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…

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…

Panasonic POS now online with gift card programs

April 26, 2006

ELGIN, Ill. — In keeping with the growing popularity of gift cards, the Information Systems Group of Panasonic System Solutions Company has announced the…

Selecting a restaurant consultant

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

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…

VeriFone produces successor to Omni 3750

April 17, 2006

LAS VEGAS — VeriFone Holdings Inc. announced that its recently introduced Vx 570 payment system has been certified for merchant transaction processing by RBS…

CKE Restaurants selects Instill's Food Spend Management Solution

April 3, 2006

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Instill Corporation announced that restaurant chains Carl's Jr. and La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill have selected Instill's Food Spend…

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…

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…

The Pita Pit chooses Radiant Systems

March 27, 2006

ATLANTA — Radiant Systems Inc. announced The Pita Pit has selected the Aloha QuickService point-of-sale (POS) system.   "The Aloha QuickService POS enables…

Tropical Smoothie Cafe chooses MICROS RES 3000

March 19, 2006

COLUMBIA, Md. — MICROS Systems Inc. announced that Tropical Smoothie Café has named MICROS RES 3000 the corporate standard. The company has begun deployment…

NRA: 30 months of consecutive growth

February 28, 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry continued to improve in January, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…

Restaurants and cafes represent fastest-growing segment of Wi-Fi hotspots

February 22, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO — Restaurants and cafes represent the fastest-growing segment of wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) hotspots, according to recent data released by JiWire…

Intura adds to POS technology

February 20, 2006

ARLINGTON, Texas — Point-of-sale and management software supplier Intura Solutions has added biometric fingerprint security to its Intura Vision…

Corner Bakery Café selects PAR

February 15, 2006

Corner Bakery Café selected ParTech's ViGo hardware terminals for their cafes. PAR will also provide lifecycle support services for the technology systems in…

PAR Technology reports record fourth quarter

February 13, 2006

Par Technology Corporation reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. For the fourth quarter, PAR reported net…

Subway launches delivery service

February 7, 2006

Southwest Floridians will soon be able to call 888-SUB-TO-GO and have Subway sandwiches delivered to their door. Subway franchisees in southwest Florida…

Unicru named as finalist in 2006 Codie Awards

January 30, 2006

PORTLAND, Ore. — Unicru Inc. announced its hiring management system was named a finalist for The Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 21st…

Fast Casual's Top 100 Movers and Shakers

January 25, 2006

It wasn't long ago that you had to look up the definition of "fast casual" to understand the meaning of this unique restaurant concept that is a hybrid of the…