Noble partners with Epson to streamline in-venue mobile food, drink orders

October 17, 2019

Noble, an on-premise experience platform that streamlines food and beverage operations for venues, has adopted the Epson TM-m30 and TM-T20II POS receipt…

Digital Signage & the Internet of Things

Digital displays are no longer the passive carriers of content. IoT devices are allowing displays to make content decisions in real time, while providing…

The dark side of restaurant automation: data management challenges

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Self-service kiosks, and other automation technologies, deliver greater efficiencies to restaurants, but managing the data for managing equipment presents more…

Outstanding CX: An opportunity…and a challenge

Business executives in a 2019 study named “customer experience” as the single greatest opportunity for their organization. Learn how to make your customer…

The Five-Step Recipe for Serving up Delicious & Unified Food Experiences

Every restaurant chain operator knows that simply serving great food doesn’t guarantee success anymore. The biggest element impacting restaurant success today…

DataVan launches customizable POS system

October 8, 2019

DataVan International Corp., a provider of retail and hospitality technology based in New Taipei City, Taiwan, has introduced a series of products built with a…

Kiosks top customer order technology used by restaurants in 2019

October 8, 2019

Kiosks were the largest customer order technology utilized in the past year among a national sampling of restaurants, according to an online survey conducted…

Salata launches online ordering platform

October 7, 2019

Salata, a Houston-based fast casual brand, has launched an online-ordering experience, built by Chepri, that integrates a new tech suite and loyalty program.

SpeedLine Introduces SpeedDine Online Ordering App

Pizza and delivery point of sale developer SpeedLine Solutions Inc. recently launched a new online ordering app for restaurants with SpeedDine online ordering.

Diners want restaurants to catch up with off-premise tech

October 2, 2019

Considering about 60% of restaurant occasions are off-premises across all forms — including drive-thru, takeout and delivery —  it's wasn't shocking to learn…

Award for Industry-first Combined LTE and Satellite Router

Hughes HT2000L recognized for exceptional innovation in telecommunications by TMC Labs INTERNET TELEPHONY

ParTech buys 3M drive-thru tech company

October 1, 2019

Restaurant POS and technology provider, ParTech, Inc, has acquired Drive-Thru Communication Systems from its previous owner, 3M.

Colorado Pizza Chain Selects SpeedLine as Point of Sale Provider

Cosmo’s Pizza has selected SpeedLine point of sale as the exclusive POS technology partner for their Colorado-based pizza chain. Earlier this month, Cosmo’s…

How sweetgreen execs use tech to sweeten employee training

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Although technology has gotten a bad reputation for cutting human interaction, sweetgreen is using a variety of tech tools to get up close and personal with…

Sweetgreen raises $150M for delivery rollout

September 23, 2019

Sweetgreen has raised an additional $150 million to build an app-based delivery program in 2020, according to a Wall Street Journal report. 

Starbucks, Alibaba launch voice ordering and delivery

September 19, 2019

Starbucks is taking another step toward evolving the digital experience for customers in China by launching voice ordering and delivery capabilities within…

Touchbistro raises $119.24M to expand payments portfolio

September 18, 2019

Touchbistro, a provider of foodservice iPad and POS payment solutions, has raised CDN$158 million ($119.24 USD) in Series E funding in a round led by Omers…

NConnections launches tool to help restaurants master social media marketing

September 12, 2019

NConnections, a provider of mobile-marketing solutions, has launched an integrated mobile-marketing platform dubbed CoGoBuzz. The platform is designed to drive…

Gyroville invests in cloud-based POS

September 12, 2019

Gyroville, a Mediterranean-inspired fast casual brand, has invested in a cloud-based POS system from PAR to help fuel expansion. Its previous POS solution…

Appetize QSR platform integrates Olo, Punchh and SynergySuite

September 5, 2019

Appetize, a point-of-sale and enterprise management platform, has integrated with the Olo, Punchh and SynergySuite digital platforms to simplify restaurant…