Accuvia Consulting, the leading global provider of IT consulting and knowledge services focused on the foodservice, lodging, and retail industries, recognizes the challenges operators are facing in the current economic situations. Since each operator has their own unique situation, Accuvia is making a number of free resources available on its website: www.accuvia.com.

Accuvia publishes a pair of weekly newsletters on technology. The Foodservice Tech Advisor (FTA) focuses on foodservice technology while its sister publication, Hospitality Tech Advisor (HTA) targets lodging technology. In light of the economic challenges, Accuvia has published a set of special editions entitled "Technology for Turbulent Times." According to Robert "Rob" Grimes, Chairman and CEO of Accuvia, "we've collected ideas from our entire team of consultants, all of whom combine operational experience as well as technology expertise. We've also included many examples of how operators are using technology to improve their financial results." Accuvia's technology newsletters are a free resource to all readers.

According to Mark Ozawa, President of Accuvia, many companies continue to have a strong interest in technology. "We are seeing, however, that operators have a greater focus on ensuring new projects have a credible and short ROI time frame. We also see strong focus on technologies that can reduce costs quickly as well as systems that can generate new customers and increase loyalty from existing ones."

Accuvia's web site also includes all past issues of Accuvia's FTA and HTA newsletters. These include guides to a wide variety of technologies including labor management systems, back office systems, and on technologies that can improve on sales and marketing.

Accuvia is also providing "Technology Best Practices in Turbulent Times", a list of suggested steps operators can pursue to reduce IT costs or use technology to increase sales. These suggestions include ideas such as auditing one's maintenance agreements and adding web ordering capabilities.

According to Mark, key members of Accuvia's consulting team will be available in their booth #3589 at FS/TEC to discuss strategies, tactics, and solutions with operators. FS/TEC, the international foodservice technology exposition, is the premier event in foodservice technology and is being held in Orlando, FL February 4-7.

While these resources are located throughout Accuvia's site, copies have been compiled on a single page which can be accessed at http://www.accuvia.com/dsp_Turbulent_home.asp

Accuvia is the foremost global provider of IT consulting and knowledge services focused on the foodservice, lodging, and retail industries. Operating since 1994, Accuvia has provide consulting services to a wide variety of clients around the world including the largest quick service restaurant companies, resorts such as Pebble Beach, international companies such as American Restaurants (AmRest) based in Poland, and multi-faceted enterprises such as Hershey Entertainment and Resorts. Accuvia has also provided consulting and other services to many of the leading technology providers in these industries. It also produces or is partnered with a number of leading technology events including various Hostec events internationally and FS/TEC in the United States. Accuvia also publishes various industry resources including the Foodservice Tech Advisor (FTA) and Hospitality Tech Advisor (HTA).

www.accuvia.com

Mark Ozawa
President
301-916-2520, x707

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