MarketingVitals.com earns Innovation Award for restaurant intelligence product

January 24, 2014

MarketingVitals.com today announced its restaurant intelligence product has won the 2014 "BIG Innovation Award," presented by The Business Intelligence Group.

Granbury Solutions names Touch Dynamic as primary vendor

January 23, 2014

Granbury Solutions has named Touch Dynamic as its primary vendor for point-of-sale hardware. According to a news release, Touch Dynamic has more than 13 years…

Syrus Restaurant Information Services hires first COO

January 22, 2014

Syrus Restaurant Information Services, a provider of restaurant technologies and analytics, has hired Brian Graham as its first chief operating officer.

Swipely's new release includes menu, service intelligence

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

CEO says the system offers insight into what's most profitable or likely to drive repeat customers.

Lavu POS adds integrated payment hardware

January 20, 2014

New integrations have been announced by restaurant POS provider Lavu Inc., and will be available in Europe, Australia and the Americas. According to a news…

NRA: Embracing technology, menu trends key in 2014

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The industry will employ 13.5 million in 990,000 units, and restaurant job growth will outpace the overall job growth rate.

Digital agency forecasts restaurant tech trends

January 14, 2014

The team at Dreambox Creations, a digital agency for the restaurant industry, has forecasted five tech trends that restaurateurs should consider for 2014. They…

'Restaurant of the future' includes digital menus, order kiosks, virtual hostess

January 13, 2014

Global technology solutions provider Infusion is using this week's National Retail Federation Show in New York City as the backdrop to showcase its retail…

How Earl of Sandwich is beating bigger brands through mobile marketing

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

A new mobile system allows the chain to engage customers on a one-to-one level.

Jack in the Box among Mindshare Technologies' new clients

January 9, 2014

Mindshare Technologies, a provider of cloud-based Voice of the Customer technologies, has added a handful of brands to its client roster, including Jack in the…

Lavu adds customization options to iPad POS system

January 9, 2014

Lavu iPad POS has added customization options tailored to the needs of hospitality businesses, the company said in a news release. New features include the…

Caribou Coffee to transform system infrastructure

January 9, 2014

FranConnect is now working with Caribou Coffee Company to drive higher performance productivity and facilitate systems for all franchisees and licensees…

NoshList integrates wait list app with Clover POS

January 8, 2014

NoshList has a new POS integration module for its wait list app that will allow restaurant operators to better manage their guest experience, the company said…

Vivonet kiosk offers self-order solution for restaurants

January 8, 2014

Vivonet Acquisitions Ltd. announced the addition of a consumer self-ordering solution to its cloud POS product line. The Vivonet Kiosk is a restaurant-branded…

SpeedLine POS overhauls development platform

January 7, 2014

Pizza POS provider SpeedLine Solutions announced the completion of an end-to-end technology overhaul of its point-of-sale development environment.

Restaurant Trend Mashup: What to expect in 2014

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Experts discuss how restaurants should embrace this year's food, marketing and technology trends.

'Tis the Season for mGifting and rewarding

Sending gift cards via digital and mobile channels has increased eight times since 2012.

Going digital: How 1 Arkansas chain controls hiring, training, scheduling

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

MarketPlace Grill uses Red Book Connect solutions to track training, hiring and scheduling.

OpenTable acquires Quickcue for guest management

December 17, 2013

OpenTable Inc. announced that it has acquired Quickcue LLC, a provider of guest management systems for restaurants, for approximately $11.5 million in cash…

New cloud-based foodservice technology receives PCI approval

December 17, 2013

NEXTEP SYSTEMS today announced the official release of Foundation6, which received approval for new deployments by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards…