Famous Dave's BBQ taps Mobivity platform for engagement strategy

October 23, 2018

Famous Dave's BBQ is tapping Mobivity's recurrency platform for national customer engagement in its effort to boost customer frequency and spend. The platform…

TNS Further Targets Unattended and eCommerce Payments with ADVAM Acquisition

October 16, 2018 – Transaction Network Services (TNS) announces it has agreed to acquire unattended and eCommerce payments specialist ADVAM in a transaction…

Choice Market launches fast casual restaurant, c-store with mobile checkout

October 12, 2018

Denver-based Choice Market is building a convenience store with the product selection of a natural grocery and fast casual restaurant, according to a press…

Partech POS partners with Open Dining

October 12, 2018

POS provider, ParTech Inc., has joined with online ordering solution, Open Dining, to connect the two capabilities and push orders directly into the Brink POS…

Jersey Mike's partners with World Wide Technology for digital transformation strategy

October 11, 2018

Jersey Mike's Subs is teaming up with World Wide Technology in its effort to build a next-generation digital customer experience at more than 1,500 stores, a…

Panasonic launches self-order solution for restaurants

October 9, 2018

Panasonic System Solutions Co. of North America has launched a turnkey self-order kiosk solution to provide restaurants an immersive, customized and faster…

Lets Poke rolls out kiosk ordering

October 9, 2018

Let's Pok, a New York City restaurant featuring fresh ingredients that allows customers to build their own options, now offers two touchscreens at the store's…

Kitchen United closes $10M funding round led by Google Ventures

October 8, 2018

Kitchen United, a virtual restaurant startup, recently closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Google Ventures, according to a press release.

Como creates customer engagement campaigns in 5 minutes flat

October 8, 2018

POS customer engagement platform, Como, has launched a tool that allows restaurateurs to execute goal-driven marketing campaigns in under 5 minutes, according…

Hughes Introduces New Managed Network Service to Give Small- to Medium-sized Businesses an Affordable, Secure Firewall Solution

HughesON Secure Connectivity Services deliver industry-leading security and PCI compliance in one easy-to-deploy platform.

Oracle Food and Beverage teams with Omnivore for POS solutions

October 3, 2018

Oracle Food and Beverage, a provider of hardware and software solutions for foodservice operators, has partnered with Omnivore, a point-of-of sale connection…

Hughes introduces firewall solution for small and medium-size businesses

October 3, 2018

Hughes Network Systems LLC, an EchoStar company, has introduced HughesOn Secure Connectivity Services, a network solution for small and medium-size businesses…

Keeping your website protected from lawsuits

Protecting your website from lawsuits is an important part of thriving on the digital wave. Here are some things to watch out for to your brand safe.

Thanx launches marketing platform to monitor all communication channels

October 2, 2018

Thanx, a provider of customer engagement and retention tools for restaurants and retailers, has launched Thanx Campaigns, a platform that enables segmented…

Global Payments acquiring Sicom

October 1, 2018

Global Payments Inc., a provider of payment technology and software solutions is acquiring Sicom Systems for $415 million from LLR Partners. Sicom provides…

Charleys Philly Steaks reports faster service speeds with updated POS system

September 20, 2018

Charleys Philly Steaks has started upgrading its POS system, rolling out Par's cloud-based Brink POS system in each of its 594 domestic locations. The rollout…

Jersey Mike's, Chipotle among powerhouse brands discussing innovative training methods

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Executives from Chipotle, Jersey Mike's, Holler & Dash and Rise Biscuits Donuts will weigh in on how and when to upgrade training methods.

Fourth acquires Choice HR

September 19, 2018

Fourth, a provider of a hospitality operations platforms, has acquired Choice HR, a suite of payroll, benefits and HR services used in more than 40…

Garbanzo invests in digital upgrades

September 17, 2018

Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh has gone live with several Paytronix-branded apps, including native online ordering, a self-service content management system and…

Why most restaurant tech sucks

by Bill Jones — CEO, Orderly

Orderly CEO Bill Jones discusses why technology is hard to adapt within the restaurant industry and the best way to work with technology.