Texas pizza chain takes home $35,000 Hot Rocks oven

June 3, 2019

Hot Rocks Ovens said it awarded a $35,000 oven this spring to Alban Shahini of Brooklyn Pizza in Houston, Texas. The eight-restaurant chain is family owned and…

Taylor Co introduces adult slushie freezer

March 26, 2019

The Taylor Company has introduced a new adult slushie product it said in a news release will allow operators restaurant operators to create customer drinks for…

Third-party delivery, commissary kitchens help operators navigate today’s challenging foodservice landscape

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Restaurant panelists describe solutions allowing them to meet the needs of today's technology savvy consumers and at the same time improve their profitability.

Study names Arlington, Virginia, as best city to open a restaurant

The Washington D.C. area dominated the top of the list with D.C. and Arlington ranking No. 3 and No. 1, respectively.

Your Pie, Starbird, Blazing Onion founders spell out kitchen equipment needs

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

A trio of restaurant concept founders took to the stage at October's Fast Casual Executive Summit in Seattle to talk about their brands' needs, desires and…

Tablets as a Point-of-Sale System

The capabilities and portability of tablets are helping to drive a change in the way operators manage their businesses.

20 Fast Casual Brands to Watch in 2019

In the first edition of this report, FastCasual reveals 20 of the year’s most newsworthy fast casual concepts and discusses why they not only have the…

Navigating the Convergence of Digital Ordering and Delivery

Digital ordering and delivery are an increasing part of the restaurant industry, but operators are faced with a choice: Pay someone else to perform those…

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Welbilt names new CEO

October 29, 2018

Restaurant equipment provider, Welbilt, Inc., has named William C. Johnson as president and CEO effective Nov. 9, according to a news release. 

What to know if your brand wants to dump styrofoam

Christina Donahue, president of Dining Alliance, offers up tips and advice to fast casuals interested in tossing styrofoam for more eco-friendly containers and…

TNS Further Targets Unattended and eCommerce Payments with ADVAM Acquisition

October 16, 2018 – Transaction Network Services (TNS) announces it has agreed to acquire unattended and eCommerce payments specialist ADVAM in a transaction…

Oracle Food and Beverage teams with Omnivore for POS solutions

October 3, 2018

Oracle Food and Beverage, a provider of hardware and software solutions for foodservice operators, has partnered with Omnivore, a point-of-of sale connection…

Hughes introduces firewall solution for small and medium-size businesses

October 3, 2018

Hughes Network Systems LLC, an EchoStar company, has introduced HughesOn Secure Connectivity Services, a network solution for small and medium-size businesses…

Keeping your website protected from lawsuits

Protecting your website from lawsuits is an important part of thriving on the digital wave. Here are some things to watch out for to your brand safe.

Ordermark will use cash influx to expand online ordering capabilities

September 14, 2018

Ordermark, a provider of online ordering management solutions for restaurants, announced the close of its $9.5 million Series A funding round, according to a…

When hiring: Don't forget grandma and grandpa

by Matt MacInnis — Founder & CEO, Inkling

Evidence shows that late-career workers are capable, reliable and digitally adept.

Welbilt CEO resigns, interim chief named

August 9, 2018

Welbilt Director, President and CEO Hubertus M. Mühlhäuser will resign Aug. 31 to take over as director and CEO at capital goods manufacturer CNH Industrial…

Al-enabled drive-thru technology 'redefining the ordering experience'

July 27, 2018

Conversational AI producers at Clinc used a video of the world's most indecisive drive-thru customer to show how its AI-powered restaurant drive-thru and…

The Power of VEN-U Sensors

Restaurants, Warehouses, Tech Firms and other businesses can benefit from a 24/7 remote monitoring solution.

How Starbucks deployed 23,000 iPads for training

Mary Stumpf, lead of collaboration products and devices for Starbucks, saw the need for tablets in the workplace and decided to do something about it.