Apr 17, 2018
CorkGuru is a digital wine platform designed to help restaurants enhance their wine program and create better guest experiences. Restaurants can better manage their wine inventory which drives sales for the beverage program and guests have the chance to receive a great experience with accessibility to the platform. The wine inventory system puts wine intelligence at your fingertips through dynamic digital wine lists, inventory management, guest inclusion features, and wine discovery.
CorkGuru today launched recently launched a digital wine
platform blending the thrill of exploration people experience in
wine label tracking apps with inventory management and business
intelligence. The result: deeper, more profitable wine programs for
restaurants, more tailored selections for guests, and guidance on
new experiences to seek out.
The Pittsburgh-based company is already established with several
top restaurants across the country, including the award-winning
Bistecca Steakhouse & Wine Bar at the Meadows Racetrack in
Pittsburgh and Chef Matt Harris’ Tupelo in Park City, Utah. The
platform now launches more broadly, including a mobile app for
guests.
“Restaurants often say ‘paper works’ when it comes to their wine
lists, but there’s so much more we can unlock for both restaurants
and guests,” said Danielle Gillespie, founder and CEO of
CorkGuru.
“Typical wine lists can’t capture the moment a guest, craving a
full-bodied cabernet, opts for something else because the price
point is too high. Smarter wine lists can help restaurants guide
guests to the experiences they crave, and those they don’t yet know
about.”
Building smart wine cellars
Beverage programs used to drive restaurant profits. However,
some reports indicate sales have slowed over the past few years,
and restaurants now need to get smarter about managing lists and
inventory to recapture that value. CorkGuru helps restaurants
control this important revenue stream and improve the guest
experience through:
Wine Cellar Builder – a web-based portal for real-time inventory
management
Tableside tablet wine lists with dynamic wine descriptions and
label images
Wine list data and business intelligence through a partnership with
Upserve’s Breadcrumb POS
Simplifying wine ordering
According to a recent Boston Consulting Group survey, more than
one-third of restaurant customers rank digital sources as the most
influential for discovering restaurant information, and nearly 60
percent have downloaded one or more restaurant apps. CorkGuru helps
restaurants cater to these more digitally-empowered guests
through:
Scrollable and searchable wine entries on tableside tablets
based on taste, color, varietal, preferences and food pairings
Mobile app allowing guests to locate their favorite wine nearby,
build a profile and explore new varietals
Special wine promotions, news and invitations from favorite
restaurants
“How many times have you been at a restaurant in a position to
order wine, but not sure what you want, then feeling pressured to
order, you default to something you know, rather than try something
new,” said Gillespie. “There are too many good wines and
interesting pairings to get stuck in this habit. CorkGuru aims to
break guests free from the wine echo chamber.”