COLUMBIA, Md. -- MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, and Pizza Hut (UK) Ltd., have signed a major account agreement under which Pizza Hut (UK) Ltd. purchases and installs MICROS RES 3000 and mymicros.net at all of its equity locations in the United Kingdom. Following successful operational trials earlier this year, the initial phase of installations, to over 100 Home Delivery Stores, commenced in August.
To service the sophisticated requirements of the pizza delivery segment, the MICROS offering constitutes a complete end-to-end solution that includes point-of-sale, delivery, guest services, labor management, secure desktop, enterprise management, web-based reporting and analysis, inventory control, and MICROS Workstation 4 (WS4) POS terminals. "Given our scale and growth plans, we were looking for a fully integrated, scaleable solution that would meet the demands of both our Home Delivery and Dine-in restaurant businesses," stated Keith Adams, Director of IT for Pizza Hut (UK) Ltd. "We have been impressed with the total MICROS product offering. The flexibility of the enterprise mymicros.net technology has enabled us to deliver an enhanced Above Store reporting capability that will play a major role in our overall IT infrastructure." Kaweh Niroomand, Executive Vice President, EAME Region for MICROS stated, "According to industry analysts, delivery/takeaway will become one of the fastest growing foodservice sectors in Europe by 2008, and Pizza Hut UK as a leader in that market, is a perfect partner for MICROS. MICROS looks forward to expanding this technology partnership with Pizza Hut UK in the years to come."
Pizza Hut is a division of Yum! Brands Inc. -- the world's largest restaurant group -- with over 30,000 outlets in 90 countries. Pizza Hut (UK) is a 50/50 joint venture between Yum! Brands Inc. and Whitbread Group PLC.
The company currently employs almost 20,000 people in the UK.
Whitbread Group PLC is the UK's leading leisure business, employing 65,000 people and managing some of the UK's strongest brands in hotels, restaurants and racquets, health and fitness clubs, at around 1,900 locations across the UK.
Pizza Hut (UK) is famous for its unrivalled record of product development. It has consistently introduced unique new pizza concepts to the UK, such as The Edge, Stuffed Crust, Twisted Crust and The Quad. It also has an extensive and innovative delivery operation, which has pioneered service innovations such as the Oven Fresh Delivery System and the Delivery Service Guarantee, launched in 2003.
In the 2003 National Business Awards, Pizza Hut was one of only five
finalists in the Employer of the Year category and was the only casual dining restaurant brand to be nominated for any of the 24 awards. Find out more at
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