Freshii helping to launch health-focused tech companies

September 3, 2013

Freshii, a fast casual chain specializing in healthy menu items has partnered with a Toronto-based innovation firm, Kinetic Café, to launch a vertically…

Lavu iPad POS adds customer management solutions

August 30, 2013

Lavu iPad POS has added new customer management solutions, including the ability to pull data such as order history, address and email contact.

How new technologies transform guest experience

Technology has transformed every part of the guest experience from the way hungry diners select an eatery to the way they order their meals and the way they…

Orange Leaf upgrades website

August 20, 2013

Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt has upgraded its website, www.orangeleafyogurt.com, to allow visitors to personalize their flavor experience and share their love of…

TrustYou.com expands into restaurant space

August 20, 2013

TrustYou, an online reputation management site specializing in the hospitality industry, has expanded into the restaurant space. Bringing its 360-degree…

Registration open for free webinar: Training 2.0 - When Learning Goes Social

August 16, 2013

Training teams is an essential part of any restaurant's operations, but how that training is accomplished is changing in positive ways that help learners be…

Food manufactures expected to increase use of sensors

August 16, 2013

Sensors already have a wide range of applications in the food and beverage industry, including the promotion of more efficient and environmentally sustainable…

Shift to mobile: Punchh receives $3M investment

August 15, 2013

Punchh, a mobile solutions provider for the restaurant industry, announced that it has raised $3 million in venture capital funding to further expand its…

LivingSocial launches online ordering platform for small restaurants

August 9, 2013

Restaurants are about to get a big service boost from LivingSocial with an improved online ordering product called ONOSYS for Independents, according to a…

Food Genius launches restaurant trends tool

August 9, 2013

Food Genius has launched a new tool to analyze changes in restaurant data. According to a news release, the tool tracks how more than 23,000 food-related items…

Proven streamlines hiring with new employer app

August 8, 2013

Proven, a mobile employment app, has launched its new Employer App, a mobile job-listing solution that creates a more efficient hiring process, according to a…

Portals vs. non-portals: Which is best for online ordering?

Restaurants typically use two formats for online ordering: Portals — or multirestaurant sites that list restaurants alongside their competition — and full…

PAR launches POS enhancements

August 7, 2013

PAR Technology Corporation has released the latest version of PAR EverServ PixelPoint V12 point-of-sale software. EverServ PixelPoint V12 includes more than 4…

Coca-Cola Freestyle launches at Schlotzsky's

August 6, 2013

Schlotzsky's is the latest fast casual chain to roll out the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine, the fountain dispenser that allows guests to choose from 100 regular…

Bruster's testing SpeedThru's headset systems at drive-thru units

August 6, 2013

Bruster's Real Ice Cream has tapped Wentworth Technology's SpeedThru Drive-Thru headset system in hopes of improving its customers' experiences at the…

Moneris Solutions, TouchBistro to provide integrated payment solution

August 6, 2013

Payment processor Moneris Solutions Corporation and TouchBistro, restaurant management solutions provider, announced that they have partnered to provide an…

Free guide: Profitable restaurants turn more tables

Jason's Deli transformed the way it delivered food to tables using Table Tracker, an RFID-enabled system to allow staff to quickly locate customers.

6 tips to pump up delivery, carryout orders

Special discounts for pick-up orders, free items with group orders and customers loyalty programs are all efficient techniques.

Infographic: The High Cost of Internet Downtime for Retailers

This infographic highlights what's at stake when the Internet goes down in your stores and how to virtually eliminate the risk of downtime.

Google allowing Starbucks to offer faster Wi-Fi

August 1, 2013

Starbucks has selected Google to provide the next generation of its Wi-Fi offering for its customers. Beginning this month, new U.S. company-operated Starbucks…