Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. Renews Technology License with ArrowStream, Inc.

Chicago, IL-October 16, 2012 – ArrowStream, Inc. (“ArrowStream”), a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) supply chain management technology and logistics services, announced that Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Einstein Noah Restaurant Group”), a leader in the quick-casual segment of the restaurant industry operating under the Einstein Bros. Bagels, Noah’s New York Bagels, and Manhattan Bagel brands, has renewed ArrowStream’s OnDemand supply chain visibility and predictability system contract.
OnDemand enables a company’s supply chain organization to integrate key business functions, such as purchasing, marketing, and operations using a single technology solution.

“We are very pleased to extend our relationship with ArrowStream,” Glenn Douglas, Vice President-Supply Chain of Einstein Noah Restaurant Group said. “Over the past few years, the OnDemand tool has helped us more effectively manage our overall supply chain, particularly in the areas of promotional execution, new item introductions, and item depletions.”

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group will continue to benefit from additional OnDemand functionalities including:

  • Improved profitability through pricing compliance auditing and recovery, ensuring that each location realizes the full benefit of its contracted pricing
  • Increased customer satisfaction and retention by minimizing stock outs through detailed nightly reporting of inventory levels of all goods throughout the distribution network
  • Streamlined contract and pricing administration processes, enabling its procurement professionals to efficiently and comprehensively analyze spend patterns and devote more time to high-impact, strategic initiatives.

“The access to timely and thorough data is invaluable to us in ensuring that we service our restaurants as effectively as possible,” Douglas said. “Its [ArrowStream’s] robust contract management and reporting tools have also helped us a great deal in our efforts to control and lower our food costs to our restaurants.”

 

About Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. is a leading company in the quick casual restaurant industry that operates and licenses locations primarily under the Einstein Bros. and Noah’s New York Bagels brands and primarily franchises locations under the Manhattan Bagel brand. The company’s retail system consists of more than 790 restaurants in 39 states and the District of Columbia. It also operates a dough production facility. The company’s stock is traded under the symbol BAGL.

For more information visit Einstein Noah Restaurant Group.

 

 

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