Restaurant Trend Mashup: What to expect in 2014

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Experts discuss how restaurants should embrace this year's food, marketing and technology trends.

'Tis the Season for mGifting and rewarding

Sending gift cards via digital and mobile channels has increased eight times since 2012.

Going digital: How 1 Arkansas chain controls hiring, training, scheduling

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

MarketPlace Grill uses Red Book Connect solutions to track training, hiring and scheduling.

OpenTable acquires Quickcue for guest management

December 17, 2013

OpenTable Inc. announced that it has acquired Quickcue LLC, a provider of guest management systems for restaurants, for approximately $11.5 million in cash…

New cloud-based foodservice technology receives PCI approval

December 17, 2013

NEXTEP SYSTEMS today announced the official release of Foundation6, which received approval for new deployments by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards…

Veggie Grill launches mobile app

December 17, 2013

Veggie Grill has launched a loyalty-based mobile app to reward its guests for choosing the veggie-only fast casual chain, according to a company press release.

Costa Vida digitally collecting customer reviews

December 12, 2013

In an effort to gain feedback from customers, Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill implemented Mindshare Technologies' customer review product, OpenTell. Over a…

SpeedLine POS offering graphical table controls

December 4, 2013

SpeedLine Solutions Inc. has introduced new graphical table service controls in the latest release of the company's pizza POS software.

Tillster lands silver prize in Best in Biz Awards

November 22, 2013

Tillster has been named a Silver winner of the Best in Biz Awards for the Company of the Year – Medium Category, according to a company news release. The Best…

Isis announces alliance program to support merchant technology

November 21, 2013

Isis, the mobile commerce joint venture created by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA Inc. and Verizon Wireless, today announced the launch of the Isis…

OpenTable releases Restaurant Industry Index

November 21, 2013

OpenTable Inc. has released the OpenTable Restaurant Industry Index for the Q3 2013.

Caribou launches eGifting

November 21, 2013

Caribou Coffee has partnered with CashStar, a digital gifting company, to launch an eGift card program to allow consumers to purchase and send personalized…

Granbury Solutions adds restaurant website solution

November 20, 2013

Restaurant point-of-sale provider Granbury Solutions has released a new website solution for restaurants, bars, wine tasting rooms and coffee shops. Powered by…

Tillster names new technology officer

November 15, 2013

The newly-branded Tillster Inc. announced the addition of Phil Dixon as its chief technology officer. Dixon brings experience in high-volume systems and…

Granbury Solutions launches tablet-based POS

November 15, 2013

Granbury Solutions, a provider of POS systems for restaurants, has launched Thr!ve Point-of-Sale for tablets, which the company said is aimed toward casual…

Isis opens its mobile wallet to the rest of the US

November 14, 2013

It's official: Isis is going nationwide. After fits and starts, including pilot programs in Austin, Texas, and Salt Lake City, the carrier-led consortium is…

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf testing phone-charging stations

November 13, 2013

Powermat Technologies today launched a pilot program with The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to bring Duracell Powermat wireless phone charging to consumers in the…

Epson selected for online ordering solution platform

November 12, 2013

Epson America Inc. announced at The International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show in New York City that the mobile and online ordering platform anyGuest.com has…

Vine vs. Instagram Video: Which platform is best for restaurants?

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Video marketing may be the future of social media.

New PCI guidelines will go live Jan. 1, 2014

November 11, 2013

The PCI Security Standards Council, an open, global forum for the development of payment card security standards, has published version 3.0 of the PCI Data…