Panera Bread deploys NCR POS units in 100 locations
November 2, 2006
ATLANTA — NCR Corp. announced Panera Bread Co. has certified NCR as a POS hardware provider for Panera Bread bakery-cafes.
According to a news release, Panera has completed installation of the NCR RealPOS solution in more than 100 locations nationwide, and plans call for additional deployments for both new and retrofit bakery-cafes. Panera selected the NCR solution following an extended pilot at multiple bakery-cafes.
"We conducted an extensive in-store, side-by-side comparison of the leading POS terminals," said Tom Kish, Panera's chief intelligence officer. "The bakery-cafe operators felt the NCR RealPOS was the most reliable and simple to operate."
The solution includes NCR RealPOS 70 terminals and peripherals, as well as software from NCR RealPartner xpient Solutions. Panera is installing approximately six terminals per store.
"The NCR RealPOS 70 was designed from the ground up to meet the quick-service environment's unique set of technology challenges and needs — namely speed, durability and the capacity to grow with the restaurant's business," said Tracy Flynn, vice president of NCR Hospitality Solutions.
