IndoorDIRECT to expand theBITE restaurant network

February 25, 2009

DALLAS — IndoorDIRECT has announced that it has secured a funding package that could reach $22.5 million to complete the rollout of its in-store entertainment…

Noodles & Co. implements Radiant Systems' Aloha Command Center

February 10, 2009

ATLANTA — Radiant Systems Inc. has announced the completion of its rollout of the Aloha Command Center in more than 170 corporate restaurant locations with…

MICROS to debut myCentral at FS/TEC 2009

February 4, 2009

COLUMBIA, Md. — MICROS Systems Inc. has announced the launch of its myCentral, a Web-based application that allows businesses to take orders online, over the…

ASK THE EXPERTS: What are some tips for restaurant operators looking at PCI compliance?

February 4, 2009

Deadlines are looming as retailers and restaurants gear up for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) compliance. PCI compliance is more…

5 technologies you should be using

February 3, 2009

There is no shortage of innovative foodservice technologies — but you have to know they exist   

NAFEM, FS/TEC open next week

Co-located manufacturing, technology shows to feature innovations in foodservice industry.

New payment options increase efficiency

How pay-at-the table, mobile tablet solutions are changing the check-out line.

Froots deploys DineBlast Mobile technology solution

December 15, 2008

MARGATE, Fla. — SoftTouch LLC has announced that it has incorporated significant enhancements to its DineBlast Mobile solution, which allows take-out…

Marketing food by mobile

Operators experiment with promoting restaurants via cell phone.

Operators look harder at reducing waste, costs

December 7, 2008

The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.): Restaurant owners are doing more to track food waste to cut costs in light of the recession.   Methods operators have…

Baja Fresh awards archiving contract

November 10, 2008

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Baja Fresh has signed a deal with Casdex Inc. to provide digitization and archiving services to the fresh Mex chain.    Under the…

Captain D's selects Envysion as video provider

October 1, 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Captain D's has begun rolling out Louisville, Colo.-based Envysion Inc.'s Managed Video as a Service system in its restaurants.   Envysion…

MICROS unveils upcoming hardware products

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 15, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — MICROS has announced two upcoming hardware products at its 2008 Users Conference, held Sept. 14-16 in Annapolis, Md.   The new Duraswitch…

New research: Foodservice leads card-data attacks

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 15, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — New research from global payment security consultancy Trustwave analyzes the most common methods and targets of recent card breach incidents…

Fla. Restaurant Show highlights future trends

Despite Tropical Storm Hanna, about 15,000 attendees gathered for 2008 show.

XFormity, Cosi partner on restaurant reporting solution

September 11, 2008

DALLAS — XFormity Technologies and Cosi Inc. have announced the deployment of XFormity's Business Intelligence solution across all Cosi corporate restaurants.

Mid-Atlantic to showcase new products, services

September 7, 2008

BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo, slated to take place Sept. 17-18, 2008, at the Baltimore Convention Center, will offer a variety…

Western Expo: Tech solutions on tap

POS systems, marketing companies offer Web-based solutions.

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to roll out free Wi-Fi

August 27, 2008

LOS ANGELES — The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has announced that it will offer free Wi-Fi Internet access at virtually all company-owned stores. The company…

Caribou Coffee implements HR management tool

August 27, 2008

SAN MATEO, Calif. — SuccessFactors Inc., global provider of on-demand performance and talent management solutions, has announced that Caribou Coffee is using…