Category Archives: Connected Equipment

How Connected Facilities Add Value for Food Retailers

Americans spend more than 759 billion dollars on groceries every year, a figure that has more than doubled since the early 1990s. Today, supermarkets are offering so much more than what’s on a basic shopping list. Grocery stores have evolved into large, complicated operations that rely on high-level facility performance and a wide range of […]

The Value of PCI Compliance for Connected Equipment

For a majority of business owners, PCI compliance is of the utmost importance. As the world becomes more and more digitized everyday, security breaches and hackers are a real concern. In 2020, cyber-attacks and lost data reached a record high and don’t show signs of slowing anytime soon. Troublesome security upsets, like the recent Microsoft […]

3 Ways Smart Kitchens Help Reduce Stress During Labor Shortages

The food service industry was hit hard by the pandemic and unfortunately, the problems aren’t in the rearview mirror just yet. When restaurants across the nation were forced to close, owners looked forward to a time when their empty tables would be full again. But with that day here, many are still struggling; not because […]

Securing the Smart Connected Kitchen – and Facility

  As more and more equipment in Food Service organizations is connected to the Internet, more attention needs to be paid to security. Each piece of equipment represents a potential target of a cyberattack; as the number of connected units increases, so does the security risk. There have been multiple reports of security breaches associated […]

New SiteSage and Open Kitchen Offer Greater Functionality and More Control

It’s hard to believe, but we first introduced our platform to the commercial market a decade ago.  Since then, we’ve been working hard to continuously improve our solution, learn even more about the challenges our customers face with their businesses, and refine and further develop our system to meet those challenges head-on.  The beauty of […]