We at Forbes Snyder Business Solutions are proud to announce our expansion into the Cape Coral, FL
PK started in the restaurant business at a young age. His first job was washing dishes in a busy restaurant on Cape Cod, MA. From there he was a prep cook and by his senior year in high school he was a line cook.
PK helped pay his own way thru Southern New Hampshire University working as a bouncer, bar back, eventually a bartender.
Moving to SW Florida after College, PK worked as a bartender, bar manager at popular bar/restaurants on and around Ft Myers Beach and was even the General Manager/Managing Partner at the popular Beach Pier Side Grill.
In 1996 PK left the Beach Pier Side Grill to take a position with Southern Wine and Spirits, selling liquor and wine to restaurants and liquor stores throughout Lee County.
In 2001 PK moved back to Massachusetts to take a position at Forbes Snyder Tri State Cash Register to learn the cash register business and head up the Point of Sale division, focusing on restaurant and retail markets.
Where he married his college sweet heart and started their family of 3 children.
In 2007 PK purchased the business and continued his career in the Point of Sale business.
Forbes Snyder has installed and maintained over 750 restaurants and 300 liquor stores, as well as several other establishments such as Garden Centers, Cafeterias, Hair Salons and Tattoo shops.
Forbes Snyder expanded with purchasing Advance Business Services out of Worcester, MA and Advanced Retail Solutions out of West Springfield, MA. PK and his staff took Forbes Snyder to be the largest independent Point of Sale Company in Western and Central Massachusetts.
Due to the products sold and more importantly the service provided, Forbes Snyder started gaining clients in other states such as Kentucky, Texas, Alaska, and of course Florida.
While installing a system in Cape Coral, FL PK met Travis and they immediately hit off. They decided to start another division and opened Forbes Snyder South.
PK has over 20 years experience in the restaurants and 22 years in point of sale.
This is what PK believes is the difference between Forbes Snyder and other companies. Built for restaurant people BY restaurant people.
Travis started his restaurant career waiting tables at Applebee’s. He instantly began working his way up, going from server to bartender, even being promoted to store trainer within 3 months of starting. He worked both the front and back of the house, expanding his knowledge and love of the restaurant business.
In his next step, Travis got hired on as Head Corporate Trainer at Duffy’s Sports Grill. Which at the time was one of the largest and fastest growing restaurant chains in Florida. During his tenure there, Duffy’s saw it’s largest expansion throughout the state, and Travis helped facilitate the opening of multiple new locations.
Travis has worked in several popular restaurants from Florid to New York City.
Even being hired to work for Chef Wolfgang Puck at CUT Steakhouse in Downtown Manhattan. It was here that Travis met and waited on some of the biggest stars in the world, including Oprah and even the Champ, Mike Tyson. Unfortunately then COVID hit and basically shut down NYC.
With the city shut down, and trying to figure out what to do next, Travis received an offer to relocate to Fredericksburg, VA. To help start a large entertainment/movie facility with a full-service restaurant. Once it was up and running, and his contract was fulfilled, it was back to Florida.
Travis was offered an opportunity to take over as Brand Ambassador for Paradigm Hospitality.. His position was to establish and maintain new accounts for their American Brewery beer brand. Building the brand with over 70 new accounts, reflecting a 35% increase in volume in just a few years.
This led to several opportunities including becoming the Director of Operations for Prime 239 Steakhouse in Cape Coral, FL.
One busy Friday night, with a full restaurant, his Point of Sale System went down, and was not able to get support from his POS company and a change was needed to be made. They called in Forbes Snyder. There he was introduced to PK Backholm, owner and President of Forbes Snyder. They instantly hit it off and Travis loved the ease and power of the system, but more importantly, the support.
They then decided to start Forbes Snyder South. With the commitment to bring a powerful Point of Sale system, with the support behind it, to a place that desperately needed just that, South West Florida.
Focus Point of Sale. For restaurant people, by restaurant people!
