Arizona Restaurant and Hospitality Association Expands Partnership with Heartland Payment Systems to offer Payroll Services Designed for Local Restaurateurs

Scottsdale, AZ, April 15, 2002
In a unanimous vote by their Board of Directors, the Arizona Restaurant and Hospitality Association (ARHA) has expanded their partnership with Scottsdale-based Heartland Payment Systems (HPS) to include Payroll Processing Services. As a national payments processor, Heartland currently provides credit and debit card services to ARHA members, and provides distribution leverage to the ARHA's membership sales efforts. The expansion of their present agreement to also provide payroll processing services to ARHA members will ensure the partners are offering the most complete, one-stop payment processing package to the restaurant community available today.

Matt McMahon, Chairman (ARHA) stated, "Our expanded partnership with Heartland is a great opportunity for our members looking to simplify their operations and save money. We selected Heartland because of the wonderful service they provided to our members with their credit card processing program over the last several years. We are equally convinced that their payroll processing program, which is specifically tailored to the restaurant industry, will provide the same outstanding service and value for our members. Additionally, our restaurant members will be able to simplify their lives by working with a single organization for all their payment processing needs." McMahon added, "Further, with the exclusive offerings provided in the ARHA/HPS partnership, our members can save a significant portion of their annual investment in membership dues by participating in this payroll program. In fact, our members could save all or more of their annual membership dues by participating in both the payroll and credit card processing programs now available as an exclusive bundled offering. All of this can be accomplished without having to sacrifice benefits, services and features, which makes this a great opportunity for our members, the ARHA and Heartland, all in support of the restaurant community."

Heartland's payroll division provides complete payroll processing including check printing, direct deposit, full tax services, automated check signing, tip allocation, time and attendance, employee background and screening, and handling up to 99 pay rates per restaurant location. Heartland also offers additional standard services that traditionally cost extra or are not offered with other providers.
Sanford Brown, Senior Vice President, HPS Hospitality Market stated, "The primary benefit for outsourcing payroll is to allow local restaurateurs the necessary time to focus on running their restaurants. We ensure that restaurant employees are paid accurately and on time, while making sure the restaurateur complies with all local, state, and federal payroll legislation." Brown continued, "The best part is that we provide this complete service at a price that is extremely economical, especially given the time it takes most restaurateurs to administer in-house payroll programs. With our program, HPS administers the payroll and carries the liability for all tax reporting so our customers can focus on what they do best, serving their customers."

While the service itself is an outstanding value, ARHA members will receive additional exclusive member-only discounts making these services even more cost effective than before. An added benefit to this value-added program is that the same HPS representative providing payroll processing services to a restaurateur will also provide their credit card processing services using a single point-of-contact strategy. This further streamlines the restaurateur's business practices by reducing the number of vendors providing services to their location. In addition, the restaurateur saves time and money through additional savings offered to customers using both products.

About ARHA
The Arizona Restaurant and Hospitality Association is the voice of the Arizona restaurant industry, which is some 8,000 members strong and representing over 8% of the Arizona economy. They are committed to serving the unique needs of their member restaurants and food service professionals by promoting a pro-business, pro-restaurant message and the value of the free enterprise system.

About Heartland
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (HPS) is a full-service payment systems solution's provider, specializing in the hospitality industry and handling merchant card and payroll processing services for over 55,000 merchants of all types and sizes. Using a strategically located national sales force, HPS builds long-term business relationships in local sales territories providing merchants with enhanced technology tools that assist them in more effectively operating their businesses. For more information about HPS, please visit them online at www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com or www.e-hps.com.




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