Compeat has been named the preferred accounting, workforce and back office technology partner for Jon Taffer, LLC and his innovative new restaurant concept, Taffer’s Tavern, touted as being the restaurant of the future.
“Jon Taffer is a legend in our industry, and it is an honor to have been chosen as one of Taffer’s Tavern’s preferred technology partners,” states Brendan Reidy, Chief Executive Officer of Compeat. “Taffer’s Tavern is an innovative concept with a streamlined kitchen and a menu of sous vide items, that aligns brilliantly with many of the developing trends and safety concerns we are seeing in our industry due to the pandemic. Leave it to Jon Taffer to see the future before it happens.”
Taffer’s Tavern is a full-service restaurant concept and touted as a tavern with a soul. It has all the ingredients of success; celebrity owned concept, best-in-class beverage program, the most interesting and delicious bar fare, a streamlined hoodless/ventless restaurant format with small footprint, and the latest advancements in food preparation technology that offers more volume in smaller spaces and the need for far fewer employees than traditional casual dining restaurants.
“As a restaurant operator for 30+ years, I know the right technology stack is essential to success and maximizing profitability,” stated Jon Taffer, Hospitality Expert and star and Executive Producer of Bar Rescue. “Compeat’s platform is focused on improving restaurant’s profitability with their best-in-class accounting and back office software, it was an obvious choice for us and a natural partnership.”
Taffer began his relationship with Compeat as a keynote speaker at Compeat’s Customer User Conference 2019 enlightening over 700 Compeat customers on his infamous “no excuses” mentality for restaurant operations superiority.
“Taffer was Compeat’s highest ranking speaker in the 16 year history of our user conferences,” stated Kristi Turner, Chief Marketing Officer of Compeat. “We knew immediately we wanted to form some type of future partnership with Taffer. The futuristic and unique concept of Taffer’s Tavern became the perfect opportunity.”
The first Taffer’s Tavern location is opening in Alpharetta, Georgia this fall with locations in Boston and Washington, D.C. expected to open in 2021. Taffer has partnered with Fransmart as the exclusive franchise development partner for Taffer’s Tavern to facilitate the national rollout of the emerging brand.