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WMF
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The Ripple Maker can print images directly onto a foam-topped drink . |
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Ripples , a marketing platform for customer engagement , and WMF announced a sales distribution deal in which WMF will offer the Ripple Maker alongside its automatic and semi-automatic barista coffee machines in Germany and Austria . |
The Ripple Maker prints high-resolution images and custom messages directly onto foamtopped drinks such as cappuccinos . The device complements WMF ’ s Dynamic Milk system , which produces hot and cold milk |
foam and milk foam beverages .
Ripples launched to European hospitality and catering markets in September 2017 , starting with the U . K . and Germany followed by France , Italy , the Netherlands and Eastern Europe .
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Expobar ’ s Onyx Pro is one of Crem
International ’ s espresso machines .
WELBILT TO ACQUIRE CREM INTERNATIONAL
Welbilt will enter the hot beverage market by acquiring Crem International , manufacturer of professional coffee machines . Headquartered in Solna , Sweden , Crem develops , manufactures and markets coffee machines under Coffee Queen , Expobar and Spengler brands . In 2017 , Crem generated sales of approximately SEK 767 million ( US $$ 90 million ).
“ The acquisition of Crem International is the first step in realizing our ambition to complement our organic growth strategy with select bolt-on acquisitions ,” says Hubertus Muehlhaeuser , president and CEO , Welbilt . “ Crem expands our full-line of commercial foodservice equipment coverage by adding the fast-growing hot coffee category to our portfolio , which gives Welbilt the broadest portfolio of hot and cold beverage equipment of any company in the market . Crem is very strong in Europe and Asia , supporting our strategic objective of expanding our presence in these two important regions .”
BULK TV PARTNERS WITH AEROHIVE NETWORKS
Bulk TV & Internet deployed its enterprise-grade network solution and cloud management platform in partnership with Aerohive Networks , a cloud-networking provider . The network architecture is engineered using Aerohive ’ s wireless technology , and the cloud-managed platform delivers unified , secure network access across multiple locations , says the company .
“ We are pleased to be working with ( Bulk TV ) to not just improve but to continuously optimize video , network and voice solutions across their thousands of supported properties ,” said Ron Gil , vice president Americas sales , Aerohive .
PowerConvert is an add-on service from GuestCentric with technical and security upgrades .
GUESTCENTRIC DEBUTS POWERCONVERT
Cloud-based digital marketing provider Guest- Centric introduced its PowerConvert add-on , a service , technical and security upgrade that the company says puts independent and boutique hotels ’ infrastructure on par with big chains .
PowerConvert builds on GuestCentric software and transforms it into a unified web experience that provides a seamless website and booking engine platform without requiring the user to make any transitions . It features DDoS mitigation , customer data breach prevention and malicious bot abuse blocking in addition to the highest-grade SSL encryption for hotel customers . The platform is fully PCI-DSS compliant and is on track to full GDPR compliance , says the company .
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