Content about information technology

June 20, 2011
Garden Fresh names Eric Rosenzweig CIO
Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. appointed Eric Rosenzweig as its next CIO
November 16, 2010
Tech Q&A: Yard House CIO Phil Crawford
CIO talks about POS system's role in chain's fundraising initiative
November 12, 2010
Bravo Brio on its move to offer free Wi-Fi
New service aimed at building up other dayparts and banquet business
September 19, 2010
Focus Brands' exec keeps on top of IT trends
As Focus Brands' vice president of IT, Todd Michaud helps support about 1,600 foodservice locations — nearly all franchised — across the Carvel, Cinnabon, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Schlotzsky’s Deli chains.

August 19, 2010
Dunkin' hires Ken Chaisson for IT role
Chaisson previously worked for several years at Legal Sea Foods
August 9, 2010
IT evolution: Studies say best practices should evolve with changing business climate

Information technology executives should consider their evolving businesses when hiring, molding or managing workers, and act on lessons learned during the recession, prominent researchers recommend.


In its recent report, “IT Staffing Trends to Watch in 2010,” Forrester Research Inc. said “new technologies, increased outsourcing and cost-reduction initiatives are changing IT’s staffing and skill requirements.” 


The findings in Forrester’s report by Marc Cecere showed that three trends have influenced IT staffing specifications:


June 11, 2010
Restaurants face competition for workers
Other retail sectors are increasingly luring away talented restaurant workers, experts said during the recent People Report Workforce Symposium.
March 21, 2010
Sky-high expectations
Rafael Cohen, director of information technology at the nearly 60-unit Biscuitville quick-service chain, has one...
March 7, 2010
‘App’-solutely evolutionary
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June 24, 2009
Church’s Chicken names Mukherjee CIO
ATLANTA Church’s Chicken said Thursday it had named Partha Mukherjee its chief information officer, in...
April 12, 2009
Tar Heel Capital’s Ireland: Partnership sparks IT innovation
Some franchised restaurant operators prefer to leave solutions development to vendors and franchisor big guns,...
March 25, 2009
Tar Heel’s Ireland: Partnership Sparks IT Innovation
Name: Robert Ireland ...
March 22, 2009
Keeping an “i”on technology’s user numbers and promotional potential
Shake your average cell phone, and the best thing that will happen is that it...
March 1, 2009
NRA looks to veteran Gilbert for business growth ‘solutions’
Officials of the National Restaurant Association say the appointment of industry veteran David Gilbert as...
February 22, 2009
Panel: ‘Smart’ equipment can be wise investment, but only when users have clear understanding of needs, goals
The development of information technology-enhanced kitchen equipment, or so-called “smart” devices, is being slowed by...
February 1, 2009
Tough times call for revenue-generating technology
In past economic downturns, I’ve usually seen companies switch from revenue and service enhancement technologies...
February 1, 2009
Wine device a hint of ‘smart’ evolution to be addressed at FS/TEC show
Is convergence evolution or revolution? The answer might be found in the sediment at the...
January 27, 2009
Whataburger's Bird: making IT simple not always an easy task
Name: Karen H. Bird ...
January 11, 2009
FS/TEC advisers shape conference programming
“Keeping Cool When the Heat is On” will be the theme of the 2009 International...
January 4, 2009
M&A activity creates talented labor pool of tech execs
Mergers and acquisitions played a role in several recent moves by foodservice technology executives, but...
December 17, 2008
Firms weighing options for vacant tech posts
DineEquity Inc. of Glendale, Calif., and Claim Jumper Restaurants LLC of Irvine, Calif., said they...
December 17, 2008
Sticky Fingers' Mills sees end-user education as key to IT acceptance
Name: Nicole Mills Title: director of information...
November 18, 2008
BDI's Chugh: IT's a juggling act
Name: Kathleen L. Chugh ...
November 18, 2008
FS/TEC advisors put 'ICEing' on tech confab's edu-cake
ORLANDO Fla. "Keeping Cool When the Heat is On" will be the theme of the...
November 9, 2008
Mobile-marketing tech spurs local-store campaigns, exotic trials
Smoothie King, the Covington, La.-based chain of more than 550 outlets, is among the foodservice...
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