Charlotte, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/12/2010 -- ezFoodOrder, the restaurant industry’s online services company, today announces general availability of its web-based food ordering system. Restaurant owners and operators can visit http://www.ezfoodorder.com to create their accounts and immediately start taking advantage of ezFoodOrder’s powerful cost optimization features to lock in the best prices for the food items and brands they want, while streamlining the way they purchase food from the vendors they know and trust.

“Food and beverage costs represent one of the largest expenses to restaurants—typically one-third of total operating costs—so it is important that operators make the most of every dollar spent on food and beverages, especially in today’s challenging economy”, said Marcus Tyler ezFoodOrder’s Vice President of Product Management and Marketing. “With ezFoodOrder’s affordable, web-based food ordering system, our customers are enjoying an 80% increase to their bottom lines, while continuing to purchase from vendors with whom they already have long standing relationships.”

Optimizing Food Orders Takes Just 10 Minutes
In just 10 minutes, restaurants can use ezFoodOrder to place their orders and ensure that they are receiving the best food prices possible. ezFoodOrder nearly eliminates the need for time consuming faxes, phone calls and handwritten notes used to place, track and optimize food orders across vendors. Here is how ezFoodOrder works:

1. Set Up: The restaurant’s entire food inventory is preloaded into the ezFoodOrder system. Vendor contact information is also entered into the ezFoodOrder system. ezFoodOrder’s support staff is available to assist with this step, so the operator is not required to perform any data entry.
2. Select Food Items: When it is time to order, the restaurant selects the food items, brands and quantities that are needed using an intuitive and efficient user interface. Once completed, the order is automatically sent to the restaurant’s vendors.
3. Notify Vendors: Vendors are automatically notified via email and text message that an order has arrived and requires their attention.
4. Optimize Order: When vendors have submitted their quotes, ezFoodOrder automatically optimizes the order across all vendors to ensure that the restaurant is receiving the best price for each item. Each vendor is notified of the specific items that they are to deliver.

Visit http://www.ezfoodorder.com/demo, to learn more about how ezFoodOrder works.

‘No Software’ Solution Let’s You Get Started Quickly with No Up-Front Costs ezFoodOrder is a 100% web-based solution accessed from any web browser. Unlike traditional software packages for the restaurant industry, ezFoodOrder is a ‘no-software’ solution which means no investment in specialized hardware, complex integration efforts or custom software development is required.

“Using ezFoodOrder is about as easy to use as launching a web browser and logging into your email,” says Chuck Haley, Operator of NewsBites, a Charlotte-based Restaurant. “We looked at other solutions, but selected ezFoodOrder because it offers all of the functionality we need without the implementation hassles of traditional software packages.”

Furthermore, ezFoodOrder’s affordable pay-as-you-go pricing means that restaurants pay a small transaction fee only when orders are placed. There are no up-front costs, software licenses or recurring monthly maintenance fees.

Work With the Vendors You Already Know and Trust ezFoodOrder is designed to work seamlessly with the way restaurants are already working with their vendors. Orders placed via ezFoodOrder are sent to the same vendor representatives that take orders today. But because ezFoodOrder automates the routine and time-consuming aspects of food ordering, operators and vendors now have more time to enhance their relationship by focusing on ways to grow their respective businesses.

About ezFoodOrder
ezFoodOrder is the restaurant industry’s online services company focused on helping restaurants optimize their operations and lower costs through powerful, highly affordable and easy to implement web-based solutions. ezFoodOrder is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. To learn more about ezFoodOrder, visit http://www.ezfoodorder.com.