Christopher Sebes

Christopher Sebes has spent his entire career in hospitality management and technology. He received a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management in England and managed hotels and restaurants on three continents including multi-unit restaurant operations in Europe and the US. He created the first Microsoft Windows point-of-sale company, Twenty20 Visual Systems, which he sold to Radiant Systems. He went on to become the CEO of Progressive Software before founding XPIENT in 2004. XPIENT was sold to Heartland Payments Systems in 2015, and he was tapped to become the President of Heartland Commerce, a major player in restaurant and retail management technology. Today Christopher is the President of Xenial Inc., formerly known as Heartland Commerce.

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Restaurant tech: What pizza operators need now to woo today's customers

by Christopher Sebes — president, Heartland Commerce

Your customers are a bit like very engaged parents: They have expectations. That is particularly true today when it comes to the tech your brand offers to stay…

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Profit-saving pre-planning pointers for mobile order/pay systems

by Christopher Sebes — president, Heartland Commerce

Pizza restaurateurs stand to gain a great deal for mobile ordering and payment apps, but only if operators pre-plan well in advance for the operational changes…

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