Focus POS beta tests updated software

June 11, 2018

Focus POS, a provider of restaurant point-of-sale software, is currently beta testing its updated POS software which it plans to roll out later this year…

Toast launches tech to help streamline kitchen, FOH ops

May 3, 2018

Toast has unveiled Toast Go, a fully integrated point-of-sale, handheld device custom-built for restaurants, according to a press release. Toast Go combines…

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf launches mobile ordering

April 27, 2018

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has launched mobile ordering within its rewards app. The feature is available now at all 191 company-owned locations in Southern…

Bridg acquires Relevant Mobile

April 17, 2018

Bridg, a Los-Angeles based technology company that enables data-driven marketing based on individual buying behavior, has acquired Relevant Mobile, a…

Punchh raises $20M to enter retail markets, partners with Gusto

April 17, 2018

Punchh, a digital marketing company specializing in the restaurant industry, has raised $20 million in funding to break into vertical markets outside the…

Paytronix app gives brands more control over mobile experience

April 9, 2018

Paytronix Systems Inc., a provider of mobile loyalty and online ordering applications, as well as mobile payment and digital communications tools, has…

Fuzzy's Taco Shop launches online ordering

April 3, 2018

Fuzzy's Taco Shop has launched online ordering, allowing guests to more conveniently order and pick up food from one of Fuzzy's 139 locations, according to a…

'Millions' or 'thousands' affected by Panera security flaw?

April 2, 2018

Panera Bread might have accidentally leaked millions of customer records, according to a story published Monday by Brian Krebs, a former reporter for The…

FoodLogiQ secures $19.5M in financing

March 29, 2018

FoodLogiQ, an SaaS provider of solutions for food safety and supply chain transparency solutions, has raised $19.5 million in financing to accelerate its…

Corner Bakery taps SpenDifference to help manage supply chain

March 27, 2018

Corner Bakery Cafe has partnered with SpenDifference to help manage its supply chain, according to a company press release.  The SpenDifference model allows…

Penn Station East Coast Subs adds online ordering to mobile app, website

March 26, 2018

Penn Station East Coast Subs has added online ordering to its app, mobile website and desktop website. "For Penn Station, the addition of ordering…

LevelUp teams with FullContact to improve customer segmentation

March 13, 2018

LevelUp has partnered with FullContact, an identity resolution provider, to power precision marketing programs by providing foodservice operators with a…

Raw Juce taps Outmatch to boost hiring, retention

March 6, 2018

Florida-based Raw Juce has tapped OutMatch to provide the company with pre-hire assessment solutions in hopes of helping it put the right team in place to…

Kitchen United attracts heavy-hitters to leadership team

March 6, 2018

Kitchen United — an on-demand startup spun out of the holding company behind Cali Group's Miso Robotics and the first application of facial recognition tech…

Fazoli's testing voice-ordering capabilities

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

February 21, 2018

Fazoli's customers can now order meals via Alexa at some locations, thanks to its partnership with Orderscape, an order automation and voice technology…

Paytronix activates Apple Pay with loyalty function in 2 restaurant locations

February 20, 2018

Paytronix Systems announced that its Apple Pay with Loyalty ID products for restaurants is now live in two fast casual restaurant locations, according to a…

Cali Group's burger-flipping robot secures $10M in funding

February 15, 2018

Flippy, Caliburger's burger-flipping robot just got a $10 million vote of confidence. Acacia Research Corporation led the round of Series B financing. Other…

Hundreds of airport restaurants increasing mobile-ahead orders thanks to LevelUp, Grab partnership

February 15, 2018

Airport restaurants across the U.S. are increasing their mobile order-ahead capabilities thanks to a partnership between LevelUp and Grab, an airport…

ParTech partners with Workpop to help restaurants maintain up-to-date employee data

February 15, 2018

ParTech Inc., a provider of POS and workforce efficiency solutions to the restaurant and retail industries, has partnered with Workpop, a hiring and onboarding…

Caliburger launches global growth initiatives implementing robots, kiosks

February 8, 2018

CaliBurger is expanding this year throughout North America, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. The company also announced that its face-based loyalty and…