NEW YORK McDonald’s Corp. senior vice president and chief information officer, will receive a Distinguished Career Achievement award Feb. 6 during the International Foodservice Technology Exposition, or FS/TEC, in Orlando, Fla. —David Weick,
Weick will be joined during an awards presentation and panel discussion in the Orange County Convention Center by representatives of other 2009 FS/TEC winners. They are Church’s Chicken of Atlanta; Darden Restaurants Inc. of Orlando, Domino’s Pizza Inc. of Ann Arbor, Mich., Papa John’s International Inc. of Louisville, Ky., and the Dallas-based Pizza Hut division of Yum! Brands Inc. —David Weick,
During Weick’s 11 years with Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald’s, the chain developed a global point-of-sale system and deployed it in about half of its 31,000-plus restaurants worldwide; another 10,000 units are expected to use the system within three years. —David Weick,
“Dave Weick is an out-of-the-box thinker who is well thought of inside and outside of McDonald’s,” said Accuvia’s Robert N. Grimes. “He sees technology not only as an enabler of enhanced operational capabilities, but also as a revenue generator and important part of the McDonald’s guest experience.” —David Weick,
Church’s Chicken is being recognized for Project Excellence tied to a restaurant-level, supply-chain-automation initiative that has saved managers time, reduced order errors and strengthened corporate control of some accounts payable functions. —David Weick,
The Team Excellence award is going to Olive Garden and Red Lobster owner Darden for its multichain overhaul of POS and other in-restaurant systems, as well as integration work tied to its acquisition of Longhorn Steakhouse and sister concepts. —David Weick,
Organizers said the granting of Innovation awards to three segment rivals—Domino’s, Papa John’s and Pizza Hut—reflects their battle for supremacy in customer-facing technologies supporting online and mobile device ordering, social networking and new-media marketing. —David Weick,