BellyMelly launches contactless menu ordering for post-COVID-19 recovery

June 9, 2020

BellyMelly, an online food ordering platform, has launched a contactless app-based ordering system designed to help restaurants open their dine-in operations…

ParTech adds SynergySuite to Brink POS ecosystem

June 9, 2020

ParTech Inc., a provider of POS software and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant and retail industries, has added SynergySuite to its Brink POS…

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3 Ways to Re-Build Brand Trust & Attract Guests During COVID

Guests have increased anxiety about the food pickup & collection process today. Restaurants need to rebuild brand trust by delivering these 3 things.

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Keeping tabs on Top 100 winners' traits plus Oracle expert's pandemic-era performance tips

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

On today's podcast, FastCasual Editor Cherryh Cansler gives her take on top traits of this year's Top 100 Movers & Shakers winners, while an Oracle restaurant…

Webinar offers insightful strategy for retailers in the 'new normal' of business

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

A free on-demand informative webinar, sponsored by LogMeIn, offers critical insight for retailers getting back to business in the wake of COVID-19.

Digital Advertising Trends: Taking your Brand’s Message to the Streets

A new, innovative and patented digital Out-Of-Home (DOOH) media promises to reshape the way brands deliver marketing messages within the urban landscape.

Pandemic speeds up operational changes at Sweetgreen

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Like so many other restaurants around the world, Sweetgreen shifted into crisis mode COVID-19 hit but is now preparing for its version of the "new normal."

Revel Systems becomes preferred POS provider for The Halal Guys

May 28, 2020

Revel Systems announced an agreement to become the preferred point-of-sale system by The Halal Guys at more than 80 of its franchise locations.

Pathspot raises $6.5M in financing

May 22, 2020

PathSpot, a creator of a hand hygiene management system, has raised $6.5 million in a Series A round led by Valor Siren Ventures I L.P., bringing the company's…

Scooter's Coffee taps ParTech's Brink POS for franchise

May 21, 2020

Scooter's Coffee, a 22-year-old franchise, is deploying ParTech Inc.'s Brink POS system for its franchise system.

COVID-19 isn't cooling growth at Dave's Hot Chicken

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Since launching its franchise plan in October, the 3-year-old concept has signed deals to develop 100 brick-and-mortar locations and plans to hit 200 by year's…

Restaurants can ditch germ-carrying menus by going digital

May 21, 2020

Two companies have launched digital menu options for restaurants wanting to forgo hard copies of menus.

Burgerfi launches training app

May 20, 2020

Burgerfi has launched YOOBIC, a mobile training app, for its 3,000 employees across its 125 corporate and franchised restaurants.

Hypersonix lands $11.5M in funding round

May 20, 2020

Hypersonix, an autonomous analytics and decisioning platform that is transforming consumer commerce data with artificial intelligence and automation, has…

Dickey's sales soar despite coronavirus

May 15, 2020

Dickey's Barbecue Pit's investment in technology has paid off amid the pandemic. The Dallas-based restaurant company unveiled a new e-commerce site in April…

Improving Margins with Advanced Reporting

Data is a difference-maker if, of course, it’s used effectively.

KKR leads $43M funding round for Slice independent pizzeria platform

May 13, 2020

Pizzeria ordering and marketing tech platform, Slice (MyPizza Technologies, Inc.) has raised $43 million in Series C funding. KKR led the round with…

Uber has approached Grubhub on takeover deal

May 12, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc., one of the world's leading ride-sharing services and operator of UberEats,  had made an overture to buy rival food delivery service…

[ON-DEMAND WEBINAR]: Optimize Your Restaurants for Online Orders and Curbside Pickup

With curbside pick-up business buoying restaurants, proper wireless POS will be critical for processing payments quickly and securely while complying with…