
MICROS Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that wagamama and
MICROS have teamed with Apple to deliver an improved customer experience with
its fully integrated, online carry-out service. wagamama is the first to deploy
a Smart Phone Application (app.) that is connected directly to its MICROS
point-of-sale (POS) via MICROS's mycentral Dynamic Updates, and is the first
restaurant chain based in the UK to deploy a fully integrated phone app. that in
the future will facilitate ordering from all its locations, no matter in which
country it is located.
The world famous Pan-Asian restaurant chain has launched an end-to-end, fully
integrated online ordering facility for carry-out meals. Customers can now place
and pay for an order that they collect at an agreed time. The ordering process
is accelerated significantly by eliminating the interaction with a member of
staff over the telephone and processing the order online via a truly original
iPhone App.
"At wagamama, we have always embraced the newest technology, and we are proud to
be first-to-market in the restaurant sector with our new iPhone App. Bringing
the wagamama experience to the iPhone offers more flexible ordering than ever
before, coupled with the speed and quality of service that our customers know
and love," stated wagamama CEO, Steve Hill.
"We are delighted to be able to have been a part of an industry first in making
the ordering process of carry-out food even easier, faster and much, much more
convenient," stated Tim Brown, Vice President, MICROS Strategic Accounts.