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May 3, 2012

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SFM Talks High Tech

Group's Critical Issue Conference looks at future of serving "Generation C[onnected]."...More
Apr. 6, 2012

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VT Cancels IPad Ordering

Virginia Tech has halted the use of iPads as ordering devices at the Au Bon Pain units in its Squires Student Center because they frequently resulted in making redundant...More
Mar. 14, 2012

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App Turns iPad Into Cash Register

The mobile payment vendor Square has introduced an app that, combined with a quarter-sized reader, turns an Apple iPad into a a POS device that accepts credit card as well as cash...More
Feb. 29, 2012

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Ordering Kiosk Speeds Up Cafe Lines at Univ. of Memphis

A self-service ordering kiosks has speeded up service times at the Cyber Cafe in the FedEx Institute of Technology on the Univeristy of Memphis campus, reports the Daily Helmsman...More
Feb. 29, 2012

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NFL Team Tests Customer Behavior Tracking System

The NFL's Miami Dolphins are experimenting with a cloud-based analytic software package called Intelligent Operations Center for Smart Cities that may help the team develop a...More
Sep. 1, 2011

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Florida Districts Step Up Innovation

School dining programs in the Sunshine State are looking outside the box for solutions....More
May 1, 2011

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A Blueprint for Change

At the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center, an impressive retail café renovation is only one of many improvements being put into place....More
Jan. 1, 2011

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Microsoft's Point-and-Shoot Promo Solution

A new technology based on cell phone cameras delivers discount offers and promo messages to the company's onsite dining customers...More
Dec. 14, 2010

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Microsoft Rolls Out Mobile Phone Based Incentive System

A high-tech initiative that uses mobile phones to deliver foodservice discounts and promotional messages to users has recently finished a...More
Jun. 1, 2010

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The Big Idea Unique Solution or Implementation Award

Dividend$Miami UniversityOxford, OH Opened: August 2009 Gross Sales/Day: $9,500 Dividend$ provides food services to students in Miami's new Farmer School...More
May 1, 2010

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Thinking Outside the Bread Box

Operators in every segment are finding it necessary to deal with the dietary needs of individuals diagnosed with celiac disease and other food sensitivities....More
Mar. 13, 2009

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Fla. County Wants to Go Biometric for Lunch Lines

Palm Beach County (FL) Schools would like to invest in a finger-scan-based POS system for all its units following a successful pilot at one elementary school, reports the Florida Sun-Sentinel. The proposal would have Palm Beach County purchase 511 of ......More
Nov. 1, 2008

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A New Machine Age

For years, vending machines have played the dual role of the anti-R.D. and anti-FSD in the nation's schools. Nutrition activists saw them as evil disbursers...More
May 1, 2008

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@TEOTD, HUDS HTNOTH

Like most other middle aged people, I do not find text messaging on my cell phone to be a particularly easy way to communicate. I'd much rather just call...More
Apr. 1, 2008

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Green Friendly Equipment

Energy savings, sustainability, green operations and LEED certified are all the buzz words of our time. We hear them over and over and with increasing...More
Jan. 1, 2007

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RFID

At some point, cell phones could become a primary payment vehicle through the use of radio-frequency tags. One of the most exciting frontiers in retailing...More
Jan. 1, 2007

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A Tech Guy at Heart

I readily admit it: I am fascinated by new technology. Not necessarily by every gadget that appears on the increasingly electronic consumer scene, but...More
Aug. 1, 2005

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Cooking With Steam Heat

SMALL BUT MIGHTY: Compact countertop steamers are powerful performers. COLORFUL: Green vegetables like asparagus cook best with steam. Versatile steam...More
Aug. 1, 2004

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Look Ma, No Cash!

U of Akron students use the Zip Card in cafs, c-stores and bookstores, and for entry to campus buildings. Nutrition Care Representatives use a Palm Pilot...More
May 1, 2004

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In Defense of Permission-Based Marketing (and Privacy When You Want It)

The advent of the national "Do-Not-Call" phone solicitation registry last year was a landmark achievement in terms of consumer rights, and the enthusiasm...More

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