Restaurant AKKC By Mest

August 3, 2022

Restaurant AKKC by MEST digitizes the buffet

The team behind ”Mad Med MEST”, Michel, Mette and Stefan, took over the lease at North Jutland’s largest event venue, Aalborg Congress and Culture Center, in the summer of 2021. It has become ”Restaurant AKKC by MEST”, where today they are responsible for all food and drink in AKKC and serve everything from large congresses, cultural events and private parties.

Restaurant AKKC by MEST sees it as a duty to work towards making a positive impact in sustainability, focusing on green transition and taking social responsibility in our local environment. As part of their sustainable digital journey, they have Delfi Technologies installed 300 Breece digital signs. 300 signs to be used as buffet signs to highlight their different menus and drinks.

– When I was hired in February, it was partly to find a more digital way. When I became acquainted with Delfi’s digital buffet signs, I quickly came to the conclusion that it had to be a solution that suited us at Restaurant AKKC by MEST, says Camilla Buch, who works as event and online coordinator for the restaurant.

Camilla continues and says that the digital signs are a huge part of their digital journey, as they can now highlight the values they stand for faster and more visibly.

''The digital signs are a huge part of our digital journey, as we can now highlight the values we stand for faster and more visibly."

Camilla Buch - Event and Online Coordinator

UPDATE 300 SIGNS IN 10 MINUTES

-“For us, it’s not ‘just’ a buffet sign. It’s a sign that has meant far fewer man-hours, greater insight into our menu and, not least, that there is no more printing of paper. In addition to the legal requirement to display allergens, we also know how much focus there is on what ingredients people put on their plates and in their glasses. They are now made aware of our strong focus on quality and ecology through our buffet signs, which also maintain the common thread we want,” says Camilla Buch.

Camilla, who is currently responsible for updating the signs, can now code 300 signs in about 10 minutes 1-2 times a week, whereas it used to take an hour to prepare for just one event – and it can easily happen that they have 10 different events in house at once.

– Even though we are in a large building, we agreed with Delfi that one antenna was enough for now. We gather all our signs in one place in the warehouse, so the waiters always know where to pick them up and use them, and then the signs can stand and update together. Through Delfis Breece Plug & Play, I can easily assign each sign to a specific dish for a specific buffet via an Excel sheet.

A BUFFET SIGN WITH MANY POSSIBILITIES

The only limit is your imagination when it comes to how you use the digital signs. In addition to showcasing a world of delicious organic dishes on the various buffet tables, Restaurant AKKC by MEST has also used the signs as table numbers and to display company names, making it easier and faster for guests to get an overview of which table they have been assigned to.

– Due to the great possibilities offered by the signs and not least the easy access, we are already considering at least 100 more, as we currently have them all in use for a few events and only expect to need more already in the fall when we are busiest, Camilla concludes.

ABOUT RESTAURANT AKKC CITY MOST

Sustainability, green transition and CSR are just some of the initiatives on the agenda at Restaurant AKKC by MEST. A restaurant built by Mad med MEST, owned by Mette Nygaard Klausholm and Stefan Klausholm Petersen, who are trained waiters and chefs respectively. With them as a partner is Michel Lycoops, who trained as a chef at Ruths Hotel in Skagen and has since worked at Brøndums Hotel in Skagen. All three have a clear vision to bring the best of Restaurant MEST and Svalegaarden MEST to the new collaboration with AKKC and thus the future tenancy of the restaurant. A place where the quality of ingredients, taste, appearance and preparation techniques are essential for a good meal.