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If control is so important in the hospitality business and if technology is supposed to make things better, is technology used in helping operators and businesses control their costs? Chevys, a restaurant chain that owns 131 Chevys Fresh Mix restaurants, 33 Rio Bravos, and 9 Fazio Universal Pasta restaurants, has the answer. They installed a system that has resulted in at least a 1 percent savings in food costs. With average sales at a Chevys Fresh Mix of over $2.5 million a year, 1 percent of sales translates to $25,000 and thus close to $3.3 million just for the Fresh Mix brand. The system allows management to do correct pricing with updated information from the vendor. There are many available technology systems of which restaurateurs, big or small, can take advantage and better operate their businesses. They can track menu additions, product mix, takeout orders, complimentary meals, voids, specialty requests, and so forth, so that management and owners can stay competitive.