Increase Profits by Finding the Right Price for your Menu Items
EGS announced that EGS Menu
Engineering is now available for
CALCMENU
Web and
F&B Control. EGS Menu Engineering allows you to evaluate your menus to
achieve your cost and profit objectives. It is an analysis tool that
will assist you in finding the right price for each of your menu item.
You adjust the values of Menu Price and Sold Items and see how it
affects your menu and profitability. This tool gives you clues on which
menu item you should focus on and which menu item should be considered
to be modified or dropped from the menu.
To know more about EGS Menu Engineering, contact us at info@eg-software.com.
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EGS Offers Recipe Encoding Services
EGS is now offering
Recipe Encoding
Services to foodservice professionals. Recipe encoding can be a bit
tiresome and tedious. A single recipe includes ingredients, procedures,
preparation, food costing, HACCP, nutritional information and other
details. Encoding all of these information takes a lot of time. To help
foodservice staff in saving time and effort in encoding recipe data, EGS
came up with Recipe Encoding Services.
EGS’ Recipe Encoding Services encodes recipes from any kind of source.
EGS can encode recipes which are in Excel, Word, or even in paper. Our
team of professionals has years of experience in data encoding and will
deliver projects with quality and on time.
For more information, contact us at
info@eg-software.com.
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CALCMENU Phils. Exhibit at SMX
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Visit the CALCMENU Philippines booth as
we join the
Hotel
Show Philippines 2010 on March 3-7, 2010 at the SMX
Convention Center in Pasay City.
CALCMENU Philippines will showcase a new solution called EGS Suite. EGS
Suite is a complete solution for the foodservice industry that will take
care of all your front- and back office operations. Use EGS Suite to
have better control of your food costs and increase your profits.
Together with GenieTech, CALCMENU Phils. will display Aloha, a
point-of-sale system which is integrated with our back office solution
called EGS F&B Control. With EGS Suite, you’ll have better control and
increase in revenues.
Also, you can learn about our new Consultation Services when you visit
our booth at Booth 818.
For more information, you may contact us at
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Export CALCMENU Web Data to MS Excel
EGS developed a new feature in
CALCMENU
Web to export merchandise, recipes and menus to Excel 2003 and 2007.
Users can select the details which will be included in the export.
Exporting data to Excel allows users of CALCMENU Web to modify and
update details such as Number, Yield, Source, Selling price, Imposed
Price, Tax, etc. The exported file can be saved, sent to e-mail and
printed.
For more information, contact us at info@eg-software.com.
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CALCMENU Web now has Active Directory
EGS added a new technology in
CALCMENU Web
called Active Directory. Active Directory is a directory service used on
Microsoft Windows based computers and servers, such as CALCMENU Web,
that stores information and settings in a central database.
Active Directory enables users to easily access CALCMENU Web. When a
user is included in the Active Directory, he can immediately use
CALCMENU Web in his computer without the need to type the login username
and password. This allows easy access to information stored in CALCMENU
Web. However, if that user uses another computer to access CALCMENU Web,
he would not be able to access his account. Instead, the CALCMENU Web
account of the computer’s owner will be displayed.
Active Directory only works in a network environment and is configured
by the Administrator.
For more information, contact us at
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CALCMENU on the Blog
EGS created a new blog called the
CALCMENU blog. The CALCMENU blog is an online venue for discussions with
people from the food service industry. Here, we’ll discuss information
on back office operations, recipe management, nutrition facts, menu
planning and other food and hospitality issues.
Also, to reach out to our various clients worldwide, this blog will
provide tips and tricks on using EGS Solutions. Here, you can learn how
to use our solutions efficiently and effectively. We’ll post different
topics and ways to maximize your use of EGS Solutions and how these
programs can help your company answer the different issues facing the
foodservice industry.
CALCMENU blog is also linked with the
EGS website and our recipe
websites like Recipecenter and
Recipe Gallery. So, check out our blog
now!
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Import Products from Sysco USA and Sysco Canada using F&B Control, CALCMENU Pro and Enterprise
EGS developed a new feature that allows users to import products from
the largest foodservice distributor in North America, Sysco. Users can
now select whether to import merchandise/products from Sysco USA or
Sysco Canada. This feature is developed for
CALCMENU Pro/Enterprise and
F&B Control. With this feature, you can easily update prices of your
merchandise or products using the latest price list exported from Sysco.
You can also update your merchandise/product list.
You need to login first to the Sysco website and download the latest
pricelist. Once you have the file, you can import it to CALCMENU
Pro/Enterprise or F&B Control and automatically update your items and
prices. This makes your task faster and more accurate.
Importing from Supplier Networks such as Sysco is an optional feature of
CALCMENU Pro/Enterprise and F&B Control. An additional fee applies for
this feature. Contact us at
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Manage Attachments in EGS Solutions
Attaching any type of file can now be done in
CALCMENU
Chef/Pro/Enterprise and
F&B Control. EGS developed the attachment
function so you can attach any files to when creating or modifying items
in the program. You may attach Word, PDF, or AVI files which have
additional information about the merchandise, recipe, menu, product or
finished good. With the attachment function, you can view files
associated with the item such as health benefits of merchandise, cooking
techniques, information on alternative ingredients, etc. For example,
you may attach a Word file about the origin of a recipe ingredient and
what you can use as an alternative for it.
To know more about the attachment function, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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Recipe websites that have recipes compatible with CALCMENU
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EGS created recipe websites wherein you can download recipes which are
compatible with CALCMENU programs. You can download from and also upload
your recipes to
Recipegallery.com,
Recipecenter.com and
Realcooking.com. These websites contain a variety of recipes from
professional chefs, cooking enthusiast, site visitors, etc. EGS also
made it possible for CALCMENU users to upload their recipes to the said
websites so you can share your recipes to site visitors around the
world.
EGS also developed recipe websites for the German and French speaking
site visitors. For the German recipe websites, EGS has
Rezeptbuch.ch which contains
more than 3,000 recipes from professional chefs and
Rezeptzentrum.com which has
more than 30,000 recipes contributed by the website’s users and
visitors.
For the French recipe websites, EGS has
Recettes.ch which contains
hundreds of recipes provided by professional chefs while
Centrerecettes.ch has more than 10,000 recipes in its database.
Soon, EGS will launch a recipe website in Italian. There will also be a
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New search feature in CALCMENU Web
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In its goal to provide user-friendly
features, EGS developed a special search feature to help you find the
merchandise, recipe or menu that you are looking for in CALCMENU Web.
Did you mean is EGS’ tool to check the spelling of our query. It allows
you to generate better search results using an alternative spelling of
your query. If the term you are searching for does not match any
merchandise, recipe or menu, this tool will provide you with up to five
possible terms which sound like your query. For example, you typed “cinamon”,
Did you mean will list “Cinnamon”.
For more information, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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Do your inventories in CALCMENU Web!
You can now do your inventories online
with the Inventory Management in
CALCMENU Web. The
Inventory Management
feature allows you to prepare inventories for a specific location or any
other criteria such as slow-/non-moving items, product groups, etc.
What’s great about this feature is that you can export your inventory in
Excel. Once in Excel, you can easily encode inventory quantities and
then import the file back to CALCMENU Web. You can update your inventory
records fast and efficiently.
Although CALCMENU Web handles products from multiple sites, you can
still monitor your inventories accurately. You don’t have to worry that
other site users may see inventory records of other sites in the System.
In CALCMENU Web, only the supervisor/administrator is allowed to see
inventory details of all sites while a normal user will see inventory
details from his own site only.
To know more about Inventory Management in CALCMENU Web, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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Recipe Label Printing Now Available in CALCMENU
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EGS announced that the Label Printing tool is now also available in
CALCMENU Pro /
Enterprise. This tool is developed to answer the needs
of the foodservice industry in branding their products. . It is also
developed in compliance to various laws regarding food labeling which
require that all the necessary information of the product should be
displayed. Food label is the most important marketing material that can
promote your product so it is important that you have the Label Printing
tool in your CALCMENU.
The Label Printing tool in CALCMENU is an optional feature. To know more
about it, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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Export Menu Plan to Excel
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EGS has developed a tool in
CALCMENU Pro /
Enterprise that can
export menu plans to Excel. This tool exports menu plan data to Excel
file format which can include your company’s logo. Exporting menu plan
to Excel can be done on a daily or weekly basis. You can display menu
items of a selected day or week in just a few clicks on the mouse. You
can save time and effort since you can modify menu plan details in Excel
and you can also print it for review, distribution, etc.
When the menu plan is exported, Menu Plan details are displayed in two
columns, the first column is in the original language while the second
column is in the second language (or translation). If the menu plan is
exported daily, your company’s logo is included in the Excel file.
To know more about this new tool, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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Manage Media Files in CALCMENU Web
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Attaching images, video, audio, and
other media files can now be done in
CALCMENU Web. The Media
Management feature allows users to upload and attach files to
merchandise, recipes and menus. A media file can be any file related to
items in CALCMENU Web. You may attach a PowerPoint presentation, Word,
Excel, or PDF files which have additional information about the
merchandise, recipe, or menu. With Media Management, users can view
files associated with an item such as health benefits of merchandise,
cooking techniques, information on alternative ingredients, etc. For
example, you may upload a video about cooking a recipe. The video will
allow other users to learn techniques and tips in cooking the recipe. It
makes it easier for them to know how to cook the recipe through visual
presentation.
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To know more about Media Management in CALCMENU Web, contact us at info@eg-software.com. |
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Standardize Recipe Layout in CALCMENU Web
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Users of
CALCMENU Web can now
standardize the layout of recipes through Procedure Templates. Procedure
Template provides a structure for recipe procedures. It facilitates the
layout and promotes consistency among procedures. A Procedure Template
may have Sections which pertain to the parts of the recipe procedure
such as preparation, cooking method, serving instructions, etc.
For more information, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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Auto-numbering Available in CALCMENU Web
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EGS developed the Auto-numbering feature
for CALCMENU Web. This feature is created to number merchandise,
recipes, and menus quickly and accurately. It provides consecutive and
standardized numbers which is helpful in record keeping. Auto numbering
prevents you from assigning random numbers to items. Activate this
feature to automatically assign numbers to each created merchandise,
recipe and menu. You can specify a prefix and number configuration to
use.
To know more information, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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Manage Pictures in CALCMENU Web
Pictures used for merchandise, recipes,
and menus in CALCMENU Web can now be saved in a backup file. EGS
developed the Pictures Management feature to create backup of pictures.
You can now backup your pictures used in CALCMENU Web which is very
important to prevent loss of images in events which are out of your
control such as viruses, software corruptions, hardware failure, etc.
You only need to specify a filename and where to save the backup. Click
a button and CALCMENU Web will automatically create a backup of your
pictures.
To know more about this feature, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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Manage Users in a Classroom Setup with CALCMENU Web
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Hospitality institutions using
CALCMENU Web in their curriculum can now manage information about
their students within the program. The Manage Student feature is
specifically designed for a Teacher-Student setting. An account can be
created for each student, including uploading the student’s picture,
which represents a Site in CALCMENU Web.
This feature allows culinary teachers to identify Students as individual
Sites which is similar to branches in a chain of hotels or
restaurants. Students can be grouped for projects and homework or they
can be assigned individual tasks using CALCMENU Web. It makes it easier
for teachers to gauge how well each student learned the lessons. By
giving each student individual accounts in CALCMENU Web, it allows them
to manage their own merchandise, recipe, menu, set of price, and other
information. This helps them to be equipped with proper knowledge on how
recipe management works in the real world of food industry.
To know more about the Student Management feature in CALCMENU Web, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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Updates in Menu Plans in CALCMENU Pro/Enterprise
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EGS developed new tools in
CALCMENU Pro /
Enterprise
to make managing of menu plans easier. A new option is added to use a
Menu Plan as template for other menu plans. The Template option allows
you to use the structure of a Menu Plan as a pattern for other menu
plans. You need to specify a date range and all the dates will have the
same meals, proposals, items, etc. like those in the template. With the
Template tool, you will know how your menu looks and you can choose
which template applies to the menu you will be creating at a lesser
time.
You can now also archive menu plans. By selecting the Archive check box,
you can flag a menu plan as archived. Archived menu plans can be
included or excluded in displaying the Menu Plan List.
To know more information, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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Recover Passwords in CALCMENU Web
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CALCMENU Web now
has a password recovery feature to assist users who were not able to
remember their passwords. If you have lost or forgotten your password,
just click the Forgot your password? button on the Sign In dialog box.
Type your username and click the Send Email button. EGS will automatically send you
an e-mail containing your password.
To know more about this feature, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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Upload more pictures in CALCMENU Web
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Users of
CALCMENU Web
can now assign up to five pictures to merchandise, recipes, and menus.
The latest version of CALCMENU Web provides five boxes to upload the
pictures. The picture saved in the first box will be the image displayed
in the Details view. A recipe may have different styles of plating or a
user may want merchandise to be displayed in different views (top,
bottom, side, etc.). This latest development in CALCMENU Web answers
these needs.
To know more about this feature, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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EGS Revamps the Look of CALCMENU Web
EGS gives a new look to
CALCMENU Web.
Click a button in the Main page and a horizontal bar now holds the
commands for Merchandise, Text, Recipe, Menu, Sales Item, and
Configuration. Only the horizontal bar refreshes when clicking another
button in the Home page. This new layout provides a faster, better, and
more intuitive CALCMENU Web.
To know more updates, contact us at info@eg-software.com. |
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Quality Improvement Program in EGS Solutions
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We invite you to improve your EGS
solutions and services. A new option is added in the Options and
Preferences dialog box which allows you to provide us information on
how you use our programs. This information will help us identify trends
and usage patterns, and improve EGS solutions and services.
The Quality Improvement Program primarily aims to develop new features
and provide enhancements to existing functionalities in the solutions
and services we provide based on client feedbacks. When you agree to
join the program, there are no surveys to answer, no calls from sales
representatives, and you can continue working without interruption.
Help us improve EGS Solutions for a more reliable, quality service to
you.
To know more updates, contact us at info@eg-software.com. |
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Spell Checker available in CALCMENU Web
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CALCMENU Web
now has a Spell Checker. Use the Spell Checker to eliminate spelling
errors of your recipe procedures, notes, titles, descriptions, remarks,
etc. so you can worry about more on important things. EGS provides 34
dictionaries and you can use any of these languages to spell check
contents in your CALCMENU Web. The languages available are: English,
French, German, Afrikaans, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish,
Dutch, and Hebrew.
To know more about this feature, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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Browse CALCMENU Web pages with Breadcrumbs
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Keep track of the pages you have
navigated in
CALCMENU Web. The Breadcrumbs feature provides trails of the
visited pages and allows you to follow it back to the starting point. It
offers shortcut links so you could “jump” to previously visited pages
without using the Back key.
To know more about this feature, contact us at
info@eg-software.com. |
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Recipe Creation Made Easier in the Latest CALCMENU
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EGS developed an easier way of creating
recipes in CALCMENU
Chef/Pro/Enterprise
and Web.
The Advanced Fast Recipe Encoding feature is now available in the latest
version. This is an additional tool to facilitate recipe encoding. This
feature allows you to create recipes with less time. Before, you need to
use existing merchandise in the Merchandise List as recipe ingredients.
Now, you can cut and paste recipes from sources such as Web sites and
other electronic documents and insert the information in CALCMENU in
just a few clicks. You can type the recipe in Text format (just as you
would type in MS Word) and save it that way. If you need to calculate
the food cost, nutrient values, or create a shopping list, you then need
to link the ingredients to the Merchandise List.
To know more about this feature, contact us at
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A More Stable CALCMENU Web Available
EGS announces a major improvement in terms of performance to CALCMENU Web in Version 2.1.5. Enjoy the latest version of CALCMENU Web which is now more stable and reliable. EGS continuously improves on CALCMENU Web so you could use it easily and more efficiently.
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Healthy Cooking Made Easy
EGS has enhanced its CALCMENU Web with a new feature that allows users to specify Guideline Daily Amounts or GDA.
GDA is the total amount of energy and nutrients that a typical adult should achieve in a day. It is a guide to the amount of calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates, salt, and sugar that comprises a healthy diet. In CALCMENU Web, GDA fields are available for Energy, Protein, Fat, Carbohydrates, and other nutrients. You can select which nutrients you want to include in the GDA list and identify the standard GDA values for each nutrient in the Configuration tool. GDA values can be viewed in the Details page of the merchandise, recipe, and menu. You also have the option to include GDAs in printing.
In the growing health-conscious population, providing GDAs assists consumers’ choices in what food to buy and cook. GDAs promote better understanding on how different foods contribute in achieving a healthier diet and it makes it easy to see at a glance key information about the nutrients of a food item.
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Manage Allergens in CALCMENU
CALCMENU and CALCMENU Web enable users to manage allergens in food products. With this tool, users are able to specify merchandise that may cause an allergy to an individual such as milk, shellfish, nuts, etc. An allergen keyword will be assigned to a recipe or menu if it uses an item which is an allergen. Managing allergens prevents food service professionals from preparing a meal which a customer is allergic to.
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CALCMENU Web 2007 Launched
EGS has launched CALCMENU Web 2007, a major upgrade of its CALCMENU Web application. CALCMENU Web 2007 uses the latest technology in Web development, the AJAX technology. With AJAX technology, a Web page does not refresh everytime an action is taken, providing faster access to information. When a user updates the content of an active Web page, requests for a change, retrieves data, browse pictures, or updates a field, CALCMENU Web 2007 will update itself off the server without reloading the entire screen.
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EGS to launch CALCMENU Web 2007
EGS is set to launch CALCMENU Web 2007, a major upgrade of its CALCMENU Web application. EGS is committed to provide state of the art applications using the latest technologies at all times. The recent launching by Microsoft of the Atlas/Ajax technology prompted EGS to provide an improved version of CALCMENU Web 2006. The CALCMENU 2007 version will include numerous interactivity improvements such as limiting page refresh and providing a faster access to information. This is a Web application that has a close look and feel of a Windows application.
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CALCMENU Web Users to be Able to View Sub-Recipe Details
EGS today announced the development of another helpful function in CALCMENU Web which allows you to see the ingredients comprising a sub-recipe in the details view of a recipe. Viewing details of a sub-recipe can be done in two ways. The first one is by clicking the name of the sub-recipe to view its details. This will go to the page displaying the details view of the sub-recipe. You can see the sub-recipe's ingredients and original yield. This also allows you to edit a sub-recipe. The second way is by clicking the button beside the sub-recipe. It will open another window where you can view the list of ingredients of the sub-recipe.
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EGS to release a CALCMENU Web Version Compatible with Vista
EGS is set to release a version of CALCMENU Web which is compatible with Vista for all clients. Vista is the latest operating system from Microsoft. This CALCMENU Web version will be launched following the availability of Vista in the market. The date of release of this version will depend on the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2.
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EGS Introduces Sales Item Module in CALCMENU Web
EGS today introduced another essential feature in CALCMENU Web to handle the sales aspect of your food business, the Sales Item Module. The Sales Item Module provides additional flexibility in managing sales of merchandise, finished goods, and recipes. It also allows you to import sales items directly from your point of sales system or POS, making your job easier in sales management. It enhances the functions of the Menu Engineering module of CALCMENU Web since it allows you to analyze recipe sales, costing, and pricing at a global level.
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