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Ekos and GoTab Announce Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Craft Beverage Management

Ekos, the leading business management software for craft beverage producers, and GoTab, a leading POS platform, are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership that will bring a powerful new integration to the craft beverage industry

Ekos and GoTab Announce Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Craft Beverage Management

Industry-leading software solutions join forces to streamline operations for craft beverage producers

Charlotte, NC – September 12, 2024 – Ekos, the leading business management software for craft beverage producers, and GoTab, a leading POS platform, are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership that will bring a powerful new integration to the craft beverage industry. This collaboration will address critical pain points faced by craft producers, enabling them to drive operational efficiency and improve customer experiences through a seamless sync between the two platforms.

Addressing a Market Need

In today’s market, craft producers struggle to efficiently manage inventory, sales, and accounting due to the disconnection between their Point of Sale (POS) systems and inventory management tools. This gap often leads to manual data entry, inventory discrepancies, and inefficient operations, which can negatively impact profitability and customer satisfaction. The Ekos and GoTab integration is specifically designed to solve these challenges by providing craft producers with the tools they need to streamline their operations, maintain accurate inventory levels, and enhance the customer experience.

Key Benefits of the Ekos and GoTab Integration:

Mapping of Items: Users can map Ekos inventory items with POS items to ensure consistency and accuracy, eliminating discrepancies and improving data integrity.
Inventory Allocation: Enable allocation of inventory to specific taproom storage locations, allowing for better tracking and management.
Automatic Inventory Depletion: Real-time inventory depletion based on all GoTab Platform sales, i.e., POS, QR, Pass RFID, Online, Third Party Delivery, etc., ensuring that inventory levels are accurate and up-to-date.
Loss Management: Manage inventory loss by tracking sales and keg kicks, reducing waste, and improving profitability.
Keg Shell Management: Track and manage keg shell inventory to ensure proper returns and reduce losses.
Sales Syncing: Seamlessly sync taproom sales with accounting systems like QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, and Xero Online, streamlining financial reporting and reducing manual entry errors.

The integration between Ekos and GoTab is designed to help craft beverage producers operate with greater efficiency and profitability, seamlessly connecting inventory management, sales tracking, and financial reporting.

“At Ekos, our mission is to equip craft producers with the tools they need to thrive. Partnering with GoTab is a significant stride toward that mission. This integration combines the strengths of both platforms, providing our customers with a seamless experience that enhances visibility, reduces errors, and saves valuable time. We’re excited to offer this new capability, which will empower our customers to scale their operations and achieve their goals,” said Kent Rowe, CEO of Ekos.

“This partnership with Ekos reaffirms our commitment to delivering premier solutions for the craft beverage industry. By integrating our platforms, we’re enabling our customers to automate key processes and access crucial data in real time. This allows them to dedicate more time to creating exceptional guest experiences and less time on administrative tasks. We’re enthusiastic about the value this collaboration will bring to our mutual customers,” said Tim McLaughlin, Co-founder and CEO of GoTab.

The Ekos and GoTab integration is set to launch late September, with early access available for select customers. For more information on how this integration can benefit your business, visit www.goekos.com or https://gotab.com/, or contact info@gotab.io.

About Ekos

Ekos is the industry-leading business management software for craft beverage producers. With a focus on breweries, cideries, wineries, and distilleries, Ekos helps craft producers manage their operations, streamline processes, and gain valuable insights to grow their business. For more information, visit www.goekos.com.

About GoTab

GoTab, Inc. is more than a Point-of-Sale (POS) for hospitality businesses. The platform helps restaurants, breweries, food halls, hotels, and other venues improve the guest experience and address substantial inefficiencies that continue to plague the hospitality and retail industry. Featuring a sophisticated POS that can optionally integrate with other popular POS and property management systems (PMS), GoTab also includes a robust bar and kitchen display system (KDS) with integrated two-way messaging to optimize operations and delivery. Founded in 2016, GoTab processes over $500M in gross merchandise value (GMV) annually with operations across 39 U.S. states, Canada and growing. For more information, request a demo or learn more at https://gotab.com/.

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The Situation

Especially over the last few years, the Limelight Hotels IT team had witnessed a significant shift to contactless technology in the hospitality industry. After evaluating friction points in the guest journey, aligning with modern technology platforms in their restaurant was determined to be an effective way to offer elevated contactless dining experiences to their guests while also evolving their technology platforms to continue to support long-term company goals. Limelight Hotel partnered with GoTab to provide an enhanced on-demand dining experience on par with the brand’s reputation for exceptional guest service.

The Solution

Reducing Staff Touch Points Without Sacrificing Guest Experience

Guests are now able to begin a tab from their room or the property’s restaurant by scanning a QR code, texting a link to friends or family members on the ski slope to add in their orders, then meeting up together at the patio or lodge to enjoy their meal and après ski festivities without interruption. By streamlining tasks like inputting orders and processing payments, this eliminates friction for hotel staff and allows them to focus on delivering renowned guest service for a memorable experience. Since partnering with GoTab, Limelight Snowmass has consistently seen higher check averages and sales.

“We found the Point of Sale platforms we were looking at offered the guest and staff limited opportunities to further reduce touch points or improve the traditional restaurant experience. The GoTab platform enabled the guest to take an active role over the flow of their experience while simultaneously reducing touch points and further streamlining restaurant operations.”Nick Giglio, Manager of Hotel IT Operations, The Little Nell Hotel Group

According to the Limelight Hotels team, some of the other platforms that were evaluated were either missing some of the pieces they were looking for, had weak customer support models, or had little willingness to develop integrations to existing hotel platforms already in place. To that end, GoTab integrated with cloud-based platform, Infor. Together, GoTab and Infor are providing dynamic solutions to support central, efficient service across hotel amenities and deliver exceptional guest experiences.

“Previously, guests would call down to the restaurant to begin an order from their room or while they were out enjoying the ski slopes. Using GoTab, guests can now place orders from anywhere on the resort, giving them the on-demand service they want without interrupting their day. GoTab empowers us to give control to the guest, reducing touch points and streamlining overall restaurant operations, making Limelight Hotel the resort of choice for Snowmass.”Nick Giglio, Manager of Hotel IT Operations, The Little Nell Hotel Group

Since introducing GoTab, The Limelight Hotel has seen a consistent level of upsells and items sold per check resulting in additional revenue capture. They have been able to maintain service levels in their restaurants during periods when there was reduced staffing available without significantly diminishing the guest experience.

The Benefits

Eliminate Phone Orders – Take Orders from the Slopes. Guests can start a tab from their room or on the mountain without interrupting the flow of their day.

Future-Proofed Technologies – Delivering elevated contactless ordering via integration with the Infor hotel management platform.

Eliminating Friction in the Guest Journey – Maintaining service levels during periods of reduced staff without diminishing the guest experience.

Eliminating Friction in the Guest Journey – Maintaining service levels during periods of reduced staff without diminishing the guest experience.
Eliminating Friction in the Guest Journey – Maintaining service levels during periods of reduced staff without diminishing the guest experience.
Eliminating Friction in the Guest Journey – Maintaining service levels during periods of reduced staff without diminishing the guest experience.
Eliminating Friction in the Guest Journey – Maintaining service levels during periods of reduced staff without diminishing the guest experience.

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