We've rounded up some of the latest news and announcements from our Bar & Restaurant Expo exhibitors!
Haven't registered for the show yet? Get tickets today!
CityCheers Aims to Consolidate Bars & Restaurants on One App, Booth #1029
CityCheers is partnering with Anheuser-Busch’s distributors to give every bar and restaurant in America an iOS and Android app—for free!
All of the apps will be hosted on the CityCheers Super App, which will offer consumers one app that hosts all the best bar and restaurant apps in the country. CityCheers Super App will also offer consumers all sorts of innovative hospitality features like the ExpressCheck feature, which will automate the payment process nationally.
The app is integrated with all the major POS system networks so that orders on POS systems are also displayed on patron mobile devices. Patrons can view their check, tip, and pay all within the app, resulting in the safest, fastest, and most secure way to pay at bars and restaurants. This feature will also allow for the capture of consumer profile and brand purchasing data on a national scale. Patrons are charged 50 cents each transaction, but venues prove incentivizes to patrons who use the app, eliminating the fee issue.
The CityCheers Super App also connects to third-party rewards, loyalty, reservations, waitlists, and food delivery apps.
Anheuser-Busch’s distributors are activating the CityCheers Apps at their bar and restaurant accounts, and already nearly 15,000 bars and restaurants have been loaded into the app.
UrVenue Showcases Latest Venue Management Technology, Booth #1514
Learn how to unlock incremental profit with the industry’s most robust venue management system from UrVenue. The company’s full-stack hospitality technology platform was purpose-built for individual lifestyle venues, including bars, lounges, nightclubs, dayclubs, and mixed-use, eatertainment venues with multiple experiences. It enables operators to drive commerce, streamline operations, and enhance the guest experience.
Features of the technology include:
- Booking Engine
- Unified Booking with UrVenue’s Global Preferred Partnership with OpenTable reservations and entertainment experiences
- VIP Table Management
- Ticketing and Guest Lists
- Interactive 3D Booking & Seating Maps
- Revenue Management
- Comprehensive Payment Methods
“At the 2024 Bar & Restaurant Expo, we will connect with new bar, restaurant, and nightlife operators and communicate the successes we have had with our current clients and partners, such as OpenTable and Evening Entertainment Group,” said Emily Curtin, Chief Business Architect, UrVenue. “Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from these clients and partners and learn their best practices.”
TouchTunes Announces Cashless Payment Platform FunWallet, Cocktail Clubhouse
Cocktail Clubhouse music sponsor TouchTunes Music Company announces FunWallet, a cutting-edge cashless mobile payment platform. This industry-first digital payment system will allow users to easily pay for a full range of in-venue amusement machines with their phone.
FunWallet will allow users to pay for in-venue entertainment using credits in the TouchTunes mobile app. The new platform will be enabled at no cost on any Internet-connected machine or payment device. In addition, a low-cost retrofit kit will be available for any machines that are not already connected. These innovations mark a new era for TouchTunes as the company continues to create incredible entertainment experiences for bars and restaurants that bring people together.
“We see this as a huge step forward for the amusement industry as we continue to invest in innovative ways to level up the in-venue amusement experience for consumers, for the bars and restaurants they love, and for our operator partners,” said Ross Honey, CEO of TouchTunes. “Our goal is always to make the in-venue entertainment experience as seamless as possible, so people can focus on what really matters - having fun and connecting.”
TouchTunes will launch FunWallet with Bullshooters from its recent acquisition of Arachnid 360’s leading electronic darts business. In addition, Valley-Dynamo, the number one manufacturer of tabletop games including billiards, and ASK Global Solutions, a provider of cashless payment devices, have also signed up to integrate with FunWallet as their exclusive mobile, cashless payment platform.
Visit the Cocktail Clubhouse on the Bar & Restaurant Expo show floor to see a TouchTunes digital jukebox in action!
Restaurant365 Launches Tip Automation, Booth #1025
Restaurant365, the leading all-in-one restaurant enterprise management platform, announced the release of its tip automation tool, empowering restaurant leaders to streamline this complicated but essential work while empowering them to refocus on the most important strategic initiatives.
"As with many other restaurant management functions, we've long seen leaders spending too much time working with disconnected sets of generic tools and spreadsheets that prevent them from performing at their best," said Mark Calvillo, senior vice president of product at Restaurant365. "With Restaurant365 Tip Automation, restaurant companies of all sizes can create automated, integrated workflows that streamline manual work so leaders can focus on what matters most — their guests and teams — with the confidence that tips are properly managed and accounted for."
Previously, restaurants used nonstandard processes to manage how they account for and distribute tips, requiring multiple individuals to make manual calculations, opening the door for mistakes and inconsistencies. Restaurant365 Tip Automation bridges the gap between POS punches and the payroll system, eliminating the need for cumbersome data entry and auditing, while automating record keeping. Users can create as many rules as needed to accurately manage tip shares and pools, eliminating the need for manual work and any doubt that tips are distributed according to company policies.
By moving the entire tip workflow to an automated system, restaurant leaders and employees get greater visibility into the entire process. Employees can see their tips within Restaurant365's mobile app, including total tips earned for each pay period, broken down to shift totals, giving employees financial visibility to better manage their money and expenses.
Are you registered for our Crave and Crave on the Menu newsletters? Sign up today!
Plan to Attend or Participate in the 2024 Bar & Restaurant Expo, March 18-20, 2024
To learn about the latest trends, issues and hot topics, and to experience and taste the best products within the bar, restaurant and hospitality industry, plan to attend Bar & Restaurant Expo 2024 in Las Vegas. Visit BarandRestaurantExpo.com.
To book your sponsorship or exhibit space at the 2024 Bar & Restaurant Expo, contact:
Veronica Gonnello (for companies A to G) e: [email protected] p: 212-895-8244
Tim Schultz (for companies H to Q) e: [email protected] p: 917-258-8589
Fadi Alsayegh (for companies R to Z) e: [email protected] p: 917-258-5174
Also, be sure to follow Bar & Restaurant on Facebook and Instagram for all the latest industry news and trends.