Every monumental event in history has reshaped the world into being what we see today. Similarly, the onslaught of this pandemic has made individuals and businesses retrace their steps back to their drawing board. The effects, however, have transformed the restaurant industry and accelerated it into the future.
Inresto by Dineout plays a vital role in revamping the industry from the inside with its array of advanced contactless technology. More than 10,000 restaurants like Radisson, Hard Rock Cafe, Subway, Conrad, The Beer Cafe, Mamagoto across the country are now using their technology to provide a safe dining out experience.
TECH IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD
For restaurants, one of the primary objectives was to offer a safe dining experience. inresto made it possible by offering seamless technology that removed non-essential human interaction and removed high touch elements. “If you are focused on the problem, you will only see the problem. But if you are focused on finding the solution, you will end up finding that and more,” says Ankit Mehrotra, CEO & Co-Founder of Dineout.
“We realised our vantage point when our B2B and B2C world collided. As Dineout, we gauged the inhibitions of the diners. As inresto, we built technology that removed those inhibitions, thereby helping our restaurant partners to reopen their doors confidently,” points out Mehrotra.
BUILDING TRUST IS KEY
This story is from the August - September 2020 edition of Hospitality Talk.
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