Fourth Announces Another Customer Win with Bar Louie

NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Fourth, providers of a leading hospitality operations platform, has announced that Bar Louie, a renowned collection of casual neighborhood bars in more than 100 locations nationwide, has selected Fourth's labor management solutions to help its growing outlets optimize labor deployment, improve team member communication and ensure the best guest service experience.

"For some time now we have been assessing labor management solutions in an effort to optimize our labor deployment, improve our team member communication and ensure our guests consistently encounter a great service experience while enjoying time at Bar Louie," commented Tamara Bebb, Chief Finance & Administration Officer at Bar Louie Restaurant Operations, LLC.  

"In assessing solutions we have seen applications that are very effective with a single element of labor management such as historical labor deployment metrics or scheduling but it was not until we assessed the Fourth Solution that we found a tool that successfully integrated sales forecasting with optimal labor deployment and scheduling tools that provide great benefits for our managers and our team members. 

"Fourth's labor productivity solution utilizes an enhanced forecasting algorithm that includes local weather and local events in additional to historical sales trends.  We are confident that this solution will help our managers to integrate sales forecasting and optimal labor deployment which in turn will help us to ensure our guests are treated to an outstanding service experience with a tool that is easy to use by our managers and team members alike."

"The implementation at Bar Louie is well underway, and we're excited to be helping them set themselves up for optimum efficiency so they can serve their guests even better," said James England, SVP of Strategic Partnerships at Fourth. "With Fourth Labor Productivity Analytics, they can create custom dashboards showing a wide range of labor KPIs on demand so they can make good decisions quickly. This frees Tamara and the entire Bar Louie team up to focus on what's most important – the guest experience and great food and drink."

Bar Louie trusted Fourth's nearly 20-year history of working with more than 1,100 brands across the restaurant and hospitality industry. Fourth's workforce management solutions help operators make smarter workforce decisions, improve communications across organizations and automate payroll processes. Additionally, Fourth's integrated demand forecasting and scheduling tools allow managers to seamlessly and more accurately staff across locations.

For additional information about Fourth and its solutions, please visit: https://www.fourth.com/  

About Fourth
Established in 1999 by restaurant and hospitality entrepreneurs Derek and Edwina Lilley, Fourth was conceived "by hospitality professionals for hospitality professionals." Fourth offers a complete hospitality operations platform for purchase-to-pay & inventory and workforce management, underpinned by smart analytics and collaboration tools, enabling customers to optimize profits, enhance guest satisfaction and scale profitably. Its 1,100 customers in 60 countries include many of the world's most famous hospitality brands. To learn more, please visit www.fourth.com/en-us.

About Bar Louie
Founded in downtown Chicago in 1990 and headquartered in Addison, Texas, Bar Louie is an award-winning collection of neighborhood bars with a lively, social atmosphere. With more than 132 locations across the United States, Bar Louie is growing through both franchise and corporate openings. Known for its signature handcrafted martinis and cocktails, Bar Louie also features a scratch menu of shareable plates, burgers, and sandwiches served every day until close. For more information on Bar Louie, visit www.barlouie.com.

SOURCE Fourth