Kuwait Food Company (Americana), franchisee of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Hardee’s, Pizza Hut, TGI Friday’s and Baskin Robbins restaurants in the Middle East, today announced a US$1.1 million contract with NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) to install point-of-sale (POS) systems in more than 80 restaurants throughout Saudi Arabia. The total solution incorporates NCR’s 7454 — a hospitality, touchscreen POS workstation with advanced multimedia functionality — as well as an existing license for software from Compris, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NCR that specializes in software for fast food restaurants. Installation will be complete in October 2002.
“NCR’s breadth of services and support infrastructure, as well as the superior design and reliability of the NCR 7454, made our decision simple,” said Mr. Ali Nour El Dine, Corporate IT director, Americana. “We are confident that NCR has the global reach and expertise to ensure our success.”
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An intuitive touchscreen interface makes NCR’s hospitality solution simple to operate. When not in use by store personnel, the workstations can run customer promotions or employee training programs.
“Our reputation and commitment to excellence in the hospitality industry are known worldwide,” said Alberto Camuri, vice president of NCR Retail Solutions Division for Europe, Middle East, Africa and South Asia Pacific. “NCR has the global reach and local resources to manage and maintain a smooth and successful rollout.
About Kuwait Food Company (Americana)
Founded in 1963, Kuwait Food Company (Americana) operates in nine Middle Eastern countries and is a market leader throughout the Middle East in restaurant operations, food processing, food retail, and other related industries.
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