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Technology forecast: What's Hot, What's Hype

Sifting through the technology heap can be frustrating. How do you decide whether or not to spend money on a new system and which one is right for you? If you are a corporate-owned

operation, it is likely that there is a team hired specifi-cally to make those decisions for you. But if you are an independent operation, you are probably fending for yourself. No matter what the size of your operation is, gathering information to educate yourself is usually the safest bet in differentiating between technology that will work for you and technology that is hyped to be for you. Following is a list of some of the technologies that are available now or are on the horizon for the foodservice industry:

Accounting Software Lightens Administrative Load

Accounting is defined as the system of recording and summarizing business and financial transactions and analyzing, verifying and reporting the results — all of which are important in gaining an understanding of why your operation is or is not successful. To foodservice professionals this may be the part of running the business that is dreaded, but it is necessary for success. Although good food, good service and atmosphere are often the focus, it's important to account for your operation's sales and purchases even if the prospect of doing so sounds tedious and dry. Technology can help ease the burden of administrative tasks by automating a lot of those duties.