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Bartech’s Customized Line of In-Room POS Solutions Help Hoteliers Maximize Revenue
Bartech | February 24, 2021
Extensive lineup of guestroom point-of-sale solutions enhance in-room revenues while meeting specific operational challenges for any property need Las Vegas — February 24, 2021 — Bartech, the leader in automatic minibar solutions for the global hospitality industry, has refined its extensive line of minibar and in-room point-of-sale (POS) solutions to meet the unique operational challenges and technology needs of a variety of property types and room configurations. With today’s travelers seeking to minimize contact with hotel staff and other guests by avoiding public hotel areas such as on-site F&B venues and retail shops, Bartech ...
W Washington DC Hotel Manages Their F&B Inventory With Clear Sky Software’s Bar Code Based Solution
Clear Sky Software | February 18, 2021
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – February 18, 2021 – Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today that the W Washington DC Hotel has installed the company’s food & beverage inventory control system to help manage and track all food & beverage products. Located in the heart of DC, the W has been busy taking advantage of the features of this industry-leading F&B inventory system. Called Clear Sky FOOD & BEVERAGE, this is a comprehensive, perpetual inventory system that tracks and controls all F&B products. Functions include purchasing/ordering, receiving, electronic requisition, outlet transfers/issues/returns and phy...
Lodging Interactive Launches DiningClick – ADA Compliant Catering Menu Services to Replace PDFs
Lodging Interactive | February 8, 2021
PARSIPPANY, NJ - February 8, 2021 - Lodging Interactive, an award-winning digital marketing and social media engagement agency exclusively serving the hospitality industry, today announced the launch of DiningClick an online menu management and publishing system for hotels and restaurants. DiningClick was developed to assist hotels and restaurants with their efforts to remain compliant with the various global website requirements for serving the visually impaired. “As the hospitality industry continues to invest heavily to ensure hotel and restaurant websites are fully ADA and EAA/EN 301549 compliant for the visually impaired, most ope...
Omni Oklahoma City Hotel Marks Grand Opening With InvoTech Systems
InvoTech Systems | February 3, 2021
Omni Hotels newest property in Oklahoma opens using InvoTech RFID Inventory Control for Uniforms LOS ANGELES, CA – February 3, 2021 – InvoTech Systems Inc. announced the recent implementation of its Uniform System at Omni Oklahoma City Hotel. InvoTech Systems is the leading provider of advanced Linen Management, Laundry and Uniform Systems that integrate the latest RFID technology to increase profitability for hotels, resorts, casino operators, sports arenas, convention centers and theme parks. The InvoTech System installed at Omni Oklahoma City Hotel manages the Uniform inventory for 500 employees, and the hotel joins InvoTech’s exte...
Grand Okanagan Resort in British Columbia Selects Clear Sky Software for Better Control of Beverage and Tableware Inventory
Clear Sky Software | January 28, 2021
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – January 28, 2021 – Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today that Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort has completed the installation of Clear Sky’s Beverage and Tableware inventory control system. This large resort in beautiful British Columbia, selected Clear Sky Software and has been busy taking advantage of this industry-leading inventory system. Called Clear Sky BEVERAGE and Clear Sky TABLEWARE, this is a comprehensive, perpetual inventory system that tracks and controls all beverage and tableware products to include beer, liquor, wine, china, glassware and linens.. Functions include purchas...
Bringing in Blue Zone Foods
Larry Mogelonsky | December 23, 2020
By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) As New Year’s Eve approaches, we all succumb to the perfunctory promises of self-improvement for the following 12 months. With 2020 being the dumpster fire that it is, the bar is probably a bit lower for goals heading in 2021 over past years. Nevertheless, I bet that staying in shape or incorporating some form of healthier eating habits tops the list. Importantly, if you have dietary resolutions, no doubt your guests do, too. And they’ll be looking for hotels to accommodate their needs accordingly. With most diets continually trending in the direction of healthier, cleaner, orga...
Drinks Trends: 7 Festive Beverages to Discover From Around the World
EHL | December 23, 2020
It’s that time of year again, when friends and families come together to celebrate the holidays around a crackling fire, twinkly lights and a scrumptious spread of seasonal delights. And while traditions may reign when it comes to food and beverages, this might just be the year to try something different. After all, 2020 has been one to remember. For those hosting and looking to dazzle their guests with something unique, we’ve pulled together a list of the latest drinks trends – a list of uniquely indulgent holiday drinks from around the world. 1. Eggnog – United States & Canada A long-standing favorite in North American hou...
The Living Company Expands Hospitality Leadership Team
The Living Company | December 3, 2020
The Living Company (TLC) announced today that three veterans of the furniture industry will join its executive team as part of its continued expansion in the hospitality space. Beyond hospitality, TLC has experienced significant growth in the burgeoning workforce housing and co-living sectors. Through its University Furnishings brand, it is the leading supplier of furniture, fixtures, and equipment to off-campus student housing. Backed by Lee Equity Partners, TLC offers a comprehensive range of services, including design, sourcing, kitting, warehousing, delivery, installation, replacement, and rehabilitation. According to President and CEO...
The Automat Concept – What’s Old Is New Again With Technology: Opportunity for Hotels
Dr. Frederick DeMicco | December 2, 2020
By Frederick J. DeMicco, Ph.D. and Isaiah Morrow, MBA Student, The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, The W.A. Franke College of Business, Northern Arizona University A restaurant without waiters or workers behind the counter seems like an idea from the future; Ironically, this is an idea of the past. This concept is called an Automat, it was popularized in the early 1900s after the Spanish Flu Pandemic (Figure 1). Horn & Hardart, the largest Automat opened in New York in 1912 without any visible employees’ whatsoever costumers inserted their money into a glass-enclosed kiosk and enjoyed a steaming plate of freshly made food...
A New Model for Safety and Automation in F&B Management
Linda Pouliot | November 30, 2020
By Linda Pouliot F&B represents a significant portion of a hotel’s non-room revenue. Especially in the pandemic era, F&B management is among the most critical operational challenges confronting the hotel industry. Today’s environment offers two parallel challenges: Achieving operational efficiency and, at the same time, responding to, meeting and anticipating changing guest preferences that are driving a growing demand for safe, secure environmentally sound on-property experiences. As hoteliers rebuild their businesses, here are guidelines they can consider in constructing a new kind of F&B operating model that meet t...
Access Point Financial Provides FF&E Financing for Aloft Omaha Aksarben Village
Access Point Financial | November 23, 2020
Recognized leader in hospitality-focused lending closes loan for the property’s furniture, fixtures, and equipment during construction OMAHA, Neb. - November 23, 2020 – Access Point Financial, LLC (APF), a leading direct lender and specialty finance company focused exclusively on the hospitality industry, today announced the completion of an agreement with Center 60 Hospitality to finance the furniture, fixtures and equipment at the recently built Aloft Omaha Aksarben Village in Omaha, Nebraska. Center 60 Hospitality sourced Access Point Financial to secure a $450,000 loan to finance the hotel's furniture, fixtures, and equipme...
Bartech Unveils BarTouch Cloud to Enhance Manual Minibar Operations Efficiency
Bartech | November 18, 2020
Cloud-based platform enables seamless in-room F&B operations despite reduction in onsite non-essential staff, while minimizing costs and enhancing data security. Las Vegas — November 18, 2020 — Bartech, a Las Vegas-based provider of automatic, profit-generating minibar solutions for the global hospitality industry, has announced the launch of BarTouch Cloud, an advanced manual minibar management solution designed to address the needs of today’s hotels in a post-COVID industry environment. With guests expected to remain socially distanced and with properties limiting the presence of non-essential staff for the foreseeable fut...
Circa Resort & Casino Implements the InvoTech Uniform System for Contactless Uniform Distribution and Inventory Management
InvoTech Systems | October 28, 2020
InvoTech Uniform System Establishes Efficient Operations and Total Control with RFID Technology at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas LOS ANGELES, CA – October 28th, 2020 InvoTech Systems Inc. announced the recent implementation of its Uniform System at Circa Resort & Casino. InvoTech Systems is the leading provider of advanced Linen Management, Laundry and Uniform Systems that integrate the latest RFID technology to increase profitability for hotels, resorts, casino operators, sports arenas, convention centers, theme parks and production plants. The InvoTech System installed at Circa Resort & Casino manages the uniform inven...
Harvey Leis Joins Belle Meade Hospitality
Belle Meade Hospitality | October 19, 2020
Belle Meade Hospitality, custom casegoods and seating manufacturer, is excited to welcome Harvey Leis to our sales team. He will service the Mid Atlantic and Northeast USA. Bringing over 25 years of experience in the furniture industry, from design, product development, to sales, he has established a reputation as a highly respected hospitality professional and will be an asset to your procurement needs with his experience and expertise. Harvey is based in Pennsylvania and can be reached at creativinc@gmail.com...
FreshAir Announces Unique and Highly Effective Smoking Detection System for Hotels
FreshAir Sensors | September 30, 2020
FreshAir1 monitors for, detects, and proves tobacco smoking and marijuana smoking Lebanon, NH – FreshAir, an industry leader in the development of sensors to detect and alert for hazardous chemicals, announces its unique and highly effective FreshAir1 Smoking Detection System. The FreshAir system is ideally suited for use in hotels, casinos, and other hospitality industry settings. The only technology available to monitor for, immediately detect, and prove tobacco smoking and marijuana smoking, FreshAir1 Smoking Detection Systems are ideal for enforcing no-smoking policies, protecting infrastructure investments, securing cleaning fees...
Ghost Kitchens in the Lodging Industry: A F & B Strategy for Hotels
Frederick J. DeMicco | September 29, 2020
By Frederick J. DeMicco, Ph.D. and Isaiah Morrow, School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, Northern Arizona University A Ghost kitchen is a professional food preparation and cooking facility that serves customers exclusively by delivery. Ghost kitchens do not have a physical location that customers can enter (yet). The concept of ghost kitchens strips down the traditional dining establishment by removing dining areas and fancy décor. Instead, they serve as kitchens for restaurants to prepare food to deliver to customers. Several restaurants can operate out of the same ghost kitchen, either working from the same facility or breaking the ...
What Skills Does a Culinary Arts Professional Need?
EHL Insights | September 21, 2020
As a culinary arts professional, the more skills you have, the more valuable you are. And, as with any career, the more valuable you are, the more successful you will become and ultimately the more satisfied you will be with your professional life. In the culinary arts profession, it all boils down to your skillset. Following are some of the skills that a culinary arts professional needs in order to be successful. Whether you work in a fine hospitality establishment that caters to international guests, or you work in a small French bistro in the South of France, you’ll need to hone the following culinary skills. Passion for the Culinary...
Automatically Receive Your Food Products and Update Your Costs in Seconds With Clear Sky Software’s Interface to Cheney Brothers
Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® | September 21, 2020
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – September 21, 2020 – Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today the release of a new software interface between the company’s food inventory control system, called Clear Sky FOOD and Cheney Brothers ® Food Service Distributor. This interface is available immediately. With this new offering from Clear Sky Software, hospitality organizations have a complete, back-office food inventory management solution integrated with a major food distributor. Clear Sky FOOD helps users track food products from the point of purchase, through receiving and the ultimate transfer to kitchens, restaurants, banquets or an...
5 Tips for Cutting Down Food Costs
HotStats | September 17, 2020
With COVID-19 slicing into hotel profit, cutting food costs is more important than ever—especially with so many hotels now relying on food and beverage (F&B) services to meet guest expectations. If hoteliers want to drive profit in the wake of COVID-19, it’s crucial to monitor F&B costs. Otherwise, the expenses from these important operations could be draining critical cashflow. Luckily, there are simple ways a hotel or resort can grab control of its F&B expenses and increase profit. And lowering food costs is at the core of that plan. Here are five ways to lower food costs in the hotel industry in the face of COVID-19: ...
This Is Why You Keep Your Restaurant’s Signature Dish
Larry Mogelonsky | September 16, 2020
By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) Chefs are creative individuals and I’m continually blown away by what these professionals can do when challenged to explore their passion. But a restaurant needs some marketing sensibility if it going to thrive, especially in a hotel or urban capacity where there are numerous other independent and more agile operations to compete with. While some executive chefs are themselves tremendous impresarios or, dare I say, celebrity chefs, many others need to be reined in so that the menus are in stride with what the market wants and so that they fit with the dining outlet’s theme for a...
What Does a Restaurant Manager Do?
EHL | August 31, 2020
One job, many hats Restaurant Managers ensure restaurants run smoothly and efficiently. They seek to provide customers with pleasant dining experiences that live up to brand standards. Their efforts, which include effectively managing employees, are ultimately geared towards safeguarding the profitability of the restaurant. In effect, an RM embodies general management, administration, customer services, human resources, supply chain & procurement, health and safety, compliance, accounting & marketing – all rolled into one. This is particularly true for those working in smaller establishments, who are in frequent contact with bot...
How Hotel F&B Pivoted in Response to COVID-19, and What the Future Holds
Court Williams | August 12, 2020
By Court Williams Global tourism has been expanding rapidly over the past few decades, and this was a primary factor driving the hospitality industry before the coronavirus outbreak. Growth projected by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), set the expected number of tourist arrivals across the globe at more than 1.5 billion by 2020. Covid-19 had other ideas, however, and 2020 has turned out to be the year everything changed. Hotel food and beverage (F&B) operations are among some of the most-affected industries. Key Hotel F&B Trends Before Covid-19 Change is inevitable, and the whirlwind arrival of Covid-19 proved once agai...
How F&B Service Will Change Post-COVID
HotStats | August 4, 2020
As COVID-19 plows through the hospitality industry, it’s carving new paths to profit along the way. Moving forward, hotel food and beverage (F&B) services will be among the most transformed departments in the post-COVID-19 world. Already, the virus has changed how F&B services attract customers, and it’s altering the habits of guests. (In a prior post, we presented how social distancing could transform F&B operations.) Wondering how F&B services will change for hotels post-COVID-19? In this article, we’ll dig into the answer. What’s the State of Hotel F&B Services Now? Unfortunately, many business owners wi...
Take Local to the Extreme
Larry Mogelonsky | July 22, 2020
By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) Prior to Covid, hoteliers all over the world were already working on various programs to support local businesses and showcase the best of the community to guests. Now that the pandemic is practically locking out international travelers, the push for drive market customers and ‘local everything’ has bloomed exponentially. But if you are pursuing a course that many of your competitors are also going after, how do you stand apart? The answer is to go deep into your culture and lore, and simply outdo your rivals through what I call ‘extreme local’. Every city is unquestionab...
