Avero Slingshot® is a Business Intelligence Platform that was designed specifically for restaurant operators by operators and reflects the feedback of the finest restaurateurs in the world. As a result, the world's best operators are working for you. Avero Slingshot's® intuitive design allows front-line managers and chefs to spend less time in the office and more time on the dining floor and in the kitchen making an impact.
BENEFITS:
IMMEDIATE OPERATIONAL INSIGHTS
To restaurant operators, speed of insights matters. Avero Slingshot® allows you to quickly and easily identify operational opportunities and offers solutions to operational problems- not just data. With insights at your fingertips, you are empowered to enact change in these and many more areas:
Service Optimization: Achieve optimum server performance by using Avero's Service Module. Quickly identify your top and bottom servers and review fundamental service metrics, such as Average Check, Items per Cover %, Lost Sales and Tip Opportunity for each server. Use the Server Summary and drill down feature to identify the specific strengths and weaknesses of each server, which you can use to improve their performance.
Food Cost: Reduce your food cost by using historical data trends to forecast and order in a more efficient manner. Performance metrics help you determine which menu items are your Cash Cows and which menu items need to be adjusted or eliminated. And, our Food Prep Calculator helps your prep just the right amount of each item, which decreases waste and ensures you'll never have to 86 a signature item.
Labor Cost: Identify where you can improve your labor efficiency by trending Hourly Cover Counts, Covers per Labor Hour, and Labor as a % of Sales. Improve scheduling down to job class and the hour and monitor your labor efficiency daily to make sure you're hitting your labor standards. Lower your overtime costs with Avero's Overtime report to ensure no employee is headed for overtime, and monitor employee punches to ensure nobody is "milking the clock."
Sales Optimization: Use Avero's custom trending to understand what's driving sales and identify the categories and menu items contributing to this success. Menu Mix reports help you analyze item popularity, and how key variables, such as day of the week, seasonality, holidays, events and weather, impact your business. With the Server Item Pop-up it is easy to run contests, because it tells you which servers are selling key items and which are merely order takers. With one click, you can filter by date, revenue center, meal period and employee class so that you can examine exactly the data you want.
Theft Prevention: Reduce fraud by identifying the misuse of transfers, voids and promotions. Drill down by item, employee or authorizing employee for more information to verify accuracy, identify reoccurring server errors or suspicious trends.
POWER IN THE USER'S HANDS
All you need is internet access and the power of Avero Slingshot® is in your hands. Knowing that the restaurant industry is a fast-paced and ever-changing atmosphere where Breakfast doesn't operate like Dinner, Monday doesn't operate like Friday and New Year's Eve doesn't operate like Mother's Day, Avero Slingshot provides users the ability to get dynamic operational insights with just a few clicks.
Avero's Proprietary Report Generator: The intuitive design gives operators the flexibility to view their data exactly how they need to, without relying on IT resources. Advanced filters, such as meal periods, revenue centers, and employee classes, and multiple date options, such as custom date ranges, trends and year over year comparisons, allow any user the ability to reformat and manipulate a day, a week, or a year's worth of figures on the fly.
Automatic Email Notifications and Alerts: Customize your notifications to track operational performance from your Smartphone or Blackberry.
Saved Reports: "Bookmark" reports you use frequently for quick access in the future. Use dynamic date ranges to ensure every saved report is up-to-date with the most relevant information. Share key reports with other users to streamline operational best practices.
Custom Business Tags: For operators with multiple units, business tags allow you to organize and view your units by any characteristic that you deem important for comparing performance. Common examples include region, director, revenue band, concept, and cuisine, but your tags can be completely customized to meet your needs.
PERSONALIZED SUPPORT
As former operators, we know that it's not just about software. When you have a pressing business concern or a product question you want the answer now! For that reason, Avero's service organization is comprised of industry professionals - former food and beverage operators, CFOs, GMs, chefs and sommeliers - all sharing your same passion for the restaurant industry.
Dedicated Account Manager: Your Avero Account Manager helps you identify insights to help you achieve your business objectives. By leveraging their industry expertise, they craft an account plan to addresses your unique business needs and ensure your investment in Avero Slingshot® is maximized.
Product and Technical Support: Product Support Specialists are available via our Support Line or Live Chat and will leverage their industry expertise to provide you with the Technical and Product assistance you need.
Solution-Oriented Training: Clients are scheduled for initial on-boarding training with your dedicated Avero Account Manager. Gain a competitive edge by becoming an Avero Certified user. Participate in our multi-level certification program to obtain insights into running your restaurant like a business.
Online Help Documents: Reference support documents right in the product for general usage lessons.
Avero Enterprise Service Suite: Your dedicated Avero Account Manager that helps you identify insights and achieve your business objectives
- Discovers your needs and implements customized solutions
- Helps identify insights to grow your business
- Works with you to set goals for our partnership
- Helps your team execute on the front-line
- Acts as a trusted advisor on business issues
- Acts as a conduit to Avero's repository of experience partnering with the world's best F&B operators
- Works with our Food & Beverage Analytics team to provide an annual analytical business assessment to identify opportunities to improve your operations
- Works with our Food & Beverage analytics team on custom analyses for an additional fee
