MUNICH, June 2009 – BURGER KING GmbH launched their new gourmet WHOPPER™ Bar concept in Europe on June 15th and confirmed to continue here with TOSHIBA TEC EPOS hardware and software. The first WHOPPER™ Bar in Europe is located at the ‘Einstein’ shopping center in Munich.

TOSHIBA TEC is the designated EPOS solution provider for BURGER KING® system in Europe and supports company-owned and franchisee BURGER KING® restaurants throughout the region with the latest EPOS technology and a 24/7 maintenance team.

TOSHIBA TEC installed and will maintain a standard WHOPPER™ Bar hardware and software solution of four WILLPOS A20 EPOS terminals, four cash drawers, four credit card machines, four TRST-A15 double sided guest printers, two CRT screens, two Linerless Sandwich printers and two TRST-A15 Expediter full order printer. WHOPPER™ Bar will also run the BURGER KING® back-office Antara software suite from TOSHIBA TEC.

According to Masamichi Kusunoki, TOSHIBA TEC Europe CEO, the WILLPOS A20 is aimed at a growing demand within the retail and hospitality industries for POS terminals that break free of traditional restraints.

“The reality is that retailers today require performance, reliability, serviceability and design all at an affordable price point,” Mr. Kusunoki stated. “The WILLPOS A20 delivers on all these requirements and helps the environment in the process by consuming up to 49 per cent less CPU power than earlier models.”

"TOSHIBA TEC is very proud of our EPOS solution for BURGER KING®’s new hospitality concept and help provide increased value to customers," Masamichi Kusunoki continued. "In a time of economic strain, it is more important than ever for business partners to be able to provide outcome-focused, coordinated solutions and services.”

About TOSHIBA TEC Europe

TOSHIBA TEC Europe (TERIS) manages product planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of point of sale systems, cash registers, scales, barcode printers, peripherals and software information systems throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. As a total solution provider, TOSHIBA TEC Europe offers a complete package from consulting and system design to system installation, operation and maintenance.
Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium TERIS has three divisions: the Retail division; the Auto ID division and the Services division.
TOSHIBA TEC is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the seventh largest electronics/electrical equipment company and the world's 91st largest company in terms of sales. Ranked by Fortune magazine as the eighth Most Admired Electronics Company in the World, Toshiba Corporation is a world leader in high technology products with more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Fiscal year revenue in 2008 was approximately $67.9 billion.
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