Optimum Control

I have used Optimum since 1999 and it has saved me tons of money

Comments: It allowed me to manage my food and liquor costs in a scientific fashion. I caught price changes right away and it saved me a great deal of money.

Pros:

Optimum accurately costs my recipes and tells me where my variances are. I have caught thieves, over portioning and major waste because of the reports from Optimum.

Cons:

It was getting a very outdated look but I recently upgraded to their new version. It hss more features and much better looking.

Couldn't live without it!

Comments: Effective cost management. Easy sales management.

Pros:

Optimum Control is a centerpiece to my cost and revenue management strategy. The mapping of data to my POS system is very easy, and the analysis of my sales as well as order prediction are tools my management team rely on on a day to day basis. Every restaurant should be monitoring portion sizes, waste management, inventory shrinkage, and menu performance. This system delivers in spades! In addition to those features, general profitability can be measured and managed if you use the system to its full potential. All of this greatness would be for naught if it were not for the FANTASTIC support received from the Optimum Control team. I have had tech support even stay after their posted support hours to help me track down and error that ended up being due to bad data entry on my part.

Cons:

There is a fair amount of setup required to get the most out of this system. Entering recipes is relatively time consuming at first, and tracking yield accurately requires a bit of trial and error. That being said, there is no way that I see the system could be improved, as your recipes are your own. This is largely a one time setup exercise, and once you have your items and products entered, you only have to manage changes or additions.

We have been using it for 6 months it has provided great insight into our cost of goods.

Comments: Increased awareness and profitability

Pros:

It is easy to use has good enterprise functionality . It has good reporting capabilities and easy to follow metrics. It can help inexperienced and experienced managers alike

Cons:

It is slow to start up and is not the most visually appealing software. The help desk is hard to get to on the first try but they do call back. When they call back they are very helpful

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Comments: I am and always will love this program I would hope it was use to building relationships instead of taken as much as you can

Pros:

This program is very effective at keeping you on track with your costs, it minimize pilfering, it help you with your buying minimize waste, and reduce over buying so you can keep your money where it matters

Cons:

It is now price like a pizza,in order for you as a customer you always have to buy additional products fo you to get the most of this wonderful program

I have been using Optimum Control for close to 15 years. It keeps my business in line.

Comments: The benefits are the following: accurate reports, timely reports, excellent service, outstanding support and an owner, that is very active in his business. he has helped me out on many occasions.

Pros:

The service is outstanding. Jeff and his team are always available to answer any questions and even go as far as to log in and assist in helping me achieve my goal. Furthermore, they continue to update their software to make it even more robust. It is a user-friendly program.