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TECHNOLOGY ISSUE
The First Voice-Enabled + AI Mobile App for taking Food & Bar Inventory
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he food and hospitality industry is entering the era of digital operations, when businesses will accelerate their use of voice-activated technologies to be more efficient and remain relevant and competitive. VoiceStar.ai™ provides an easy way for hotels, restaurants and bar operations to take inventory. The new VoiceINV 2.0 digital technology is an efficient way to save time, money and helps with safety in a low-touch, hands-free way. The industry will evolve because of COVID-19. Productivity and safety are now very much on operators’ minds as they reopen with a great deal of uncertainty. Taking inventory is a slow, inefficient process. Michael L. Atkinson, CEO and founder says, “We conceived, built and published the first voice counting platform. VoiceINV: Bar™ and VoiceINV: Food™ is the first voice + AI platform to count bar and food inventory, generate cost
analysis, theft detection, real-time insights and dashboards, and automate asset management and purchasing. The mobile app can integrate with any back-office system or cloud-based POS.” It’s a valuable, easy-to-set-up mobile app, that independents, regional chains and national accounts are starting to use. Recently, a new subscriber and independent Texas operator says, “We saw the opportunity and have signed on to use in our operations. There is no hardware, it’s easy to use and helps us with inventory control.” It really is as easy as See it. Say it. Count it. Other national chains are signing up for the food, beverage and supply modules to be more on top of inventory management. It’s primarily an inventory counting application, available as a download on both Apple and Google app stores. VoiceINV uses artificial intelligence to expedite the manual process and machine learning to
improve the results. “Using your voice to count instead of taking hours to notate on clipboards, saves time and money. Not to mention all the environmental impact with no paper listing sheets,” Michael says. Since this is a new product and to show its commitment to the restaurant industry, the VoiceStar.ai set-up fee is being waived in 2020, and based on each location, different modules can be applied through monthly subscription. If you have to count it, you can customize your specific needs — from bar and wine, pantry, food and supplies. Michael was recently a guest speaker on the September virtual Texas Restaurant Assoc. and NRA Marketplace. He participated in the in-person Florida Restaurant & Lodging Marketing & Operations Summit in October and the NRA Virtual Marketing webinar in December. Learn more about the subscription-based application at VoiceStar.ai.
BnSellit App
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nSellit launched this fall, and their app helps you turn your VRBO, Airbnb or short-term rental into a marketplace. List items for sale or rent on the BnSellit app, and guests can purchase them using your unique host code and the BnBuyit app. Hosts across North America are selling mini-bar products, art, homemade gifts and renting bicycles and kayaks. The possibilities are endless with BnSellit, and with the mini-bar industry in a huge boom right now, this app is sure to help with COVID losses.
FOR FRLA MEMBERS ONLY:
Download the app from the App store or Google Play store, sign up and receive a FREE welcome pack. BnSellit is also offering lower rates on transaction/processing fees. As a special offer for all members, sell 3 items in 30 days, and BnSellit will deposit $30 into your account. Learn more at BnSellit.com. Download the app on the App Store or Google Play Store.
34 WINTER
2020
FLORIDA RESTAUR ANT & LOD GING A S SO CIATION
