers
and authentic ethnic cuisine, Retail Brand Group turns dining into a memorable
event.
About MICROS Systems,
Inc.
MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality
and retail industries worldwide. Over 200,000 MICROS systems are currently
installed in table and quick service restaurants, hotels, motels, casinos,
leisure and entertainment, and retail operations in more than 130 countries,
and on all seven continents. In addition, MICROS provides property management
systems, central reservation and customer information solutions under
the brand MICROS-Fidelio for more than 20,000 hotels worldwide, as well
as point-of-sale and loss prevention products through its subsidiary Datavantage
for more than 50,000 specialty retail stores worldwide. MICROS stock is
traded through NASDAQ under the symbol MCRS.
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