As of 11am this morning, the bustling Bowery diner, Peels, has officially closed. Owners Taavo Somer and William Tigertt have agreed to turn the restaurant over after discussions with the real-estate-investment group that purchased the building last summer. An applicant, most likely the new operator for 325 Bowery, is disclosed in the agenda for January’s CB3 SLA & DCA Licensing Committee meeting.
Swipely’s: Consumer Intelligence for Restaurant Operators
Swipely’s new release, “Winter ’14“, now includes menu and server performer intelligence to help restaurants “make smarter decisions about their key drivers— food, staff, and marketing,” according to CEO Angus Davis. The Swipely system is compatible with several major POS systems, and it stores data each time customers pay using credit or debit cards, which is roughly 75% of the time. Additionally, Swipely reduces the cost of accessing credit and debit card payments for restaurant operators. Operators can apply the information the insights about their servers to aid in training and decision making. Similarly, by evaluating which dishes are best-sellers, operators can more easily make sound marketing decisions.