Cradlepoint spices up connectivity for Fuzzy's Taco Shop

August 4, 2016

Cradlepoint, a provider of cloud-based network solutions over wired and wireless broadband, is helping Fuzzy's Taco Shop ensure secure, reliable connectivity…

Tropical Smoothie Café rolls out new design, app

August 1, 2016

Tropical Smoothie Café is launching a brand refresh that includes a new restaurant design, logo and loyalty app.

Learning from the best and the worst restaurant apps

Nearly half of the top 100 restaurant chains don't have a native app, even though consumers expect one. Gleaning wisdom from over 1 million app reviews has…

Freebirds mobile app aims to enhance customer experience

June 21, 2016

Freebirds, the Texas-based restaurant, is launching a mobile app and rewards program.

Report: Mobile-centric, reward strategies can foster customer engagement

June 15, 2016

To better engage consumers restaurants should deploy mobile-centric dining experiences and offer up rewards, according to a new report on loyalty strategies…

Survey: Consumers leveraging smartphones to make dining decisions, find deals

May 18, 2016

Consumers are continuing to use their digital devices to help make dining decisions, including searching for nearby locations and deals, according to a survey…

Revel Systems pulls in Verifone Point Classic to simplify EMV payment

April 18, 2016

iPad POS vendor Revel Systems is deploying Verifone's Point Classic to simplifying EMV payment management.

Global study: Millennials' mobile use reshaping hospitality industry

April 14, 2016

A new report from Oracle Hospitality — "Millennials and Hospitality: The Redefinition of Service" — highlights the ways in which hospitality operators need to…

Restaurant, retail customer experience leaders headline ICX Summit

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Gurus from Smashburger, Dickey's Barbecue Pit, Detroit Red Wings, Domino's Pizza and Wingstop are among a hefty list of speakers and panelists offering expert…

Report: coupons primary reason consumers engage with brands on mobile

January 22, 2016

Vibes, a mobile marketing firm, has released its 2016 Mobile Consumer Report, which examines consumer perceptions and opinions about mobile marketing and…

Olo receives $40M investment

January 21, 2016

Olo, a maker of digital ordering and delivery solutions for multi-location restaurants, has received a $40 million minority investment from The Raine Group, a…

Panera exec: Payment, mobile innovations achieving major success

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Panera's still full throttle in expanding payment strategies to reduce consumer friction points and enhancing the customer experience.

10 fresh restaurant marketing ideas for 2016

Today there are marketing techniques that won't break the bank and will help you save time. Use these restaurant marketing ideas to take your business to the…

New dining app launches in DC

December 9, 2015

A Washington, D.C.-based startup company, eleat, announced it has launched a mobile dining app designed to transform the dining experience by giving customers…

Revention partners with Vantiv Inc for EMV solution

December 9, 2015

Revention, a provider of custom point-of-sale solutions to the hospitality industry, announced it has partnered with Vantiv Inc to provide a secure EMV payment…

New dining app to launch in DC

November 19, 2015

A Washington, D.C., startup company will soon launch a mobile dining app designed to give customers and restaurants more control, choice and convenience.

SpeedLine POS Adds Support for Mobile Gift, Rewards, and Payment with Mercury StoreCard

VANCOUVER, BC—November 2, 2015  Restaurant point of sale developer SpeedLine Solutions announced a new payment and guest rewards integration with Mercury…

SpeedLine POS adds support for mobile gift, rewards, payment

November 4, 2015

Restaurant point-of-sale developer SpeedLine Solutions announced a new payment and guest-rewards integration with Mercury StoreCard.

FCES15: The evolution of restaurant technology

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

There has been a massive evolution in the use of technology within the past decade, the past five years — and even within just the last year. There are no…

FCES2015: Going mobile no longer ‘if’ or ‘when’ but ‘now’ for the restaurant industry

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Mobile is the most effective way to serve the millennial segment.