Here is an interesting article that confirms the fears some people have held about the increase in technology within restaurants. A restaurant in London has conjoined fine dining and fast food to create a high-class, high-tech, restaurant that no longer employs a wait staff. I am confident that this style of restaurant will probably not become widely used around the world. I believe the majority of fine dining customers go out to restaurants for the purpose of being served by personable and approachable people. So what do you think?

Biomist Power Sanitizing System

http://www.prlog.org/10079886-food-industry-discovers-new-technology-to-kill-salmonella-and-coli.html

Hey guys I found this article about the biomist system. One of the biggest challenges in the food service industry is sanitzation and preventing the risk of foodborne illnesses. Here we have a new system that converts alchohol into non-flammable vapor, making it possible to sanitize surfaces that cannot be sanitized quickly by other methods. The system utilizes liquid carbon dioxide as a propellant to spray a fine alchohol mist. Using this process achohol is temporarily displaced by an envelope of rapidly expanding CO2 gas, rendering the vapor non-flammable. this system will definately help decrease the risk of foodborne illnesses and save time.

http://www.thedailyaztec.com/features/food-drink/a-new-science-experiment-in-fine-dining-1.1872405

Hey guys I found this article on molecular gastronomy, and the impact it has been having on fine dining establishments all over. Yes it currently is a trend, but is it has been creating an entertaining dining experience for customers. It definately isn't a food that I personally would eat everyday, but many people are curious to try a new experience. According to the scientific director of food science and culture, molecular gastronomy can be useful for the future of food production and the answer to the obesity problem. We'll see how long this trend lasts, but for now it seems to be a hit in some major cities.

This new article is almost an extension of the last one I posted on cell phone ordering. It is about the SMS Printer that is being used by restaurants to print out customers orders directly to the kitchen's cooking line. I think this technology could be used in conjunction with cell phones or electronic/virtual menus to increase the turnover rate of restaurants. Customers would no longer have to wait for their server to return to the table to complete their order, or just order from their phone before they arrive at their reserved table.

Here is an interesting article that involves the use of cell phones to order food from fine dining restaurants. the article points out another way that an already existing technology can be modified to better suit the customers needs, and in this case it has actually promoted awareness of the restaurant. i think other fine dining establishments should seriously consider implementing this style of service.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_34_43/ai_n36503309/pg_2/?tag=content;col1

Hey guys I found this article about the Hard Rock Cafe that opened in Las Vegas. This three level 42,000 sq. ft cafe is complete with 950 dining seats, a 1,000 chair concert hall and 3 guest faceing interactive technologies. This new establishment is fit with interactive screens ranging from ten to twenty three feet. There known as the "Hard Rock Interactive" which is a collection of digitized rock memorabilia. The purpose is to entertain and inform guests while also putting a spotlight on the collection of intruments, clothing, stage props or other distinctive personal momentos of life in the music industry. I mean, besides how expensive it must cost to incorporate this into your establishment, it definatley will attract many customers. It's pretty cool, while your having a great dinners you can check out this new crazy interactive screens promoting the the food, history of music, and it's all done by the guest. It's a good way for the restaurant to promote itself and attract new cliental.

Dinerware Certifies dinePoint(TM) for Enterprise Reporting
Market Wire, June, 2009

Dinerware, Inc., a leading developer of restaurant POS (point of sale) software, today announced its certification of dinePoint(TM), a web-based enterprise reporting service.
Dinerware continues to expand its best-in-class POS platform and now offers restaurateurs dinePoint's(TM) enterprise reporting software as a business intelligence tool to manage their business. The dinePoint(TM) interface is available now and works with Dinerware version 2.8.2, via the Microsoft SQL database.
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dinePoint's(TM) enterprise services are available for all types of hospitality businesses including franchises or multi-unit operations, quick serve, fine dining or casual concepts, food courts, wineries, and golf courses. Owners and managers now have the ability to see a wide range of data about sales and labor in dashboard and detailed formats. dinePoint(TM) captures data directly from the Dinerware database and automates reporting. This component is critical for businesses that want to easily access up-to-date information from one or many locations.
Jamie Jalazo, co-owner of Denver-based franchise Chedd's Gourmet Grilled Cheese, said, "We strongly believe in being proactive. As franchisors, we must have a clear view into each location to understand the health of our business and to be able to recognize where we need to make adjustments. dinePoint(TM) makes it easy to see revenue, payroll and other vital information easily and conveniently online."

dinePoint(TM) is flexible and scalable and enables the restaurateur to choose special alerts that highlight results outside the predicted normal range of business. This means decision makers can quickly see at a glance if a certain key performance indicators under-perform compared to a normal range of expectations.

"We are happy to have made it through the evaluation process and to now be a certified Dinerware solution. This certification will allow us to grow dinePoint(TM) within the Dinerware dealer community via our Sales Partner Program, which is a good opportunity for us," said David Hwang, Managed Data Group CEO.

"Dinerware uses Microsoft SQL as its database. This allows restaurateurs to select third-party products that are appropriate for their business," said Jeff Riley, Dinerware CEO. "We are excited about our certification of dinePoint(TM) which offers customers an easy to learn and use, web-based reporting tool to help manage their business."

About Dinerware
Dinerware provides restaurant (point of sale) systems to fine dining, cafes, nightclubs, bars, fast casual, counter service, QSR, hotels, casinos, golf courses and wineries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington and sold worldwide, Dinerware provides POS systems for the hospitality industry. For a list of Dinerware certified solutions, or for a free trial, visit http://www.dinerware.com or call (866) 346-3792.

About dinePoint(TM)
dinePoint(TM) is a web-based service that eliminates the manual processes associated with managing POS data from multiple locations. dinePoint's(TM) comprehensive reporting and transaction-level detail simplify the management of critical business drivers like comps, discounts, voids, labor productivity, and other key performance indicators. dinePoint(TM) was winner of a 2008 RSPA Innovative Solution Award. Visit www.ManagedDataGroup.com or call 1-877-825-5282.
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