Atlanta bakery & deli shares the keys to consistent growth for restaurants.

Client Spotlight:
Henris Bakery Deli

With over 90 years of experience serving the Atlanta area sweet treats and savory sandwiches, Henri’s Bakery & Deli knows how important flexibility is to keep their doors open. That much is evidenced by the impressive growth they’ve maintained despite fierce competition in the restaurant industry. They opened their fifth location in January of 2024, and they acquired Grateful Bread Co. in July. Now, they’re on track to open their sixth location.

We sat down with Joel Keller, Chief Operating Officer for Henri’s, to learn more about how the business has grown over the last four years without sacrificing the personal touch that helped establish the bakery’s legacy with their customers.

Keeping your edge in an uncompromising industry.

Joel recognizes that the way guests discover and interact with restaurants has evolved since 2020. Consumers are increasingly using technology to identify dining options, and inconvenient online experiences will serve as a significant obstacle to sustained growth.

"To stay competitive in today’s market, you have to communicate with your customers, whether that’s via your website, social media, email, or text. It’s probably the second most important thing to giving good food and service."

Higher consumer expectations are a driving force in Henri’s near half-decade-long relationship with Popmenu. Through their website, dynamic menus, and first-party online ordering, the bakery provides guests with all the information they need to make a dining decision. That includes positive reviews from customers under every dish, high-quality dish photos that turn their online menus into a virtual display counter, and direct online ordering for faster, commission-free to-go dining.

Key to all of these features is their ability to collect customer contact information, creating opportunities for Henri’s to re-engage guests through marketing communications in the future. Since 2020, the bakery has amassed over 35,800 guest contacts, earned over 1,500,000 marketing impressions, and brought in over $326,000 through email marketing alone—all done through Popmenu’s robust suite of marketing tools.

“Having the ability to build a communication strategy around our goals, and share that information with 26,000 people is super valuable.”
Joel Keller
Chief Operating Officer

“Catering” to your customer’s needs.

A primary growth strategy for Joel and his team over the last four years has been catering. Their festive baked goods make Henri’s a popular option for guests, especially during the holiday season. Popmenu’s dynamic menus and online ordering play a key role in keeping the staff organized and efficient, even when orders are pouring in.

“We have items that take longer to make than a turkey sandwich, like our classic cakes. The ability to put those online and show people what products we have frees up our customer service. Every person who places an online order is one less person calling our restaurants.”

Additionally, Joel leverages the lead times for catering orders included in Popmenu’s catering feature. This allows the team to plan ahead on orders and ensures “you’re not taking 300 orders 12 hours before Christmas Eve.” A lesson so specific, Joel clearly learned it the hard way. These tools have better equipped Henri’s to maintain a high level of service during their busiest times and earned the bakery over $191,500 in catering sales in 2024.

As Henri’s expands, Joel reflects on the importance of having a technology partner, not a product, to sustain and measure the brand’s growth.

“Popmenu gives you the ability to extend your guest experience outside of your four walls in a really positive and efficient way. Having a technology partner that has grown with us means we’ve got one less thing to worry about, and that makes a difference when you’re running a multi-location restaurant.”
Joel Keller
Chief Operating Officer
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Nevada brewery saves time, grows direct online ordering, and unifies multi-location operations with Popmenu and Genius.

Founded in 1993, Great Basin Brewing Company is Nevada’s oldest and most award-winning brewery, touted for its craft beer and its creative, ale-infused food unique closed-loop system (utilizing spent grain from the brewing process to feed local cattle that produce beef used back at its restaurants). When owner and director of operations Nick Meyer took over the business--and the brewery grew to four locations--he wanted to maintain consistent marketing across all locations without sacrificing their high standards. He searched for technology that would save time, increase revenue, keep up with evolving menus, and grow their online presence. He found Popmenu.

Popmenu + Genius: one menu, one ordering flow, fewer manual updates

What initially drew Nick, along with marketing director Brennan Best, to Popmenu was its seamless integration with Great Basin’s POS system Genius. Prior to Popmenu, any menu or website changes were manual and time-consuming: menus changing two to four times a year and updates across locations via various technologies, all online orders were routed through third parties, cutting into the restaurants’ profits. After choosing Popmenu, the team has saved significant time: instantaneous website changes across all channels, online orders go directly from the Popmenu platform into the Genius POS, and guests’ orders are fulfilled with less room for error.
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In the months following the launch, Great Basin has seen an average month-over-month 11% increase in online ordering gross payment value (GPV), which is the total amount processed during transactions. During that period, they’ve also gained more than 1,000 new guest contacts (a 9% increase)—and those new followers have driven almost 75% of their orders. With Popmenu, Great Basin is capturing guest information so they can stay top of mind and continue to build a loyal customer base.

“The ability [as a result of the Popmenu integration] for our customers to order directly from our website, and for that to be less expensive for them without the additional markups for third-party delivery, has been a gamechanger for us and has really improved the experience for our guests.”

-Brennan Best
Marketing Director of Great Basin Brewing Company

Stronger communications or better SEOhappier guests

For Great Basin, technology isn’t just about efficiency–it’s about staying connected with their guests and their community. So when they had to navigate between several scattered and disparate communications tools, they weren’t able to get their message across in the meaningful, consistent way that aligns with their values.

The Popmenu platform has enabled Great Basin to unify their messaging, while still allowing each location to have its own unique voice. Within the platform, they’ve been able to customize the look and feel of each location’s landing page to convey the fact that each restaurant has a different personality.

“It's always been important for us to listen to our community, while also conveying our brand’s narrative to our community as well. The Popmenu platform has been super helpful because not only does it allow us to receive feedback from our guests, but it also enables us to respond directly to those guests.”

-Brennan Best
Marketing Director of Great Basin Brewing Company

The brewery’s SEO has also improved since integrating with Popmenu, as their website’s event inquiry page for guests looking to host onsite parties has seen a surge in traffic. Soon after Great Basin made the switch to Popmenu, location managers were trying to understand why they were seeing unprecedented levels of interest in events. As a result, they are currently booked with private parties through mid-2026.

“Popmenu’s built-in marketing tools have replaced several standalone systems, saving costs and creating consistent messaging. We were able to cut a few hundred dollars a month by consolidating tools, and now our messaging – emails, events, promotions – all run through one seamless system.”

-Nick Meyer
Director of Operations and Owner of Great Basin Brewing Company

Smooth and supported implementation

As any restaurant team can attest to, rolling out new technology across multiple locations can be daunting and challenging. But Nick, Brennan, and the entire Great Basin staff credit both Popmenu’s onboarding process and its client service reps for a smooth transition. Even launching the integration during one of Great Basin’s busiest seasons didn’t slow things down.

“We had everything running in about a week across four locations – it was one of the easiest integrations we’ve done. We even went live right before summer events, and it didn’t faze the team at all. Once everything was set, we were off and running.”

-Nick Meyer
Director of Operations and Owner of Great Basin Brewing Company

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Want a closer look at how automation can bring in more orders while saving you time and money? Book a 20-minute, no-pressure demo with Popmenu.

We’ve got your back. Every. Day.