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Technology month on hotcatUK: As technology develops, so too do attitudes change
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As the stories illustrate, internet technology has undergone a revolution in the last ten years. Whist trying to raise finance for my company Partners In Purchasing over twelve years ago, our sensible business plan barely raised a glimmer of interes…
Jose, how about a quick coffee with our man Tony (or Mike) who can give you a quick review of what we have available at IndiCater? At the very least you can use our system functionality and costs as a benchmark to measure other providers against?
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.......and if FIFA had taken technology as seriously as they should have done, would the England Germany game have had a different result?
You may think that the above is a queue to a concert, whilst the most cynical among us may say that it is the job centre. Well, it is neither. In fact, this is the queue at the Apple store on Regent Street on 4th July, the launch day for the iPhon…
If Facebook were a country it would be the 3rd largest in the world! Britney Spears and Ashton Kutcher have more followers on twitter than several European countries have citizens! According to a presentation I saw last week at the PATH Conference m…
Interesting article Lou.
I think the other aspect is that using technology allows more flexibility as far as working arrangements go as well. People do not have to be based physically in an office, and meetings can be held virtually which saves tim…
I think the generational aspect is very interesting. You could probably argue that it's been this way throughout the last century - previous generations grappling with new technology like cars, automatic washing machines, TVs, hifi, remote controls…
It’s probably fair to say that parts of the hospitality industry have lagged behind other industries in the introduction of new technology. Many operators have made do with manual or spreadsheet based systems for too long but today, the tide has tur…
As a provider of back of house IT to the hospitality sector, it was really interested to read your views on Front Office Systems. We are working with all the different sectors in the world of hospitality, from restaurants and bars, contract catering…
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- Henley-on-Thames
- About Me:
- I have been around the industry for too many years than I care to admit! I have worked for Sodexho and then ran my own contract catering company for 7 years before selling it to Granada. I am now in hospitality IT - a company I started with a small team of bright sparks about 7 years ago now. I LOVE running (but am megga slow) and spend a lot of time at Oxford Brookes University where I am a Visiting Fellow.
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- IndiCater Ltd
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- At 9:17pm on June 16, 2010,
Ben McEwen said…
- Classy photo!!!
- At 10:02am on November 09, 2009, Ben McEwen gave Lou Willcock a gift…
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Hi Lou Hope you have a good day and I will give you a full report on Lunch!!!! Hope to see you soon Cheers Peter
- At 8:47am on November 9, 2009,
Ben McEwen said…
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOU!!!!! Meeeeoow! x
- At 10:39am on June 2, 2009,
Max Barber said… - Buenos Dias Lou!!! Yes of course I will be at the HotCat event!! My appologies for not being at one thus far but that is all going to change on the 24th....very impressed with the very shiney medal in the photo above.....hope alls well!!!
- At 4:34pm on March 31, 2009,
Ben McEwen said…
- hello you! lots of fun yesterday! was laughing all the way home! see you soon...meeeeooow!!!
- At 9:35am on March 25, 2009,
Max Barber said…
- Cards and cake?? Wow!! I dont think you'll need to do that....but save me a peice anyways! I'm going to organise to see Mark P later on this week hopefully which could be really interesting. Ill let you know.. I will hopefully see you on Monday...
- At 9:08am on March 25, 2009,
Max Barber said…
- Hi Lou! How are things?? Are you planning to go to the 60th Anniversary of the Department on Monday?? It would be very nice to see you! I hope alls well and that Indicater is treating you well.
Max
- At 9:37am on March 23, 2009,
Ben McEwen said…
- im not entirely sure - il forward you what i've been sent!
- At 9:35am on March 23, 2009,
Ben McEwen said…
- thanks! very nice of you to say so! have a quieter week this week, doing a hospitality showcase on weds! trauma just found out its a 30 minute speech! i thought it was 5 minutes...powerpoint to the rescue!
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p.s. Richard, be careful of your probing tongue now after a few glasses of wine ;-)
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Just spoken with Bronen Vienna regards the social network recruitment presentation today and it sounds like it was very informative, shame I couldn't make it!
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