History and Highlights

Adaco was formed in 1984 by Thomas Metzen & Patrick DiPronio, who left their positions as senior managers at Marriott to follow their vision.

In 1985, Adaco installed its first food-and-beverage management software at the Hotel Du Pont, which proved a huge success. Based on this experience, Adaco premiered its new software at the Atlanta HITEC show, in April 1986. The product found immense acceptance and was soon installed at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, the Doral Hotel in Miami Beach, and the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim.

Adaco achieved a major breakthrough in 1988 when Sheraton chose us as its corporate standard - outdoing over 29 other purchasing and operational-control systems.

In 1995, ADACO won a major contract from Marriott International to build and install 125 systems — after a successful proof-of-concept installation.

In 1996, Cornell University chose Adaco as the best hospitality software for the Statler Hotel — and for use in its educational curriculum. Meanwhile Adaco was rapidly becoming the standard-bearer of our industry, winning contracts with Hyatt Hotels, Four Seasons, Sheraton, Westin, Sandals International, Ritz Carlton, Walt Disney World-Swan & Dolphin, and many others.

In 2000, Adaco released a Windows based version of its powerful suite of tools. Now, clients could manage their hospitality organizations from anywhere in the world, with full control of procurement, materials management, and operations. Affiliates and chains could now exchange information with the flagship location - and experience a similar improvement in efficiency and savings.

In 2009, Ritz Carlton chose Adaco as the brand standard and rolled out across all properties in US and Carribean. Adaco also released the software on .NET platform and SQL Server. Adaco once again assumed the undisputed leadership in both functionality and technology with the release of this software