Chanticleer taps Food Service Industry Consultants for supply chain, analytic services

April 16, 2019

Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. is partnering with Food Service Industry Consultants to tap its supply chain transparency, analytic support services and its…

&pizza 'Cubed' = 300 kiosk-cooked pies an hour

April 12, 2019

D.C.-based &pizza is plunging into the restaurant kiosk business next week when it opens what it called the industry's first "cube kiosk." The brand, which…

Mobivity debuts consumer frequency technology for restaurants

April 11, 2019

Mobivity Holdings Corp, which offers the customer personalization platform Recurrency, is debuting an innovative frequency technology that will let retailers…

A&W Restaurants, Pie Five Pizza leaders help Summit attendees solve the mystery of big data

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

"Big Data is like a mystery novel," Brian Lee, data analytics practice director, Wavicle Data Solutions, said during a session at the Restaurant Franchising …

Saladworks CEO talks about growing 'green' eating from college campuses to Kuwait

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

At age 30-plus, Saladworks is having a bit of a growth spurt, fueled by increasing interest in greener eating. In this podcast, President and CEO Patrick…

Gregorys Coffee launches mobile food, drink orders with Ritual

April 1, 2019

Gregorys Coffee has entered an agreement with mobile pickup app Ritual to offer digital ordering and food pickup for customers, according to company officials.

Toast raises $250M in Series E funding

April 1, 2019

Toast, a digital restaurant management platform, has raised $250 million in Series E funding led by TCV and Tiger Global Management, providing a valuation of…

Franchisees to ramp up growth via delivery strategy

April 1, 2019

A good majority of restaurant franchisees, 71 percent, feel pressure to grow their brands this year and will likely ramp up delivery options, boost unique…

Tyme Commerce debuts AI-driven food platform

April 1, 2019

San Francisco startup, Tyme Commerce, is debuting an end-to-end AI-driven food platform that promises to expand options and markets for food entrepreneurs.

AI-powered robotic smoothie kiosk debuts on college campus

March 27, 2019

A robotic smoothie machine powered by artificial intelligence has been installed on a test basis at the University of San Francisco campus, according to…

Starbucks invests $100M in Valor Siren Ventures

March 21, 2019

Starbucks is a $100 million investor in Valor Sire Ventures, a fund focused on supporting companies developing tech, products and solutions relating to retail…

Why the time is now for restaurants to embrace AI, VR

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Panelists at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit argued that for restaurants, whether big or small, the time to adopt innovative tech like AR, VR…

Leveraging Analytics to Improve Restaurant Operations

Restaurant operators have a firehose of data they can drink from to improve operations. The challenge is to make sense of the flood.

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Eatsa releases technology to support virtual restaurants; Deliveroo becomes first user

March 15, 2019

Eatsa, the restaurant technology provider, has announced a new suite of products for virtual restaurants and delivery-only operators.

Huddle House executive on deploying digital to serve small towns better

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Think of Huddle House and you might think "small town," "home-cooking," maybe even "old-fashioned." But, on that last count, you'd be wrong. In fact, this year…

Third-party delivery, commissary kitchens help operators navigate today’s challenging foodservice landscape

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Restaurant panelists describe solutions allowing them to meet the needs of today's technology savvy consumers and at the same time improve their profitability.

Wavicle launches subscription-based service to help restaurants capture, manage data

March 14, 2019

Wavicle Data Solutions, a provider of data and analytics solutions and services, launched ActiveDash this week during the 2019 Restaurant Franchising &…

What in the world is blockchain?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Blockchain, cryptocurrency, bitcoin: These terms can often be highly confusing to those not in some level of the IT industry. Ray Wiley, CEO and co-founder of…

[WEBINAR]: Optimize operations by running a data-driven restaurant

Revel Systems and Focus Brands discuss how to develop a basic framework for using your business data and turning it into insights and decisions.

Restaurant leaders to reveal how they increased traffic, sales via technology

C-level executives from more than 30 brands, including Papa John's, Chick-Fil-A, CKE, Dippin' Dots, Captain D's and Mongolian Concepts, will share stories and…