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Cost-control is about as important to a restaurant owner as what's on the menu tonight. So it's somewhat surprising how few operators - especially independent ones - use technology to [...]

With wages on the rise and the increased cost of oil impacting everything from paper to food prices, on-site operators say they are walking a thin line in an attempt [...]

COMPUTERS AND FOOD SERVICE THE FUTURE IS NOW NRN Roundtable High technology is changing the way food-service operators do business. Pencil-pushers are dying out, succeeded by button-punchers. Electronic systems are [...]

PART I: QUICK SERVICE The advent of ECR/POS technology has revolutionized control systems in food-service and contributed to the bottom line. But the proliferation of systems has led to a [...]

From automated cash registers to control systems which can interface with office equipment, computers are becoming increasingly popular in the food service industry. Point-of-sales order taking, and accounting automation are especially advantagous for fast-feeders who want speed and efficiency. Even energy can be managed automatically at a savings.

Quieter, faster guest check production is the innovation that is most requested by foodservice operators for their electronic cash register/point of sale (ECR/POS) systems. And many manufacturers have listened to [...]

The unique strategy adopted by the Thorntons, the confectionery and cafe chain to help customers enjoy warm food, is discussed. Thorntons provides its customers a pager once the order is placed and the customer receives a message immediately after the food is ready.

IT TAKES A LOT TO MANAGE RESTAURANTS EFFICIENTLY. CONTROLS are a big part of the job--controlling risk, labor and costs of all types, among other things. But take heart. Today's [...]

MIAMI -- FMS Management Systems, operator and sub-franchisor of 126 IHOP restaurants in Florida and Georgia, installed Citrine Technology's Restaurant Franchise Interface, a vendor representative said. That software helps the [...]

The Computerization Of Menus There's an old restaurant joke that involves an operator who, upon being informed that food costs are higher than menu prices, exclaims, 'That's okay, we'll make [...]

MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS Restaurant managers are constantly challenged to find new ways to increase sales while controlling and reducing costs. A major stumbling block for many managers is the lack of [...]

Communications Software Computer capabilities have been significantly extended due to the development of generic communications /networking software. Communications technology enables the sharing of information, across a large number of users, [...]

The restaurant business, as many an entrepreneur can attest, is one of the trickiest markets to matter. It is a high-volume business with narrow profit margins and a hundred pitfalls [...]

Information technology can boost the efficacy of restaurant marketing operations as it enables restaurant marketers to anticipate industry trends. The marketing decision-making process can be improved by the plethora of marketing data information technology can collect and analyze. Information technology enables restaurant marketers to improve their marketing to consumers by isolating and identifying demographic variables that can serve as the basis for a marketing pitch., As if the job of a marketer weren't difficult enough. Operations and finance are self-defined and everything else is marketing, or so the saying goes. The role of the marketer [...]

In the last column we examined the primary steps you need to take to select the right system for your operation. Let us take a moment and quickly review these [...]

Record Speed El Torito Restaurants Inc. is taking advantage of automated records management systems to save time and money. Its accounts payable department has streamlined its operations and cut costs [...]

Food Purchasing Technology Effective purchasing is extremely important in foodservice because cost savings tend to directly affect bottom line profitability--a dollar saved is a dollar of profit. Because a large [...]

Brian Sill is a principal of Kirkland, WA-based Deterministics, consultants to foodservice on technologybased management systems. NEW SYSTEMS WILL CRITIQUE PERFORMANCE IN GRAPHIC FORM TO PROVIDE A COMPELLING OPERATIONS PICTURE. [...]

Multi-unit or chain operators operate in a different environment from independents. They must manage and control each of their operating units, provide accounting and other services, and then rely upon [...]

John Carey could not be more enthusiastic about the latest piece of software added to his computer system. It allows him to exercise controls he never had time to perform [...]