The Generation With Huge Spending Power

Learn why restaurants need Gen Y-ers and how dismissing them can be fatal to their business.

Manage your reputation before customers leave

Management in the restaurant industry isn’t just about managing a physical location: it also involves managing customer perceptions.

Infographic: How Long is the Wait?

In order to learn more about the average wait times at restaurants, the LRS marketing team distributed a survey to 8,500 restaurant managers. The following…

Revention launches POS buyback campaign

February 26, 2014

Revention Inc. announced it will launch a nationwide sales campaign focused on a POS buyback.

How spending more on training, infrastructure leads to higher profits

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The CEOs of Menchie's and Fresh to Order explain how you really must "spend more to make more."

Taco Mac adds MIRUS reporting solution

February 24, 2014

Taco Mac has announced the selection of Mirus Enterprise for its ability to reconfigure data and create customizable alerts and dashboards to help managers…

Powerhouse Dynamics expands equipment control functionality

February 24, 2014

Powerhouse Dynamics has expanded the remote equipment control functionality of its enterprise energy and asset management system. In addition, the company…

Mama Fu's overhauls technology with new mobile app, website

February 21, 2014

While the restaurant industry has recently been dominated by mobile apps that offer consumers a one-stop-directory of restaurant options, some individual…

Two airport bars going fast casual with tableside iPad ordering

February 18, 2014

Concessions International will open two new bar concepts at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport this week, both with iPad-enabled ordering…

Dutch mobile payment company hoping to help US restaurateurs save on processing fees

Most mobile payments are usually for low amounts but use a processing infrastructure designed 40 years when payments were high.

FoodTec launches DeliveryIQ mobile app for restaurants

February 13, 2014

FoodTec has introduced the DeliveryIQ mobile app to help businesses monitor and track their ability to deliver orders in a timely manner. According to a news…

Lavu upgrades reporting features on POS platform

February 13, 2014

Lavu Inc. has added a new interface, controls, and visual data comparisons to its iPad POS system. According to a company press release, the upgrades aim to…

CARDFREE granted patent for reservation, payment system

February 12, 2014

CARDFREE, a mobile commerce provider to large merchants, announced that it has been assigned a patent (U.S. Patent No. 8,622,292) granted to investor Jeffrey…

Revel Systems POS platform adds Bitcoin integration

February 12, 2014

Revel Systems, an iPad POS provider, has added Bitcoin integration to its platform. Now, users of the Revel POS can accept bitcoins as payment, giving their…

New social media monitoring, analytics tool hits market

February 11, 2014

Market Force Information, a provider of customer intelligence solutions, is helping restaurants and other multi-location businesses provide better customer…

Fatburger takes employee management to digital level

February 11, 2014

Fatburger has tapped Red Book Connect's new mobile app, Digital Red Book, to help managers communicate with employees, according to a company press release.

Best practices for digital commerce success

Finding the right partner for enabling digital commerce and loyalty is really just the first step for a successful mobile strategy.

ParTech releases food safety checklist solution

February 5, 2014

ParTech Inc., a mobile-based, automated solution that provides checklist management for food safety programs and employee-assigned tasks, announced the release…

Chipotle embracing mobile payments

February 4, 2014

Chipotle said it will invest $10 million to redesign its technology network and add mobile payments to its app, according to Chris Arnold, the chain's…

McAlister's partners with Buxton

January 29, 2014

McAlister's Deli has partnered with Buxton, a customer analytics firm, to identify the best market opportunities for continued growth. Buxton's restaurant…