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Run restaurants efficiently with

all-in-one software platform

Comprehensive tools
Izzo pointed out that as a leading restaurant POS software
provider, NCR is passionate about the restaurant industry,
positioning Aloha Cloud as a reliable platform that pro-
vides all types of restaurants with a range of capabilities,
features and benefits, including the following:
echnology provider NCR Corp. rebranded Silver • Contactless ordering, promotional tools: Help on-
Pro under the Aloha Brand as Aloha Cloud, premises guests feel safer, and create email blasts to
giving the all-in-one cloud-based POS and res- attract new guests, drive return visits and reward
T taurant management solution a fresh new look. loyal fans of the brand.
The platform's handheld devices, friendly interface and
fast funding capabilities enable restaurateurs to focus • Handheld portable devices: Empower staff to take
on running their restaurants, not their tech, stated Dirk orders and payments anywhere, increasing tips and
Izzo, senior vice president and general manager, NCR improving the customer experience.
Hospitality.
• Back-office capabilities: Save time by updating
"Aloha Cloud is more than a name change," Izzo said. "Its menus and creating items at the company level for
visual interface has been reimagined for operators to serv- each location to drive brand consistency.
ers to host and kitchen staff, who want technology that • Reporting and analytics: Help brands understand
makes their jobs easier and is as simple to use as their mo- performance with data-driven insights that reduce
bile devices." manual tasks and drive staff productivity.

Describing Aloha Cloud as pleasing to the eye, Izzo said • Third-party delivery integrations: Manage market-
it uses an array of colors to visually align items and cat- place orders directly from the POS, rather than doing
egories. This color coding makes it easier for management so from a cluttered counter full of tablets.
to train staff and for staff to deliver amazing guest experi-
ences, he said. • Payment processing with faster funding: Access de-
posits faster with a one-day turnaround for merchant
Proven technology payout, even on weekends.
Aloha has been a trusted brand known for reliability, speed
and usability for 30 years, Izzo stated, adding that recent NCR subscription-based programs also provide concierge-
level onboarding and 24/7 support and include both soft-
enhancements to the Aloha Cloud platform, such as con-
tactless ordering and robust email marketing and loyalty ware and hardware as a service, enabling brands to easily
evolve their technology.
tools, are designed to improve the guest experience.
Trusted partner
Android-based Aloha Cloud runs natively on NCR hard-
ware and is offered to customers as a service. The solution, With more than 20,000 service professionals, NCR can de-
Izzo noted, runs on both fixed and handheld devices, mak- ploy, manage, monitor and maintain a restaurant's technol-
ing it easy for staff to take orders and payments anywhere ogy suite, whether it's NCR's or not, Izzo stated. As a trust-
in the restaurant—from drive-through to tableside to the ed partner, he added, NCR helps brands manage operations
checkout counter. and reduce total cost of ownership. "Few companies have
the software architecture, breadth of services and flexible
Restaurants can manage their businesses from anywhere commercial models that NCR does, all of which allow us to
with Aloha Cloud by remotely accessing cloud-based con- offer technology as a service," Izzo said. "We know brands
figuration, management and back-office tools to make need tech that works seamlessly, is always on and is easy
quick menu, pricing and staff updates, Izzo stated. Brands to manage at both the corporate and franchisee levels."
can also save time by creating menu items at the company
level and applying them to each location to drive consis- Company: NCR Corp.
tency in menus, he noted. Product: NCR Aloha Cloud

Website: www.ncr.com
Contact: media.inquiry@ncr.com

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