Choosing the Right POS: Seven Key Questions to Ask

A point of sale (POS) system is a key piece of technology in the successful operation of a fast casual business. While POS solutions have existed for decades…

Leveraging technology to manage restaurant labor costs

Labor can make or break a restaurant, being the one variable that exists in all facets of a restaurant’s core functionality and a top concern among managers…

Networld Media Group acquires Vending Times, names Elliot Maras editor

February 4, 2020

Networld Media Group, the parent company of Digital Signage Today and sister sites, has acquired The Vending Times, a media publisher in the self-service…

How self-service ordering kiosks are transforming QSRs

While the QSR experience is typically quite simple, the introduction of more advanced technology -- namely self-service food ordering kiosks -- over the course…

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Kura Sushi taps CrunchTime to help grow US presence

January 22, 2020

Kura Sushi USA, a technology-enabled Japanese restaurant concept with 24 units, has tapped CrunchTime Restaurant's Food & Labor Operations Platform to help…

How Starbucks CEO wants to use AI to nurture the human spirit

In a recent blog, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson discusses how the company balances technology and human interaction in its 31,000 stores and 400,000 employees…

Self-order kiosks are on a roll in U.S. restaurants

It’s no secret – self-order kiosks are on a roll in the U.S., which is catching up to Europe, where they are already commonplace. The reasons are multi-fold.

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Grubhub addresses phone order snafu

January 9, 2020

Grubhub customers will be hearing a new prompt when placing a call to a restaurant using the ordering app, which will direct them to press the No. 1 to place…

Pizza robot startup, Zume, reportedly laying off most of its workforce

January 7, 2020

SoftBank-backed robotic pizza startup, Zume, plans to lay off up to 400 employees — 80% of its staff— and won't renew its Seattle lease in an effort to stop…

Blendid installs its second robotic smoothie kiosk

December 31, 2019

Robotic self-serve smoothie kiosk-maker, Blendid, has  installed its second location, this one at Sonoma State University's Charlie Brown Café earlier this…

Technology & CX in Restaurants

As restaurant operators face challenges on a variety of fronts, many are turning to technological tools to enhance how they serve their guests.

[WEBINAR]: The Future of Enterprise POS

Enterprise Point of Sale doesn’t need to be volatile, especially when it’s such a vital part of your business!

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Clean Juice expands into catering using Chowly/ezCater services

December 11, 2019

Clean Juice, a USDA-certified organic juice bar franchise, will be offering catering at all its locations, thanks to a partnership between Chowly, a restaurant…

[WEBINAR]: 2020 Tech Trends: The Year of Enterprise Cloud POS

Learn how restaurant Point of Sale technology has evolved from legacy enterprise systems to cloud POS and now to the Enterprise Cloud – Watch Now!

Fourth Enterprises tabs Sabre's Anderson as CEO, names Whitmarsh CFO

December 10, 2019

Fourth Enterprises, LLC, parent company of HotSchedules and Fourth, a provider of workforce, inventory and operations management solutions to the restaurant…

Coolgreens prepping smart fridges for Dallas market

December 10, 2019

Healthy lifestyle eatery Coolgreens plans to install smart fridges in its Dallas market for the sale of salads, wraps and snacks.

4 tasks that kitchen robots should take over

Advances in robotics technology are helping commercial kitchen workers be more effective and efficient in several key areas.

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Dave & Buster's debuts mobile guest engagement commerce app

December 5, 2019

Dave & Buster's is launching a guest engagement app experience that lets guests tap their smartphones on games, provides instant reloading capability for…

Webinar to explore ‘2020: The year of enterprise cloud POS’

On Dec. 10, foodservice operators will have a chance to learn how point-of-sale technology has evolved from legacy enterprise systems to cloud POS and now to…

Moe’s Southwest Grill 'all-digital/kiosk-only' restaurants coming to Pittsburgh, Charlottesville

November 20, 2019

Moe's Southwest Grill will introduce its first two "All-Digital/Kiosk-Only" locations in the first quarter in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Charlottesville…