Pei Wei launches Instagram contest to promote LTO

January 29, 2013

Pei Wei Asian Diner, the fast casual restaurant concept developed by P.F. Chang’s, is challenging fans to get creative with Asian flavors by hosting a photo…

Starbucks still feeling a buzz from mobile payments

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

January 28, 2013

Two years after it launched its payment app, Starbucks remains the unchallenged leader in mobile payments. From just about any perspective, from use frequency…

OLO receives $5M in funding thanks to mobile ordering growth

January 25, 2013

OLO, a digital commerce engine for restaurants, announced a $5 million dollar Series B financing from PayPal and existing investors. The New York-based company…

Yelp to include restaurant health inspection scores

January 18, 2013

San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee, chairman of the US Conference of Mayors Technology and Innovation Task Force, and Yelp CEO and co-founder Jeremy Stoppelman…

Smoothie King kicks off 40th anniversary with digital campaign

January 17, 2013

Smoothie King Franchises Inc. will celebrate its 40th anniversary throughout the year, with exclusive offers, giveaways and social promotions. Earlier this…

PayPal brings digital wallet to NCR's restaurant merchants

This deal is of particular importance for PayPal because of the scope of NCR's point-of-sale footprint across the restaurant industry.

Togo's launches second annual Pastrami Pounder Challenge

January 15, 2013

Togo's has launched its second annual "Pastrami Pounder Challenge" in celebration of National Pastrami Day on Jan. 14. To complete the in-restaurant challenge…

Chipotle hosting Super Bowl promotion through February

January 15, 2013

Chipotle Mexican Grill is hosting a Super Bowl promotion throughout the month of February. Customers who purchase six or more "Burritos by the Box" for pickup…

MOOYAH launching 'Turkeytarian Moovement'

January 9, 2013

MOOYAH, a 40-plus unit, fast casual chain, is kicking off National Turkey Burger Month by announcing the "Turkeytarian Moo'vement," as a way to introduce the…

Bruegger's Bagels celebrates 30th birthday with LTOs

January 9, 2013

Bruegger's Bagels is celebrating its 30th birthday by adding new flavors to its lineup of nearly 20 bagel varieties and by inviting its Facebook fans to bring…

The right prescription: Mobile payments go digital (commentary)

Mobile payments, like all new technologies, "need to be more like painkillers (must-haves), than vitamins (nice-to-haves)."

How businesses will use online customer feedback in 2013

January 4, 2013

Savvy companies will use location-specific social reviews and alerts to quickly pinpoint trouble spots and react in a way best suited to deliver the best…

Fast casuals should embrace mobile payments for competitive edge

December 31, 2012

Electronic Commerce International, a provider of credit card processing for small business, has predicted that 2013 will be another big year for mobile…

Report: Consumers likely to share complaints about restaurant cleanliness

December 28, 2012

SCA's third annual 2012 Tork Report reveals that 92 percent of U.S. consumers said they will complain about an unfavorable dining-out experience. Of those…

Breadcrumb's app update will speed business operations

December 23, 2012

Breadcrumb has unveiled an upgrade to its iPad POS for restaurants, bars and cafes. Breadcrumb 1.2 makes daily operation faster and easier for servers…

Points-based mobile loyalty service now available for small operators

December 12, 2012

A new subscription-based loyalty service once available to only large businesses is now ready for smaller and single-location businesses, including restaurants.

Starbucks Superfans spending hundreds on steel gift cards

December 11, 2012

Fans of Starbucks shelled out $450 each for 5,000 stainless steel gift cards that only had $400 loaded on each one. The coffee chain offered the cards Friday…

NCR marries self-service and mobile payments, launches NCR Mobile Pay

December 5, 2012

In what NCR calls a "combination of self-service and mobile payments," the company today announced the launch of NCR Mobile Pay. The solution is designed for…

CETW: Keynote Paul Price on social media

Paul Price, CEO of Creative Realities, discusses how technology is getting better, cheaper and faster - and how the rate of change is accelerating, and why it…

NRA releases 2013 culinary forecast

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The top trends of 2012 will carry into the new year.