Mobile Ordering Accounts for 95% of Orders at Newly Opened Amsterdam Airport Restaurant

EDINBURGH, Scotland and AMSTERDAM, May 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Kebaya concept restaurant uses QikServe to power tablet-based ordering at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 

QikServe, the multi-channel order and payment specialist, today announced that its mobile ordering technology has been rolled out at the new Kebaya Asian Brasserie in Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Kebaya is owned and operated by HMSHost International, a major world player in the food and hospitality industry, with almost 50 years' experience in airport restaurant operations, design, concept and development.

In the restaurant's first weeks of business, the QikServe system has handled the vast majority of orders placed by customers, with more than 95% placed via the tablet-based system. The digital system streamlines the conventional process of dining as orders travel directly to the kitchen, which takes the pressure off waiting staff at peak times.

Kebaya combines technology with high quality dining to offer guests a completely new experience. When guests enter the restaurant, they can browse the menu at touch-screen kiosks and, when they sit down at their tables, guests can choose to make their selection using Samsung tablets. Powered by QikServe, the ordering application running on the tablets was custom developed for HMSHost International.

Marlijn van Straaten, Director Marketing and Communications at HMSHost International, said "The key is to reach travelers at the right moment in the airport, when their time is limited. Our digital strategy is to enable a truly omni-channel experience and reach our guests on all available touch points. This technology allows us to respond to these touch points and to address the increasing relevance that mobile devices now have in daily life. By taking away potential barriers, we want to make ordering as easy as possible for our guests."

QikServe allows hospitality businesses to build multi-channel ordering and payment solutions into their existing applications, and Kebaya's point of sale system has been built using the QikServe ordering platform at its core.

Key elements of the Kebaya ordering system include:

• Store branding, menu navigation and full product lists clearly displayed on interactive screens and tablets.
• Full integration with Oracle Micros Hospitality's Point of Sales (POS) systems, kitchen screens and Integration Platform.
• Real-time stock depletion and reporting.
• Guests dining together can each use a tablet or share a tablet linking back to the same table and check.
• Guests can see their orders appear in front of the chefs in real-time.
• Support for multiple languages

Moving forward, guests will also be able to order and pay using their own mobile devices.

"At Kebaya we have aimed to raise the guest experience to new heights and we are delighted to see that customers have wholeheartedly adopted our new approach to ordering," said Walter Seib, CEO of HMSHost International. "The feedback we have received from both guests and staff has been overwhelmingly positive, and the QikServe-based ordering has been a pleasure to work with, allowing us to seamlessly build the ordering component into our point of sale system."

QikServe's patented technology lets guests order and pay for their food and drinks directly from mobile devices, tablets, kiosks and web sites, helping improve efficiency, reduce labour costs, and increase average order size. In recent months, the company has introduced new developments designed to help increase the flexibility and integration of the technology for the hospitality industry. The product's multi-language capability is particularly relevant for operators in airport environments like Kebaya.

"It's very encouraging to see the kind of results that HMSHost has achieved using mobile ordering at Kebaya, and we expect that the high proportion of guests using the system will also help drive increased revenues," said Daniel Rodgers, CEO, QikServe. "This is exactly the kind of situation that our software has been designed for - providing operators with a quick and cost-effective solution that can be seamlessly built into their existing systems."

About QikServe 

QikServe's patented technology allows hospitality operators to provide the ability to order and pay for food and drinks directly from any device. Using QikServe, guests can use mobile devices to order exactly what they want, when they want it. QikServe is available as a standalone, customer-branded app or can be fully integrated into hospitality operators' existing mobile apps and POS platforms. It makes use of technologies such as in-store beacons or QR codes to alert customers to download and use the app. Once logged into the application, guests can open their check, add to their order, customize meals or room-service orders and pay for them from within the app. With Gold Partner status in Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), QikServe is fully integrated into Oracle Hospitality's Point of Sale (POS) platform; therefore customers who use Oracle's POS solution can quickly deploy a fully-branded mobile order and payment service for their diners. www.qikserve.com

About HMSHost 

HMSHost is a world leader in creating shopping and dining experiences for travel venues and is part of the Autogrill Group - the world's leading provider of food & beverage and retail services for people on the move. HMSHost operates international brands and proprietary concepts in more than 100 airports around the globe, including the 20 busiest in North America. Through its HMSHost International division, the company has F&B operations in 18 European and another 21 airports across the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific.

For more information on HMSHost International, please contact Marlijn van Straaten, Director of Marketing & Communications: marlijn.straaten@hmshost.net , Mobile +31-6-22937713

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