(Irving, Texas ? January 28, 2002) - Merritt Bakery of Oakland, California, has
just publicly announced an agreement with Brink's, Incorporated for CompuSafeŽ
Service, an electronic cash handling service created to provide greater
convenience and security for cash-intensive retail operations. Merritt Bakery
had the Brink's CompuSafe Service initiated in September 1999, and began
enjoying the benefits almost immediately.
"Brink's CompuSafe Service has solved two key problems for us," said Charles
Griffis, owner and operator of Merritt Bakery, which employs over 100 people, 30
of whom handle cash. "First it saves us time. While I trust my employees, the
typical verification process was time-consuming and error-prone."
"The other key benefit for us is the convenience of having Brink's keep cash
totals by department and employee," said Griffis."We have restaurant sales,
take-out sales and lottery sales. With CompuSafe Service, it is easy to verify
the department and employee totals to the computerized cash register."
Brink's CompuSafe Service provides improved security and accuracy for cash
transactions from the time a customer pays to the time the money is deposited in
the bank and completely eliminates the manual counting and re-counting of cash
on-site at restaurants.
"Like most restaurant owners, Charles Griffis at Merritt Bakery is pleased not
to have to make trips to the bank every day," said Glenn Mason, vice president
of Brink's CompuSafe Service. "Brink's offers greater convenience and security
for restaurant employees and owners."
When restaurant employees insert currency into the CompuSafe unit, it reads and
validates the bills, placing them in secure cassettes. Brink's collects the
sealed containers and transports them to a Brink's currency room where trained
tellers verify the deposits and deposit the money to Merritt Bakery's bank.
Perhaps most important, because Brink's controls the entire process, the
potential for theft and discrepancies is minimized and Brink's can guarantee
Merritt Bakery that the amount of cash reported in the cassettes when picked up
will be deposited to their bank.
Brink's CompuSafe Service is a solution that offers Brink's quality service
every step of the way, from the safes and armored transportation to the on-site
maintenance and nationwide electronic reporting. It was designed specifically
for cash-intensive retail operations such as restaurants, convenience stores,
and gasoline marketers.
"I saw a CompuSafe for the first time at a Chevron and liked what I saw," said
Griffis. "CompuSafe Service reduces the amount of times cash changes hands."
Brink's, Incorporated, founded in 1859, is the largest provider of armored
services in the world with over 150 facilities in the United States and a global
network that spans over 50 countries.
For more information on Brink's CompuSafe Service, please call 1-800-BRINKS-5 or
visit www.brinksinc.com/compusafeservice.