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Custom Business Solutions Welcomes Michael Beck as VP of Sales

Custom Business Solutions (CBS), developers of NorthStar POS, the restaurant industry’s first multi-platform point-of-sale system, announce today that Michael Beck has joined the company as the VP of Sales. IRVINE, CALIF. MARCH 04, 2022 – Custom Business Solutions (CBS), developers of NorthStar POS, the restaurant industry’s first multi-platform point-of-sale system, announce today that Michael Beck has joined the company […]

COGS-Well and NorthStar

CBS NorthStar Partners with COGS-Well to Provide Best of Breed Restaurant POS and Inventory Control Solutions MARCH 4, 2022 – CBS NorthStar, the hospitality industry’s first provider of a tablet-based, omnichannel ordering solution, announced today that it has partnered with COGS-Well, a provider of easy-to-install and maintain restaurant inventory, recipe, and commissary management software. The […]

NorthStar Version 4.8.7

NorthStar Version 4.8.7 Software Release Adds Real-Time Mobile Data Reporting, Customer Experience Updates, and Online Payment Security Features JANUARY 27, 2022 – NorthStar, by Custom Business Solutions, a leading point-of-sale (POS) system for food venues such as restaurants, c-stores, and grocery stores, announced today the release of NorthStar Version 4.8.7. The software update, now available on […]

Restaurant Revitalization Grants Now Available

Did your restaurant suffer financial losses due to COVID-19 and its related lockdowns? Then now is the time to act and take advantage of the $28.6 billion the Small Business Administration has pumped into its Restaurant Revitalization Grants. These Restaurant Revitalization Grants are grants, not loans; meaning that so long as you use them on […]

Dining Experience Key to Tempting Customers Back

With ever-proliferating cooking shows on TV, a seemingly never-ending list of online recipes, and YouTube educators, it’s never been easier for keen amateur chefs to produce excellent and nutritious meals for a fraction of the cost of dining out.

Restaurant POS Leader CBS Appoints Anthony Presley as CTO

IRVINE, Calif. – For Immediate Release — Custom Business Solutions (CBS), developer of the award-winning NorthStar restaurant point-of-sale software, announces the appointment of Anthony Presley as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer. In his new role, Presley will oversee the NorthStar software development efforts and cloud infrastructure as well as provide leadership and guidance to […]

Why IoT and 5G Mean the Day of the Smart Restaurant is Finally Here

You’ve no doubt heard of 5G connectivity and the Internet of Things (IoT) — perhaps particularly in the context of geopolitics and personal security. But these innovations also have profound implications of all kinds, and restaurant owners and managers will need to be aware of what is potentially a great commercial opportunity.

How Restaurant QR Codes Offer More than Just Contactless Ordering

For obvious reasons, the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic did a great deal to accelerate the existing trend towards contactless ordering in all sectors of the restaurant industry. And the use of restaurant QR codes to enable contactless ordering from digital menus was a tremendous help in building customer confidence. As the pandemic continues into 2012, this trend […]

A New CBS Holiday Tradition – Recipe Book Edition

Happy Thanksgiving from our families to yours. Thank you for your continued support and trust in CBS. We’re grateful for each and every one of you. We’re going back to the universal language of love and a symbol of families for many: food. At times when our family is away, food, or the warm memories […]

CBS is Proud to Attend The Scan Source Partner Summit

We are proud to partner and support brands like Scan Source who have stood by us for the past 25 years. This years summit is being held in Indianapolis, I.N. on May 22-23. Our COO, Jeremy Julian will be attending on behalf of CBS and our partnership. If you are in the area and would […]