Six technology trends to help restaurants rebound in 2021

As this era of unpredictability ensues, the ways in which restaurants work to overcome the pandemic continues to evolve, too. Here are six technology trends…

3 ways restaurants can leverage customer data for more targeted marketing

by Mo Chaar

Restaurants have a range of new resources that offer better, more applicable insights into how customers are engaging with brands.

Is your restaurant technology ready for 2021?

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Restaurateurs learned a lot about the potentially business-saving qualities of restaurant tech in 2020, as the pandemic forced brands to find ways to still…

Sweetgreen revving up sales via drive-in concept

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Calling it an "updated, healthy version of the traditional drive-thru," Sweetgreen said the drive-in will feature tech-enabled ordering as well as an…

Shake Shack on the digital track

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

December 16, 2020

Shake Shack is testing delivery in Miami through its app via an exclusive partnership with Uber Eats. The pilot program is the first time Shake Shack has…

Boston Market replacing POS system

December 15, 2020

Boston Market is deploying a POS system to replace its one in all 350 locations nationwide thanks to a partnership with ParTech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary…

Mobivity, Par Tech partner to drive digital transformation

December 15, 2020

Mobivity Holdings Corp., a provider of personalized customer engagement solutions, is partnering with Par Tech Inc., a point-of-sale software provider.

Welbilt teams with Apex Supply Chain Technologies on food pick-up lockers

December 15, 2020

Welbilt Inc., a foodservice equipment supplier, is teaming with Apex Supply Chain Technologies to manufacture and distribute the Flow-Thru 10,000 line of food…

Is your digital foundation built on sand or stone?

by Jen Kern — CMO, Qu

Restaurant brands are spending too much money bolting their POS systems to new technologies, according to Jenifer Kern of QU.

Cava enhances app with payment options

December 15, 2020

Cava, a mediterranean brand that operates 80 restaurants and a wide range of products sold in food markets, is taking a tech-forward approach in updating and…

DoorDash launches financial platform

December 14, 2020

DoorDash is launching its first financial platform featuring a prepaid Visa business card and mobile banking app. The platform offers mobile banking…

Is Your Restaurant Technology Ready for 2021?

Join Netsurion’s Mark Cline, senior vice present, and guest panelists, for a casual conversation about what lessons from 2020 every restaurant brand must learn…

Corner Bakery reinvents curbside

December 10, 2020

Corner Bakery said it is launching an improved curbside pickup program that uses auto identification to get food to awaiting vehicles faster, a news release…

Five Guys rolls out curbside tech

December 9, 2020

Five Guys has launched a curbside and an in-store pick-up solution at its 1,600 locations. Partnering with Radius Networks, a location-based technology…

Rezku adopts Epson's TM-m3011 POS receipt printer

December 8, 2020

Rezku, a provider of a POS and online ordering platform for restaurants, has adopted Epson's TM-m3011 POS receipt printer which offers customers a faster way…

Goodcents equipping locations with pandemic-proofing tech

December 8, 2020

Goodcents, a Kansas-based sub shop, is equipping every restaurant in its franchise system with a no-contact temperature check device and disinfection program…

Automation Age: 4 ways smart tech is transforming fast-food experience

by Matthew Margetts

The automation of processes throughout your fast-food business can help you save money and increase efficiency, even in the midst of the global coronavirus…

Bite introduces AI-powered digital ordering products for restaurants

December 7, 2020

Bite Inc., a provider of a digital ordering platform for quick service restaurants, has introduced a suite of products powered by Bite Lift, an AI…

HungerRush acquires OrdrAI’s AI-driven text message ordering solution

December 4, 2020

HungerRush has acquired OrdrAI, a text and voice ordering provider for the restaurant industry, giving HungerRush Restaurant Management System the ability to…

Rewards Network expands online order platform nationwide

December 3, 2020

After conducting initial tests in Tampa and Detroit, Rewards Network is expanding its online ordering platform nationwide, according to a press release.