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 — Editor, 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…

Salsarita's gets on board with DMBs

November 7, 2013

Salsarita's has successfully rolled out a digital menu board solution in 46 stores, according to a company press release, which also that said WAND Corporation…

4 ways to control your online presence

Using third-party websites like Yelp and Yahoo - the right way- will help attract customers.

Innovative Restaurant Consulting names preferred payment processor

November 6, 2013

Innovative Restaurant, an Atlanta-based restaurant consulting firm, has selected Sterling Payment Technologies as its preferred Aldelo payment-processing…

NoWait offers Rezbook customers free trial

November 6, 2013

The restaurant seating management service NoWait has announced an offer to clients of Rezbook, which was acquired by OpenTable, to switch from the Rezbook…

Melthouse Bistro launching mobile payments

November 6, 2013

Milwaukee-based Melthouse Bistro and Tali Payments have partnered to allow the grilled cheese chain's customers to order and pay for food and drinks from their…

EnTouch Controls secures expansion funds

November 5, 2013

EnTouch Controls, a provider of cloud-based energy management systems for restaurant and retail chains, announced it has raised a total of $8.25 million in…

Pinkberry calls new 'scan-to-pay' app a success

November 5, 2013

Pinkberry launched its new mobile loyalty app last month with great consumer fanfare, according to a company press release. In fact, 32 percent of all in-store…

CaliBurger launches techy in-store experience

November 5, 2013

CaliBurger has fully launched the "Premium Cali Eco-system" in its company-owned and franchised restaurants, according to a company press release. This type of…

First Data takes on loyalty with Perka acquisition

November 1, 2013

First Data Corporation, a provider of electronic commerce and payment processing, has announced its acquisition of Perka, a provider of a smart loyalty…

Takeout King taps eThor for POS integration platform

November 1, 2013

Calgary-based Takeout King has chosen the POS integration platform by eThor to power its new direct mobile ordering capability, an eThor news release said.