that ’ s going through the front-end and really kind of a challenge for the cashiers to scan . Our goal is to really enhance that customer experience .”

Data analytics The US company is implementing a series of data warehousing and store system solutions and , like many companies , Jetro Restaurant Depot is tapping into the power of data analytics to streamline its operations and bring its technologies to the next level .

However , in an ever-evolving industry , Cubero and his team don ’ t underestimate the challenges that lie ahead .

“ We have a rich amount of data that we ’ re collecting right now , and so the challenge is being able to provide the data in an easily consumable way to the people who need to make those decisions , who need to look at the data ,” says Cubero .

“ Having the right kind of presentation tools or the right database environment to allow our decision makers to use the data in an ad hoc fashion is really a challenge

that a lot of businesses face , and we ’ re not alone there . However , thanks to our latest digitization strategies we have a high degree of comfort about tackling these challenges .”

Dealing with technical debt As technology continuously reinvents itself , legacy systems can build up quickly . When Cubero joined the team as CIO , the company had a technology footprint that was

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