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TechnologyIn this section you will find all articles about technology, giving you an easy route to all the information and news about technology on Caterersearch. For subject overviews take a look at Caterersearch’s expert guides that provide 'everything you need to know' on popular subjects like technology, Gordon Ramsay, Compass or Michelin-starred restaurants. Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Previous | Next A CoolerWilliams Refrigeration is now offering operators an even bigger capacity back-bar cooler with its three-door model, which stocks up to 278 bottles of 330ml. Beyond chip and PIN: next generation payment systemsChip and PIN cards have done away with the need for customers to sign a sales slip, but the next generation of payment systems require even less handling. A wave of a smartcard is all that's needed to complete a transaction, saving time and wear and tear on machinery and staff alike. Lindsay Clark reports Banks not ready for chip and PINThe introduction of chip and PIN into the hospitality industry hit another snag this week when it was revealed that most banks do not have the portable terminals for restaurants to use. Table TalkLate to bed, early to rise, no breakfast, nibbling in the kitchen all day... Restaurateurs slam chip-and-PIN system
Pressure group seeks chip and PIN extensionThe Forum of Private Business, a small business pressure group, has called for the deadline for chip-and-PIN machine installation to be extended beyond the New Year. Don't offer too much, hotels toldBranded hotel chains should stop promising too much and consider cutting out bedroom basics. Use the internetOne canny operator has embraced the internet by launching several online guides where, not surprisingly, his own restaurants come highly recommended. Dan Bignold spoke to the Earl of Bradford Software: Maximising profit from hotel occupancyOptimisation software may sound like something that makes your computer work faster, but it's actually designed to make your business more competitive. Lindsay Clark gets down among the digital domains Electronic bookings continue to riseEuropean hotels saw a 17% increase in the number of nights booked via the internet and global distribution systems (GDS) between April and June this year, according to electronic marketing firm TravelClick. Hotel e-bookings continue to rise across the worldThe number of hotel rooms booked electronically worldwide grew by 11.4% to 29.8 million during the second quarter of 2004, according to electronic marketing firm TravelClick. Brother Comply with the new demands of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) Pt III with Brother's RNIB-approved PT-9600 label printer. Using black type on white
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The integration of Digitron and HACCP Works technologies allows critical temperature data collected through ThermaCheck and ThermaTrak to be simply imported into HaccpWorks software. While Digitron provides temperature instrumentation expertise and electronic data acquisition, HaccpWorks enables the online development, maintenance and management of customised HACCP plans. The joint venture provides the first complete online solution, seamlessly integrating all the required ingredien InterContinental cuts ties with Expedia and Hotels.com
Software: Managing the catering supply chainManaging the supply chain is particularly difficult in the hospitality sector, but developments in IT are softening the effects of poor decisions and hardening the profit margins. Lindsay Clark reports Sweet DreamsBébétel is a new Swiss-made product designed for hotel guests to monitor their babies without the need for traditional listening devices which use radio waves and can go out of range or suffer interference. Trading on the InternetDino Wilkinson, an IT lawyer at Kimbells LLP, looks at some of the issues restaurant, hotel and pub operators must consider in order to trade legally and successfully via the internet CRM technology: Reaping the benefits in hospitalityIn an industry where success or failure hangs on knowing your customers' needs, customer relationship management software is becoming a viable option for smaller businesses. Lindsay Clark reports Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Previous | Next |
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