Tech Solutions for Busy Restaurants: Choosing a POS System

The POS isn't just for ringing up sales any longer. More and more, restaurants use POS systems to control everything from inventory to scheduling.

Minimum wage, maximum impact

With the Senate passing its own version of a bill to increase minimum wage, where the issue will land is anybody's guess.

Fast-casual restaurant uses self-service kiosks to attract tourists

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Bytes, an England fast casual, sets itself apart from the 200 restaurants in this tourist trap.    

Panera selects xpient Solutions

September 25, 2006

Self-service technology on display at Mid-Atlantic restaurant expo

September 20, 2006

BALTIMORE — If the Mid-Atlantic Food and Beverage EXPO is any indication of the restaurant industry's future, operators may want to consider purchasing…

VeriFone acquires Trintech's payment systems business

August 14, 2006

SAN JOSE, Calif. — VeriFone Holdings Inc. announced in a press release that it has agreed to acquire the payment systems business of Trintech Group PLC in an…

Prime time for online ordering in fast casual

Tossed and Camille's are among those generating sales via Web-based ordering.

Fuddruckers installs IBM self-service kiosks

July 16, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas — Fuddruckers is about to become one of the first known restaurant chains to use interactive kiosks in its kitchens. The restaurant chain…

Starbucks removed music kiosks

June 1, 2006

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Reports surfaced last week that Starbucks quietly removed CD-burning kiosks from all but 10 of its stores — a move that caused…

2006 restaurant show wraps up

The 2006 National Restaurant Hotel & Motel Show offered big-time speakers and trendsetting technologies. Even if you attended, you probably didn't see…

Must-see events / products at the NRA Show

As you enter the show, aromas of mouthwatering food, sounds of equipment demonstrations and an expansive panorama of colorful exhibits envelop you.

Panda Express implements NCR POS

May 1, 2006

ATLANTA — Panda Restaurant Group selected a point-of-sale (POS) solution from NCR Corporation at its Panda Express and Hibachi San restaurants throughout the…

Selecting a restaurant consultant

The right consultant can improve your restaurant, but the wrong one can cost you money.   

Operators are eligible for the 2006 Self-Service Awards

April 20, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.— Operators utilizing digital signage, kiosks, POS, self-checkout and other innovative self-service technologies are eligible for the 200…

Hypercom introduces smallest handheld wireless payment terminal

April 18, 2006

LAS VEGAS —  Hypercom Corp. introduced the electronic payment industry's first high-security palm-sized 32-bit wireless credit/debit terminal with signature…

Caribou Coffee to install 300 kiosks by 2008

March 30, 2006

Caribou Coffee said it has helped improve the customer experience at its 400 shops worldwide by implementing innovative IBM kiosk and point-of-sale (POS…

Restaurant industry continues growth

March 30, 2006

WASHINGTON D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry remained solid in February, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…

Fast casuals attract mobile workers

March 30, 2006

Yesterday's luxury is today's expectation. Today's business traveler is all about the mobile office, and fast-casual restaurants are offering modern amenities…

BBC interviews QSRweb.com and FastCasual.com

March 29, 2006

After McDonald's closed more than a dozen stores in London, the BBC interviewed QSRweb.com and Fast Casual Magazine editor Fred Minnick. He discussed…

Allure introduces new generic digital menu boards

March 27, 2006

ATLANTA — Allure Digital Media has introduced a new Digital Menu Board Solution consisting of three individual 42-inch plasma screens, all networked to…