BOULDER, Colo. - October 26, 2004 — Culinary Software Services, Inc. announced today that they will be demonstrating the latest release of their award winning ChefTec Software package at this year's New York International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show®, booth #1422.

Enhancements in ChefTec and ChefTec Plus Version 8 include a powerful new backend database, scalable to the largest operation along with built-in internet connectivity. Many usability features have been added to speed up data-entry and improve accuracy.

Culinary Software Services' President, Brian Bennett, explained his goal with the release of version 8.5: "This time around we wanted to provide complete scalability and facilitate substantial time-savings. In the past we've focused heavily on helping our customers to save money - we felt it was important for us to make the software more scalable for the largest of operations as well as valuable in terms of time-savings. ChefTec Enterprise users in particular will save hours and hours of effort by using V8.5."

Other features include the flexibility to switch units globally -- entering the change once to update units system-wide -- and a hot link direct from ChefTec's Nutritional Analysis screen to the USDA website.

"Since the release of ChefTec in 1997, the family of ChefTec and CorTec products have set the standard for foodservice software in a Windows XP/98/2000/2003 environment," commented Brian Bennett, president of Culinary Software Services. "We have always worked at providing users with a core of powerful cost control functionality, and then offer them the best innovations possible, designed to meet the specific needs of the food and beverage business. And from independent restaurateurs to an increasing number of national and international chains, the feedback from our customers is that ChefTec is fulfilling their every need when it comes to budget and inventory decisions."

About Culinary Software Services, Inc.
Culinary Software Services, Inc. is a leading provider of foodservice software to the hospitality industry. Products include ChefTec® and CorTec® for recipe & menu costing, inventory control, purchasing & ordering and nutritional analysis. Culinary Software Services won the IQ Award for Software Products & Services and ChefTec twice won the Innovator's Award for Technology from the California Restaurant Association. Founded in 1990, Culinary Software Services is located in Boulder, Colorado. For more information visit our web site at www.culinarysoftware.com.