Instill and Eatec Link Procurement and Back-Office Systems for Applebee's International
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Redwood City and Emeryville, CA, April 16, 2002 - Instill® Corporation, a leading provider of supply chain solutions for the foodservice industry, and Eatec Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise back-office solutions for the foodservice industry, announced today that they have seamlessly integrated and rolled out their systems at Applebee’s International (NASDAQ: APPB).
Applebee’s corporate units have been using Instill Procurement(SM) as their ordering system for nine months. At the unit level the system allows unit managers to efficiently place their orders on-line. At the corporate level, Instill Procurement(SM) allows Applebee’s to drive compliance by controlling unit level order guides. Eatec has been a long time provider to over 300 of Applebee’s corporate-owned restaurants with the EatecNet enterprise back-office solution. EatecNet enables Applebee’s to reduce their food costs, more effectively manage their inventory and increase their operational efficiency.
“Both systems were doing a good job for us individually,” said Ms. Tamy Duplantis, Vice President of Information Technology, “but the real benefits at the unit level occurred when we integrated the two systems.” Now once an order is placed on Instill’s system, it electronically populates Eatec’s system so that the order can be received without any re-keying from the delivery document into the back-office system.
“This integration is saving our unit managers three to four hours per week,” noted Ms. Duplantis. “Eliminating this non-value added activity represents a significant savings and allows our unit managers to focus on serving our customers better,” she continued.
Mr. Peter Marguglio, Eatec President, said “We are committed to continually delivering operational efficiencies to our customers and are proud to have made this breakthrough for Applebee’s.” Mr. Anthony Wilson, Instill CEO, added “Instill has designed very flexible systems so that we can enhance their value to our customers by integrating with existing systems.”
About Instill Corporation
Founded in 1993, Instill provides procurement, data analysis, contract management and collaborative planning solutions to the foodservice industry. Instill supports 9 billion in transactions and over 10% of U.S. chains. Some of the restaurant companies using Instill’s services include Applebee’s International (NASDAQ: APPB), Hardee’s, Delaware North Companies, Fine Host, Sodexho, SUBWAY Restaurant’s Independent Purchasing Cooperative (IPC) and Tricon’s Unified Foodservice Purchasing Co-op (UFPC). Instill is headquartered in Redwood City, California and can be reached at 888-Instill or at www.instill.com.
Company Information
Eatec Corporation is a leading provider of enterprise back-office solutions and services for the hospitality and foodservice industries. EatecNetX, Eatec’s web-centric software solution, helps organizations reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies, resulting in a quick return on investment. Eatec clients include restaurant chains, hotels, resorts, casinos, stadiums and arenas, convention centers, universities, theme parks, airline caterers and supermarket foodservice. For more information, visit our web site at www.eatec.com or contact Eatec at 510-594-9011 or by e-mail at news@eatec.com.
Contact:
Leslie Pullen, Marketing Manager
Eatec Corporation
Phone: 510-594-9011, ext. 207
Fax: 510-594-9091
E-mail: news@eatec.com
Melanie Tunick
Instill Corporation
Phone: -650-551-5860
E-mail: melanie.tunick.com
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