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📈 MURTEC Executive Summit: Tech Tides was held October 21-23 at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego, focusing on AI, robotics, dynamic pricing in the restaurant industry, providing opportunities and actionable strategies.

💻 Jake Simon and Tushar Agrawal, former Deloitte Consulting employees, founded ConnectedFresh to offer IoT sensor solutions for monitoring critical parameters such as cooler temperatures and energy consumption in foodservice operations. In 2023, the company joined the Techstars Future of Food Accelerator with Ecolab. Clients reported major savings by avoiding losses, with a grocer and a restaurant operator saving $70,000 and $25,000, respectively. Luna Grill reduced ingredient cooling log times from 20 minutes to under 5 minutes per item, saving thousands of hours across its locations. ConnectedFresh's platform uses LoRaWAN-compatible sensors and integrates with facilities management and compliance software to enhance food safety and operational efficiency.

💾 High Hotels, a hotel management firm based in Lancaster, Penn., collaborates with OpsTechPro (OTP) to automate workforce communications for over five years. Leveraging OTP, all 13 hotels in High Hotels' portfolio manage maintenance, engineering, housekeeping, front desk requests, and more. Their goal is to increase workforce performance by hundreds of percentage points within 3-5 months, with weekly monitoring and strategy adjustments. The 2024 Lodging Technology Study highlights the importance of personalized guest experiences and seamless service for guest loyalty, which High Hotels aims to achieve with OTP.

🏠 High Hotels, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has expanded its partnership with software company OpsTechPro (OTP) to automate workforce communications across its 13 hotels. Initially focused on maintenance and engineering, the partnership now includes housekeeping inspections, front desk requests, and more. The ongoing collaboration aims to boost workforce performance significantly within 3-5 months, with weekly progress assessments. OTP's platform is tailored to hotel operations, enhancing productivity and monitoring equipment spending while being user-friendly and adaptable.

🏠 Bob W, a tech-powered hospitality provider, has solidified its European presence by leasing its first property in Sweden, adding to its footprint across 17 cities in 10 countries. The property, set for practical completion in summer 2025, is located in Stockholm’s Norrmalm district and is expected to undergo extensive refurbishment by local design firm Note Design Studio. This move marks Bob W's presence in all Nordic capitals, contributing to its reputation with a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 77 and an average guest rating of 4.7 out of 5. The property will feature studios and one-bedroom apartments equipped with kitchens and digital customer service platforms. Bob W plans to further expand across Sweden and beyond, with its portfolio currently exceeding 4,000 apartments in Europe.