Major shake-ups including advances in robotics, a switch to hydrogen gas and a legal requirement for businesses to limit the amount of waste they create are set to change the way back of house operates over the coming years.
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Lee Leet started QSR Automations after quitting a restaurant consulting job. Lee Leet, founder and CEO of QSR Automations, died unexpectedly on March 3. He was 53 years old. Leet founded QSR Automations, based in Louisville, Ky., in 1996. Today the company is known as a leader in restaurant optimization technology and for its ConnectSmart Kitchen display platform. After earning a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Engineering Math and Computer Science from the University of Louisville and serving in the United States Air Force, QSR Automations was born out of a consulting project. According to his obituary, in the mid-1990’s Leet was working as a consultant for a major quick service restaurant and was tasked with creating a cutting-edge kitchen solution for their multi-brand concept. He saw an opportunity and he jumped at the chance to create these solutions on a broader scale. So, he quit his consulting job, and founded QSR Automations to build that system. For 25 years, Lee was dedicated to driving QSR’s growth, strategy, and innovation of industry solutions that revolutionized restaurant technology.
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If there’s one thing those in the restaurant industry have learnt more than anything in the past 12 months, it’s the true value of back of house tech. With on-premise dining off the menu for much of the year, restaurants of all types have had to switch to takeaway, delivery and even mailed out meal kits to get some form of income stream. A solid kitchen management system and seamless integrations with third party tech companies are a necessity for such a shift in operations. What’s more, with restaurants yo-yoing between being open fully, to open at a much reduced capacity, to open for takeaway only, and then being closed completely, managing staffing levels is hugely complicated. In this unprecedented situation, workforce management technology has become invaluable.
This month s new products and services include QSR s ConnectSmart Platform and a cleanser that utilises nano technology to protect from Coronavirus for seven days QSR launches ConnectSmart Platform Kitchen automation and guest management specialist QSR Automations has launched a new solution that combines its whole software suite into a single platform. ConnectSmart Platform has been designed to strengthen and simplifies the company’s offerings, which include kitchen display system ConnectSmart Kitchen; off-premise order management system ConnectSmart Go; guest experience, reservation and table management solution ConnectSmart Host; and business intelligence tool ConnectSmart Insights. QSR says that by connecting the back end and integrating these solutions into one operational platform, operators can work with a solution that shares data from all its components and make holistic restaurant decisions in real-time. “Removing the barriers between products on the back end to create the ConnectSmart Platform architecture demonstrates how our software has advanced from individual product offerings to a connected operational platform,” says QSR Automations founder and CEO Lee Leet. “This move is a logical progression based on an industry that’s progressing just as rapidly. The pandemic accelerated what we already knew, connectivity and operational data are paramount for operational success. The platform will allow providers to make strategic, data-driven decisions that will ultimately deliver tailored guest experiences for their diners.”