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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. - Using Menulink's backoffice software system, casual-dining operator Fazoli's Restaurants Inc. will cut food and labor costs by half a percent and cut the amount of time [...]

GAITHERSBURG, MD. -- Using hand-held computers and quality-assurance software, contract feeder Sodexho Marriott, based here, has reduced the completion time of critical unit-level audits and follow-up work by 50 percent, [...]

ANAHEIM, CALIF.-- Multiconcept operator and franchisor CKE Restaurants Inc., based here, said it is saving time and money through its expanded use of the Xcellenet Remoteware software system. Remoteware enables [...]

NEW YORK -- Xando Cosi, the upscale sandwich-and-coffee shop chain based here, recently switched Internet home-delivery firms, from Kozmo.com to UrbanFetch.com, calling the new vendor a 'better fit.' Kozmo.com and [...]

SAN FRANCISCO -- The online buying tools and upfront pricing at BigTray.com are helping restaurateurs nationwide accelerate and simplify equipment and supply purchasing, some of the Internet site's users indicate. [...]

AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Texas Bar Code, the first Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission-approved online alcohol service training and certification course, recently debuted in the Lone Star State. The Texas Restaurant Association [...]

CLIFTON, N.J. -- J.T. Sliders, a full-service restaurant offering guests free use of computer stations along with games and Internet access, opened here in a Ramada Hotel operated by Prime [...]

ORANGE, CALIF. -- Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery, based here, soon will join more than 100 companies, including McDonald's Corp., in using online-management tools for dealings with NCR Systemedia Group. [...]

Andrew Matthews, Co-winner of the 2006 NPIRI Technical Achievement Award, didn't originally plan to enter the ink business. He was attending school in England where he grew up when, in [...]

The article features digital solutions cooperative Dscoop, a cooperative of information technology (IT) corporation Hewlett-Packard (HP) Graphic Arts users, host of Dscoop9 conference to be held in Orlando, Florida on March 6-8, 2014. Aside from helping members improve profitability and succeed in business, Dscoop also offers its members various resources including regular webinars, white papers, and a forum to discuss issues faced by the industry.

The article discusses how hoteliers can use social media most effectively for the success of the business. It suggests that the hotelier must connect to different social media sites that addresses reviews and communications. It also mentions that TripAdvisor.com, and Yelp.com, are different sites for managing hotel review, where individuals share their experience and information to help others. It also mentions that social media can be used to create significant interaction with guests.

An interview with Andrew Featherman, David Lindsay, Nick Patrissi, Roger Gimbel and Bill Martin of the "Printing News" Advisory Board is presented. When asked about the most significant technology unveiled at drupa in 2008, Featherman says among them were inkjet presses from Hewlett Packard, Kodak and Screen. Lindsay believes that 2008 would be challenging to the printing industry. The executives advocates printers to take initiatives in building business relationship focusing on value instead of price.

The article features various products that were showcased at the 2007 Graph Expo in the U.S., including the ApogeeX 4.0 workflow software from Agfa Graphics, Prism paper cutter from Colter & Peterson and Rilecart B-599 wire binder from Spiel Associates Inc.

The article offers information on the 2007 Graph Expo and Converting Expo, held at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois on September 9-12, 2007. Six hundred forty companies participated, more than 120 of those were first-time exhibitors. They include Hewlett-Packard, Pitman Co. and Ricoh Americas Corp. Information about new products launched are presented.

The article offers information on Graph Expo 2007 of the print industry at McCormick Place South in Chicago, Illinois on September 9-12, 2007.

The article features new products and technology for business exhibited at the AIIM & On Demand Conference and Exposition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Darwin VI authoring tool for Adobe InDesign CS2 was released by Creo Print On-Demand Solutions Group (PODS). Canon USA Inc. showcased new imageRunner models. Total Customer Experience program was introduced by Hewlett-Packard. Details of the products and company information are also presented.

The article focuses on developments related to digital presses as of February 2014. Topics discussed include the impact of digital technology on print production, advantages of using digital press and differences between ways that U.S. newspapers and foreign newspapers have adopted digital printing technology. Also highlighted is the forecast for growing adoption of digital printing technology by newspaper publishers.

The article reports that prices of newsprints in the U.S. are at their lowest level in 2013 compared with historical price trends. Publishing industry analyst Thad McIlroy states that, in the past, wholesale price of newsprint has a marked effect on newspaper publishers' profits. He observes that in the past few years leading to 2013, demand for newsprint has declined or remained the same as more publishing businesses close operations due to the competition posed by online publications.