Improved Technology,
Improved Quality,
Improved Service
TRENDS INNOVATIONS
In April, Heineken Slovensko introduced
the first Orion draught beer system to
the Slovakian beer market. Orion is an
ingenious system, developed for those
on-premise customers with an average
annual volume of 100 hectolitres or more.
It offers convenience and cost savings
for the company's biggest customers,
and superior beer quality for consumers.
What's more, it produces a smaller carbon
footprint than traditional kegs.
World of Heineken 42 - summer 2010
The market received the innovative Orion
system with much enthusiasm. Door
Plantenga, General Manager of Heineken
Slovensko comments: "Orion is a very
innovative draught beer system, a fantastic
tool for the on-premise market where we
face a gradual decline in volume and fierce
competition. We see the Orion system as
one of the tools to arrest that decline, and
provide a competitive edge. The first signs
are very promising: we already managed to
win several competitive accounts in the first
weeks after introducing Orion in Slovakia."
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Orion comes with a touch screen computer
located behind the bar - the Clever unit -
that controls and monitors every aspect
of serving draught beer. The screen shows
the volume content of every tank and the
temperature of the beer inside. When a tank
Perfect beer and satisfied customers are just
a click away thanks to the new Orion system
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