WARS S.A. has won the main MIC AWARD IRCG 2015 for the mWARS application in the Most Innovative Caterer Award category. The award was presented in Rome during the annual meeting of The International Rail Catering Group (IRCG) – an international organization bringing together companies providing catering and hotel services for rail carriers.
WARS S.A. is a service company that has been present on the domestic passenger transport market for over 66 years – recognized by almost every Pole. The owner of the carriages in which WARS S.A. provides passenger service is PKP Intercity S.A. As part of its cooperation with PKP Intercity S.A. and foreign carriers, WARS S.A. provides services in restaurant, bar, sleeping, and couchette cars. Currently, the company operates 19 Express InterCity Premium trains and 33 catering cars, including 15 restaurant and 18 bar cars, as well as 54 sleeping cars and 35 couchette cars.
Meeting the expectations of passengers and increasing travel comfort, the company launched the modern mobile application mWars in 2014, which is the first tool of this type implemented in rail transport in Poland and the second such solution in the world.
The mWARS application is one of the stages in the implementation of the WARS S.A. strategy, which consists of increasing the comfort of train travel. Users of the mWARS application have the opportunity to browse the WARS menu with descriptions and photos of each dish available in the offer. The mWARS application allows, while traveling by train, to order dishes from WARS restaurant cars on 17 Express InterCity trains via a smartphone or tablet, with delivery to the passengers’ seats.
– Our goal was to provide passengers with a quick and simple alternative that allows them to check the WARS offer and place an order directly from their seat. We are proud that the mWARS application met with such great interest during the IRCG meeting. Receiving the main MIC AWARD IRCG 2015 is the culmination of the work of the entire WARS S.A. team, whose knowledge and commitment allowed for the creation and, most importantly, the successful implementation of the application. It is worth emphasizing that mWARS is a pioneering project on a European scale – said Maciej Popiołek, Director of the Strategy and Marketing Department at WARS S.A.
The title of The Most Innovative Caterer Award is a prestigious distinction for the most innovative services or products offered to passengers. In the Most Innovative Caterer Award category, the award was contested by leading companies representing the catering and hotel services sector for rail carriers: Deutsche Bahn, Elevetino, WARS S.A., SB, Rail Gourmet, Chef Express.
The mWARS application is available for free in the Google Play and App Store: Google Play: http://bit.ly/1Wv43R9 and App Store: http://apple.co/1jtcA8Y