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Casino Solutions – The Benefits of a Casino Joining a GPO

April 21, 2021 | Blog Posts, Casinos, Group Purchasing Organization | 0 comments

Looking for casino solutions that can help your operation maintain quality at reduced costs? You’ve come to the right place. What Is a GPO? As the name implies, a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) leverages the power of their many members to obtain products...

Using a GPO to Lower Hotel Food Costs

April 21, 2021 | Blog Posts, Group Purchasing Organization, Lodging | 0 comments

Looking to lower hotel food costs? Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) started in the healthcare industry and quickly spread to education, electronics, manufacturing, agriculture, and hospitality. While their services have expanded since their birth in 1910, most...

Don’t Blow It. Make a Safer Choice by Replacing Air Dryers with Paper Hand Towel Solutions

February 12, 2021 | Blog Posts, Casinos, Group Purchasing Organization, Lodging, Restaurants | 0 comments

Remember the days when “customer service” was the keyword in the hospitality industry? Hotels, casinos, and restaurants spent days training staff on the many intricacies involved in ensuring their brand and business was noted for going the extra mile. Now,...

Decrease Hotel Operational Costs with the Help of Technology

January 25, 2021 | Blog Posts, Group Purchasing Organization, Lodging | 0 comments

Looking for ways to decrease hotel operational costs without decreasing the quality of service? Hotel operators focus on occupancy rates, average daily rates, and revenue per available room, which are three metrics used to determine success. In today’s current...

Maximize Hotel Convenience Store Sales with Grab and Go Items

January 6, 2021 | Blog Posts, Group Purchasing Organization, Lodging | 0 comments

As the hotel industry slowly climbs out of the cavernous vacancies left by the pandemic, “breakeven” has become the operator’s current goal, a means of hanging on until some sense of normalcy returns. Like most other businesses, hospitality has been hard hit with...

How Hotels Can Save on Operating Supplies and Equipment (OS&E)

November 6, 2020 | Blog Posts | 0 comments

Hotel Operating Supplies and Equipment (OS&E) refers to the day-to-day products that both staff and hotel guests use. It represents a large range of items that hotels require to operate, much of which is consumable, and therefore requires monthly or bimonthly...