Paytronix recognizes brands for innovative loyalty programs

February 20, 2015

Reward program solutions provider Paytronix Systems Inc. has announced the winners of its 2014 Paytronix Loyaltees Awards, recognizing brands for their use of…

Shake Shack's Meyer joins Olo board

February 20, 2015

Danny Meyer is the founder and CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, which includes Shake Shack. He is also a prior director and board member of OpenTable.

NoshList changes name to match its app, WaitList Me

February 19, 2015

NoshList has changed its name to Waitlist Me, according to a company announcement.

Lettuce Entertain You selects Paytronix as its loyalty partner

February 18, 2015

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE) has moved its 25-year-old Frequent Diner Club loyalty program to the Paytronix Rewards platform.

E la Carte named one of Fast Company's World's 50 Most Innovative Companies

February 16, 2015

E la Carte announced it has been named by Fast Company as one of the magazine's World's 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2015.

Getting back to your marketing roots

Although mobile and social media marketing have been hot industry topics for the past few years, you can’t have a strong digital showing without first…

Heartland, NRA to host Twitter chat on payments security

February 6, 2015

Heartland and the National Restaurant Association will host a Twitter chat on secure payment data for restaurants on Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. Eastern.

Mobile Payments Today publishes wallet comparison guide

February 4, 2015

The 61-page document details the capabilities of 151 leading mobile wallets.

LiveDeal Inc. sees Q4 jump

February 3, 2015

LiveDeal Inc. has announced that the company topped its Q3 deal totals by 1,100 in Q4.

Tech, choice among driving consumer trends for 2015, says NRA

February 3, 2015

It's not surprising that today's restaurant consumer expects restaurants to offer technologies which make the dining experience as frictionless as possible…

How did Apple Pay perform in its first quarter?

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

Eighty percent of Panera's mobile payments came from Apple Pay in Q1 2015. But 80 percent of how much?

Fishbowl launches guest data analysis solution

January 29, 2015

Fishbowl's Guest Analytics solution analyzes POS, loyalty, email, social, online ordering, reservations and guest satisfaction data.

Here's two new mobile POS developments you'll want to keep an eye on

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

In the market for a new mobile POS? Prefer the Windows 8.1 operating system? You've got some new options on the market.

San Fran meal delivery service now takes Bitcoin

January 27, 2015

San Francisco-based SpoonRocket, an on-demand meal delivery startup, has announced that it now accepts Bitcoin as a form of payment.

Ingenico, Beamm team up to launch EMV-certified tablet POS

January 21, 2015

The smart tabletPOS combines an Ingenico iCT terminal, Beamm’s smart iPad POS application and management tools, a tablet stand, and cash drawer to provide a…

How restaurants are using gamification to increase engagement in loyalty apps

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

Restaurants are discovering the power of leveraging apps, loyalty programs and games to engage customers and drive traffic.

Ziosk tabletop ordering kiosks expand nationwide

January 16, 2015

Ziosk, provider of ordering, entertainment and pay-at-the table tablets, or tabletop kiosks, announced it has successfully installed tablets at restaurants…

California Tortilla heating up Instagram with first-ever campaign

January 15, 2015

California Tortilla launched its first-ever Instagram campaign this month, asking customers to "Show Us Your Hot Sauce Face."

ShopKeep launches mobile app for iOS

January 14, 2015

The app works with ShopKeep Register, the company’s point of sale application, and offers users the ability to monitor business operations via their mobile…

Zomato acquires Urbanspoon

January 13, 2015

The deal marks restaurant search app Zomato's entrance into North America. Zomato is now active in 22 countries.