A computer software application (APP) is programmed into a smartphone. The smartphone allows a user to access various concessions and facilitate ordering items such as food, beverages, souvenirs, and memorabilia. The APP allows the user to input their seat location so the vendor can locate the user to deliver what has been ordered. The APP includes information concerning the user. The concessionaires all have a communication device allowing them to receive orders from users and to fulfill them.

A computer software application (APP) is programmed into a smartphone. The smartphone allows a user to access various concessions and facilitate ordering items such as food, beverages, souvenirs, and memorabilia. The APP allows the user to input their seat location so the vendor can locate the user to deliver what has been ordered. The APP includes information concerning the user. The concessionaires all have a communication device allowing them to receive orders from users and to fulfill them.

A method can include obtaining personal data of a user and generating, based at least in part on the personal data of the user, a taste profile of the user. The taste profile can include a set of food characteristics that corresponds to one or more food preferences of the user. The method can include obtaining contextual data that corresponds to a location of the user. The method can include generating, based at least in part on the taste profile and the contextual data, a food recommendation. The food recommendation can include a predicted food preference of the user. The method can include transmitting the food recommendation to the user.

A method can include obtaining personal data of a user and generating, based at least in part on the personal data of the user, a taste profile of the user. The taste profile can include a set of food characteristics that corresponds to one or more food preferences of the user. The method can include obtaining contextual data that corresponds to a location of the user. The method can include generating, based at least in part on the taste profile and the contextual data, a food recommendation. The food recommendation can include a predicted food preference of the user. The method can include transmitting the food recommendation to the user.

The present invention provides a food and/or beverage item counting device to be provided in a food and/or beverage item provision system including a transport path that passes along a customer table to transport carriers each configured to allow a food and/or beverage item to be placed thereon, the food and/or beverage item counting device including: a first information acquiring unit disposed upstream of the table and configured to acquire information relating to each of the carriers on the transport path; a second information acquiring unit disposed downstream of the table and configured to acquire information relating to each of the carriers on the transport path; and a first calculating unit configured to calculate the number of the food and/or beverage items taken out from the transport path to the table, wherein each of the carriers is provided with identification information for identifying the carrier.

A server as an example of a menu recommendation system includes an evaluator, a processing unit, and an actual usage record acquirer. The evaluator recommends menus for a target period. The processing unit presents the menus recommended by the evaluator to a user. The actual usage record acquirer acquires, from the user, an actual usage record of the menus recommended by the evaluator at an arbitrary timing in the target period. When a difference occurs between first information regarding content of the menus recommended by the evaluator and second information regarding the actual usage record during a period from a start of the target period to the timing, the evaluator performs reward processing of rewarding the user according to the difference or re-recommendation processing of re-recommending menus for a remaining period by changing the content of the recommended menus.

A server as an example of a menu recommendation system includes an evaluator, a processing unit, and an actual usage record acquirer. The evaluator recommends menus for a target period. The processing unit presents the menus recommended by the evaluator to a user. The actual usage record acquirer acquires, from the user, an actual usage record of the menus recommended by the evaluator at an arbitrary timing in the target period. When a difference occurs between first information regarding content of the menus recommended by the evaluator and second information regarding the actual usage record during a period from a start of the target period to the timing, the evaluator performs reward processing of rewarding the user according to the difference or re-recommendation processing of re-recommending menus for a remaining period by changing the content of the recommended menus.

The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, methods, systems, computer-readable storage medium. A method can include receiving, by a processing device, image data including one or more image frames indicative of a current state of a meal preparation area. The processing device determines a first quantity of a first ingredient disposed within a first container based on the image data. The processing device determines a meal preparation procedure associated with the first ingredient based on the first quantity. The processing device causes a notification indicative of the meal preparation procedure to be displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI).

The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, methods, systems, computer-readable storage medium. A method can include receiving, by a processing device, image data including one or more image frames indicative of a current state of a meal preparation area. The processing device determines a first quantity of a first ingredient disposed within a first container based on the image data. The processing device determines a meal preparation procedure associated with the first ingredient based on the first quantity. The processing device causes a notification indicative of the meal preparation procedure to be displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI).

Systems and methods for managing food processing and inventory. Food inventory held at food holding locations can be monitored. Food can be transferred among holding locations and served from holding locations. A prioritized food type list indicates food types to be processed and lists food types in order of determined priority. Food may be transferred to default destination holding locations. Food may be moved to and served from primary holding locations. Buttons associated with holding location displays can be actuated by different types of user engagement for executing various food management operations.