The Culinary Institute of America Selects Eatec's Back-Office Software

Business Wire, Sept 25, 2007

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- The Culinary Institute of America, the world's premier culinary college, has selected Eatec Corporation's back-office software, EatecNetX, for management of its culinary instruction kitchens and public restaurants at its Hyde Park campus.

EatecNetX will be utilized for inventory and production management in 41 instruction kitchens and bakeshops, as well as their five public restaurants. Based on class menus, EatecNetX will generate shopping lists, which instructors will easily turn into requisitions to the central storeroom. Purchasing requirements, based on combined instruction plans and restaurant forecasts, will be calculated by EatecNetX, converted to purchase orders, and issued to suppliers. Central storeroom personnel will receive inventory within EatecNetX, then transfer items to the culinary kitchens and restaurants. The software will also be incorporated into the curriculum, to introduce students to back-of-the-house technology vital to operating profitable food and beverage operations.

"EatecNetX will provide us with the technology we need to streamline our expanding inventories and operations. In addition, it will give us a way to track actual class costs against what has been budgeted," stated Len Berg, director of education services.

About Eatec Corporation

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, theme parks and convention centers, universities, K-12 schools, airline caterers and supermarket foodservice. For more information, visit our web site at www.eatec.com, call 510-594-9011, or e-mail news@eatec.com.

About the Culinary Institute of America (CIA)

Founded in 1946, The CIA is an independent, not-for-profit college offering bachelor's and associate degrees in the culinary arts and baking and pastry arts. A network of more than 37,000 alumni in foodservice and hospitality has helped the CIA earn its reputation as the world's premier culinary college. Courses for foodservice professionals are offered at the college's main campus in Hyde Park, NY and at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, in St. Helena, CA. CIA at Greystone also offers baking and pastry, advanced culinary arts, and wine certifications. For more information, visit the CIA's Web site at www.ciachef.edu.