Food Magazine April 2018 | Page 81

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“ These new technologies aim to really transform the customer experience ”

– Andres Cubero , Chief Information Officer
because it ’ s been a bottleneck on the technology for the last several years ,” comments Cubero . “ Through this partnership , we should be able to get off that framework and take our systems to the next level .”
Strong industry ties The team at Jetro Restaurant Depot has played no small part in this impressive transformation . With a small IT team of 20 , split evenly between field support and developers , the company has firmly cemented itself as a key player in the food wholesale space . Collaboration has been a key part of Jetro Restaurant Depot ’ s success and Cubero believes that this philosophy should also extend to the firm ’ s strong supplier relationships .
“ For us , it ’ s a team effort with our partners ,” observes Cubero . “ On the infrastructure side of our transformation , Dell has been a big partner of ours and from a consulting and data center perspective , Marcum Technologies has been really key . Illinois Wholesale has also been a really key player for our point-of-sale initiatives , and looking
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