Your Pie, Starbird, Blazing Onion founders spell out brands' top kitchen equipment demands

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

What does today's QSR want in the equipment used in their increasingly "open" kitchen concepts? A trio of restaurant concept founders took to the stage at…

Keeping screens clean of pathogens unseen: A challenge for self-service age

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Bacteria found on McDonald's U.K. touchscreens have raised concerns about kiosk sanitation, presenting what many consider to be the first public health issue…

5 Ways to Keep The Personal Touch in Real Estate Using Digital Signage

by Egor Belenkov — CEO, Kitcast

Renters and homeowners love to work with client-centric agencies. The real estate digital signage is your best bet in making your messages look personal and…

How To Turn Your Digital Signage Into A Real Estate Marketing Tool

by Egor Belenkov — CEO, Kitcast

Digital signage is a relatively new tool in real estate business. Learning how to utilize it may come in handy for those who want to step up their marketing…

Checklist for the Effective Outdoor Digital Signage in Retail

by Egor Belenkov — CEO, Kitcast

The retail digital signage is changing the market forever. Offline business owners can now improve their customer engagement and deliver more relevant dynamic…

The fundamentals of understanding your audience in digital signage

Engaging your customers in digital signage is now easier than ever. But do you actually know who your target audience is? Find out how to do an in-depth…

McDonald's Colombia uses interactive signage to get customers dancin' in the streets

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

McDonald's recently partnered with worldwide outdoor advertising company, JCDecaux Colombia, to deliver a digital signage dance party to celebrate the Big…

Fun with food: An essential to the eatsa experience

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

Automation is only part of the story at the tech-heavy eatsa chain, where brand leaders have had recent success duplicating the operational platform with other…

Digital Signage in Retail Affects Your Customer Retention Metrics More Than You Think

by Egor Belenkov — CEO, Kitcast

Digital retail signage is making it to the top of the most fascinating tools for interaction with your clients. Here are the fundamentals you need to know to…

Too much tech? Untangling digital inconsistency at your QSR

by Sif Rai — CMO, QikServe

It's undeniable that technology has the capability to transform the fortunes of your brand. But can too much tech be a bad thing? Of course it can, but this…

A Simple Сhecklist for a Successful Digital Signage Network

by Egor Belenkov — CEO, Kitcast

Building an effective digital signage network is about more than connecting your screens to a device and playing your ad 24/7. If you don’t articulate your…

Tech gives employees key customer knowledge in drive-thru

October 24, 2018

Drive-thru customer engagement company 5thru has launched Drive-Thru Accelerator technology, designed to both personalize and speed up the customer drive-thru…

'Let's do lunch': Pullin' in midday customers when they're pulling back on spending

by Ray Reddy — CEO and Co-Founder, Ritual

Slow restaurants sales are one of the contributors to overall less-than-anticipated retail sales activity in September, but that doesn't have to affect your…

Subway: The future means 'more'

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

With new CEO Trevor Haynes at the helm, Subway is taking a fresh approach that is all about doing "more" for the menu, customers and franchisees.

Restaurant tech: 1 change = dozens more

by Robert Whitehead — Director Retail & Hospitality Technology, Softtek Integrations

Making the leap to restaurant tech of just about any kind is not a 1+1=2 proposition. Rather, any addition of tech -- particularly one that replaces a human…

Subway deploys digital signage at 5,400 European stores

September 18, 2018

Subway has tapped Cineplex Digital Media to design, deploy, support and operate a network of digital menu boards at the brand's European locations. The DMBs…

QSR operators' digital signage life extension planner

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Digital signage is almost daily becoming more affordable and functional, but the fact remains that it's still a costly part of the QSR business. The good news…

Pita Pit talks choosing the right technology for your brand

Doug Reifschneider, Pita Pit vice president of marketing, discusses the challenges of making the right technology choice for your fast casual brand.

KFC cuts back-of-house training time 75% in North American tests

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

KFC has begun testing a system in the U.S. that cuts back-of-house employee training time down from four or five weeks total, to just one week, according to…

McDonald's invests billions into kiosk-heavy remodels in 6,000-plus US stores

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

McDonald's Corporation is spending $6 billion to revamp more than 6,000 stores throughout the U.S. in hopes of transforming itself into an efficiency expert's…