Archive for November 9th, 2011

AppSuite Tailors Apps For The Hospitality Industry; Available For Android & iPhones

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

AppSuite is a leading provider of iPhone and Android application development for the Food and Beverage industry. AppSuite develops low-cost restaurant apps for fine dining restaurants, casual restaurants, coffee shops, bars and clubs. AppSuite’s restaurant app and content management system (CMS) allows restaurateurs to rapidly deploy an iPhone or an Android App without the high cost of developing their own app. AppSuite’s CMS platform allows the restaurateur to conveniently build, brand and expand their business to the growing population of mobile users.

Just like the Internet explosion in the mid 90’s required restaurants to build and develop websites to reach out to their customers, the rapid growth of the “New Mobile Frontier” is driving restaurants to re-focus their marketing efforts to the technology platform adopted by their customers.  The best thing about a restaurant app is that an “app” is an actual application branded to your business that can do more functions than any website or mobile optimized website.  A true app can send notifications to your customers, pop-up scheduled marketing messages, give your customers turn-by-turn directions and most importantly, allow your customers access your business whenever and wherever they want.

The total number of people owning a smartphone outnumbers those owning a PC by at least 4-1. As a result, more and more people will be relying on their mobile devices for web access and daily activity. Your business should consider AppSuite’s Cafe’ App product if you would like to: 1. expand your business to the mobile world and reach your customers wherever they are 2. build customer loyalty with special offers and updates 3. and grow your brand with a unique presence.

If you believe a website is vital to your business, why wouldn’t a restaurant app that does more than your website be just as (or more) important to your marketing and communication efforts? There are multiple reasons why restaurants and other businesses are employing the mobile app strategy within their marketing tactics, but the most common is to have an advantage over their competition. Nearly 65% of small businesses agree that wireless technologies help provide a better competitive advantage for businesses.

Link To: “The Eatery” by Massive Health a Restaurant App

Mario Batali Calls Bankers “Hitler & Stalin Like”; Wall Street Boycotts His Restaurants In Return – USA

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

 

Forbes quoted Mario Batali as comparing bankers to Stalin and Hitler. Now that the suits won’t be snapping up Mario’s tables it should be easier to snag a table.

One financial institution “has sent a memo to employees that it will not honor receipts from BABBO or a Batali establishment” and that another group has “canceled all of their reservations for the remainder of the year.”

Not a good move, I would say.

Link To:Eataly To Spawn New Locations Over Next 10 Years

Convenience Store in Odenville, Alabama Installs Vending Machine that Dispenses Meat – USA

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

A convenience store in Odenville, Alabama has installed a vending machine dispensing meat, and it is turning out to be a great success. Of course, this is nothing new the Japanese have been doing it for years and their is a

Convenience Store Installs Meat Vending Machine   Video

Below is a Link To:

100 Years Old Spanish butcher has vending machine dispensing meat   Article

Eataly to Spawn More Branches Over Next 10 Years – NYC

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Eataly is a mega-Italian-food-destination in NYC, a collection of many dining, or produce venues that are intended for sale to take home, in the sprawling food-hall complex, which one of the founders, Mario Batali, prefers to call “food temple”. Eataly—what a weird name—is somewhat overwhelming at first, until you become acclimatized to the hustle & bustle of the carnival-like atmosphere of the “super” supermarket.

Expect that Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Toronto and Mexico City, in any order, will be getting Eataly locations over the next ten years.

Eataly is a mega-Italian-food-destination in NYC, a collection of many dining,  or produce venues—intended for sale to take home—in the sprawling food-hall complex, which one of the founders, Mario Batali, prefers to call “food temple”. Eataly, what a weird name, is somewhat overwhelming at first, until you become acclimatized to the hustle & bustle of the carnival-like atmosphere of the “super” supermarket.

Expect that Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Toronto and Mexico City, in any order, will be getting Eataly locations over the next ten years.

Zagat Eataly NYC

Eataly Torino