WyckWyre customer referrals up nearly 50 percent in 2013

July 30, 2013

WyckWyre, a provider of customizable applicant tracking systems for the food and hospitality industry, has announced it has experienced a 46-percent growth…

New Lavu iPad POS created for food truck segment

July 26, 2013

Lavu Inc. has introduced an iPad point-of-sale system with features and solutions specifically designed to meet the mobile foodservice business, including food…

Fast Casual Executive Summit's early bird pricing ending July 31

July 26, 2013

CEOS and other top executives from the fast casual segment will meet in New Orleans to discuss the industry's top strategic issues.

Groupon expands free Breadcrumb POS app

July 24, 2013

Groupon has announced additions to its free Breadcrumb POS iPad point-of-sale app to provide the most popular types of local businesses with a pre-built…

Kitchen Brains, NEC to marry POS, production process

July 24, 2013

Kitchen Brains, a provider of integrated, end-to-end, wireless M2M networking solutions and SaaS applications, today announced a partnership with NEC…

NFC technology will put the 'fast' back in 'fast food' (Commentary)

NFC adoption will accelerate in the restaurant industry in the form of payments, loyalty programs, customer reviews and more.

Chipotle launches upgrade to iPhone ordering app

July 17, 2013

Chipotle has teamed with Blue Rocket, a custom mobile app development firm, to develop a major release of the Chipotle iPhone Ordering app, its first major…

Does your call for help bring hackers to your door?

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

Hackers have targeted help desks because they know that the people who provide you support have the access into your systems that they want to exploit.

XPIENT launches new POS platform

July 15, 2013

XPIENT Solutions, a provider of comprehensive technology to the QSR and fast casual segments, has released XPIENT XPRESS, an integrated POS back-office and…

Burger 21 president on why it's 'not always better' to be 1st

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Despite the well-established competition in the 'better burger' space, Mark Johnston is confident he has a winning brand.

Mobile-optimized inventory, ordering available via Syrus

July 12, 2013

Syrus Restaurant Information Services, a provider of restaurant technologies, has launched a new mobile- and tablet-optimized website for restaurant inventory…

Restaurant Technologies Inc. expands Midwest presence

July 11, 2013

Foodservice oil management company Restaurant Technologies Inc. (RTI) has expanded its frying-oil delivery, management, removal and equipment service…

Yelp launches online ordering platform

July 11, 2013

Yelp has introduced Yelp Platform to allow people to order food directly from a select number of restaurants supported by delivery.com and Eat24, including…

'Off-the shelf' Internet commercials now available for restaurants

July 10, 2013

Internet commercial provider IMercials.biz has launched "off the shelf" commercials to help restaurants promote their businesses.

Restaurant marketing program promises to 'increase traffic, build loyalty'

June 28, 2013

Menuetta, a custom marketing solution that enables restaurant operators to increase traffic and build loyalty by using an integrated platform to manage…

Restaurant execs funding iPad POS company's growth

June 27, 2013

Revel Systems, a provider of iPad point-of-sale systems for restaurant, grocery and retail businesses, has secured $10.1 million in expansion capital…

MICROS introduces commerce platform

June 26, 2013

MICROS Systems Inc., a provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, has introduced the new MICROS Commerce Platform…

MustHaveMenus now offers instant printing, real-time Web updates

June 26, 2013

MustHaveMenus is now offering instant printing and real-time Web updating to help simplify the tasks of creating in-house menus and publishing them to mobile…

Conduit launches app reseller program

June 26, 2013

Restaurants looking for a new stream of revenue may find it with Conduit, a provider of engagement solutions for Web and mobile publishers. The company has…

National Restaurant Association to host inaugural Innovation Summit

June 21, 2013

The National Restaurant Association will host the inaugural Restaurant Innovation Summit this fall as a way to offer restaurant operators ideas to better…