TransAct's Android®-Based AccuDate XL Food Safety System and
CrunchTime's KitchenSync App Seamlessly Automate Food Prep
Labeling, Inventory Management, and Other Critical Back-of-House
Functions
HAMDEN, Conn. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
TransAct® Technologies Incorporated (Nasdaq:TACT) ("TransAct" or "the
Company"), a global leader in software-driven technology and printing
solutions for high-growth markets, and CrunchTime! Information Systems
("CrunchTime"), a leading provider of strategic enterprise software
solutions for the restaurant, cruise, foodservice and hospitality
industries, today announced a new hardware and software platform that
revolutionizes food preparation, food management and other critical
back-of-house processes. This platform combines TransAct's all-new AccuDate
XL food safety terminal, running Android OS, with CrunchTime's new
Android-based KitchenSync™
App, to enable full integration between the terminal and
CrunchTime's leading back-office restaurant management platform.
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CrunchTime's KitchenSync App, integrated with TransAct's new AccuDate XL food safety terminal, provides an innovative platform that revolutionizes food preparation, food management and other critical back-of-house processes. (Photo: Business Wire)
CrunchTime's KitchenSync makes the AccuDate XL a fully integrated
prep planning and recipe display station that connects kitchen prep
functions with CrunchTime's enterprise back-office platform. KitchenSync
delivers powerful features that incorporate sales forecasts, intra-day
POS transactions, and historical consumption patterns to provide the
restaurant team with the ability to review the day's prep plan, perform
prep as required by the flow of the business and print prep labels using
the AccuDate XL. In addition, KitchenSync connects the team's
activities directly to the CrunchTime back office system, immediately
updating inventory levels that can trigger prep and purchasing alerts. KitchenSync
displays recipe information, preparation instructions, plating
instructions, recipe pictures, video, cost information, nutritional
information, and allergen information.
"The AccuDate XL represents a significant step forward in the
development and capabilities of our intelligent, software-enabled
AccuDate food safety terminals and brings to the foodservice industry a
never-before-seen interactive solution that will greatly enhance kitchen
processes," said Bart Shuldman, Chairman and CEO of TransAct
Technologies. "TransAct and CrunchTime are launching a combined
technology ecosystem that will drive real changes and efficiencies in
back-of-house operations. Restaurant and foodservice operators are
always searching for solutions that improve their operating efficiency
and save money and we believe that seamlessly integrating CrunchTime's
industry-leading restaurant management solution and our AccuDate XL
through their innovative new KitchenSync app aligns our
collective product goals and will result in a powerful combination that
becomes a natural fit in foodservice industry operations of all types
and sizes."
Bill Bellissimo, CEO of CrunchTime! Information Systems, added, "We
remain fully committed to providing integrated solutions that reduce the
number of moving parts in a kitchen, streamline operations, and empower
the restaurant team to access the critical information they need to run
their business without being tethered to a back office computer. Our
next-generation platform integrates the entire kitchen with tools that
provide actionable information wherever the operations team needs it.
Through the introduction of KitchenSync, we are providing our
user community with a whole new approach to optimizing their production
processes and ensuring the highest degree of food safety best practices
and compliance. Furthermore, the flexibility of Android will allow our
teams to respond to evolving customer needs through the development of
additional apps for this unique device over time. We believe our
community of users will realize the power and benefits of this
integrated solution and we are excited to work with the team at TransAct
to bring this solution to market."
TransAct's new AccuDate XL is based on the Android 5.0 operating system,
enabling it to run CrunchTime apps that suit the specific needs of the
foodservice industry. Designed for the harsh kitchen environment, the
rugged and splash resistant AccuDate XL features a large 9.7" TFT LCD
display, two internal high-speed thermal printers, high quality
speakers, a headphone output, built in Ethernet and Wi-Fi as well as
Bluetooth and two high speed USB ports for the integration of other
back-of-house peripherals that can be used with the CrunchTime system.
Attendees at the upcoming NRA Show 2016 will have the exclusive
opportunity to see the new AccuDate XL and KitchenSync in action
at CrunchTime's booth at McCormick Place (Booth #6067). In addition,
interested parties can visit http://www.crunchtime.com/kitchensync/
or http://www.transact-tech.com/food-safety/accudate-xl
for more information on this industry-unique solution.
About TransAct Technologies Incorporated
TransAct Technologies Incorporated is a global leader in developing
software-driven technology and printing solutions for high-growth
markets including food safety, casino and gaming, lottery, mobile and
oil and gas. The Company's solutions are designed from the ground up
based on customer requirements and are sold under the AccuDate™,
EPICENTRAL®, Epic®, Ithaca®, RESPONDER and Printrex® brands. TransAct
has over 2.9 million printers and terminals installed around the world
and is committed to providing world-class service, spare parts and
accessories to support its worldwide installed product base. Through
TransAct Services Group both online at http://www.transactsupplies.com
and its direct sales team, the Company also provides customers with a
complete range of supplies and consumable items. TransAct is
headquartered in Hamden, CT. For more information, please visit http://www.transact-tech.com
or call (203) 859-6800.
AccuDate is a registered trademark of TRANSACT Technologies
Incorporated. ©2016 TRANSACT Technologies Incorporated. All rights
reserved.
About CrunchTime! Information Systems
CrunchTime! Information Systems is a leading provider of enterprise
solutions for the hospitality industries. Since 1995, CrunchTime back
office solutions have helped customers reduce food and beverage costs,
drive labor efficiencies, and better manage the quality and consistency
of their foodservice operations. CrunchTime's customers include
multi-unit restaurants, cruise lines, entertainment venues, hotels and
foodservice management companies around the world. For more information,
visit www.crunchtime.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release include forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by
the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "may", "will", "expect",
"intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe" or "continue" or the
negative thereof or other similar words. All forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, customer
acceptance and market share gains, both domestically and
internationally, in the face of substantial competition from competitors
that have broader lines of products and greater financial resources; our
competitors introducing new products into the marketplace; our ability
to successfully develop new products; our dependence on significant
customers; our dependence on significant vendors; dependence on contract
manufacturers for the assembly of a large portion of our products in
Asia; our ability to protect intellectual property; our ability to
recruit and retain quality employees as the Company grows; our
dependence on third parties for sales outside the United States,
including Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and Asia; the
economic and political conditions in the United States, Australia, New
Zealand, Europe, Latin America and Asia; marketplace acceptance of new
products; risks associated with foreign operations; the availability of
third-party components at reasonable prices; price wars or other
significant pricing pressures affecting the Company's products in the
United States or abroad; risks associated with potential future
acquisitions; our new line of food safety and oil and gas products
driving increased adoption by customers; and other risk factors detailed
from time to time in TransAct's reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from those
discussed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and
the Company assumes no duty to update them to reflect new, changing or
unanticipated events or circumstances.
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TransAct Technologies Incorporated
Steve DeMartino
President
and Chief Financial Officer
203-859-6810
or
JCIR
Richard
Land, Joseph Jaffoni, Jim Leahy
212-835-8500
tact@jcir.com
or
CrunchTime!
Information Systems
Paul Molinari
Director of Marketing
617-963-7719
pmolinari@crunchtime.com
Source: TransAct Technologies Incorporated
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