Agilysys expands restaurant solution to include loyalty, payment gateway

July 8, 2014

Agilysys Inc., a provider of IT and hospitality software and services, announced it has expanded its rGuest product offering to include solutions for online…

A framework for measuring and monitoring mobile app loyalty

Even the most loyal customer evaluates every touch point and interaction with a business.

Tim Hortons fans can now earn loyalty points from any Visa purchase

July 2, 2014

CIBC and Tim Hortons today announced the launch of their CIBC Tim Hortons Double Double Visa Card, leveraging a two-button technology that combines a CIBC Visa…

Paytronix adds four POS integrations to its rewards platform

June 30, 2014

Paytronix Systems Inc. announced that it has expanded its rewards platform with integrations to four additional POS systems, including Par Pixel Point, Digital…

Reward and loyalty programs for your catering customers

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

Provide your customers with the option to select which program they prefer.

Paytronix launches rewards solution for multiunit chains

June 18, 2014

Paytronix Systems Inc. has introduced its new EXPRESS Pilots program designed specifically to help restaurant and retail chains create and deploy a new rewards…

How to craft a loyalty program for active social networkers

June 5, 2014

New research from Mintel shows that posting food pictures has gone beyond a few fringe foodies and is infiltrating the mainstream: 13 percent of those who have…

Dunkin’ Donuts’ rewards program passes 1 million-member milestone

June 4, 2014

Dunkin’ Donuts today announced that its DD Perks Rewards program has surpassed 1 million members. The new program was launched nationwide earlier this year…

Restaurant insiders highlight the latest mobile ordering, loyalty trends

Now, consumers want on-demand apps that can allow them to receive faster service and more accurate orders.

The top online ordering trends restaurants can’t ignore

by Alicia Kelso — senior editor, QSRweb.com

The reason consumers prefer online versus traditional (phone or in-person) orders is because it offers instant gratification.

3 reasons why the Starbucks app would fail at your restaurant

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

Without mobile ordering, customers only seem to care about mobile payment if you give them free coffee.

Carl's Jr. franchisee deploys marketing and loyalty platform

May 7, 2014

Carl's Jr. Franchisee StarChasers Oklahoma and Beanstalk Data jointly announced that the franchisee is deploying Beanstalk Data's Marketing Master and Loyalty…

Dunkin' Donuts aims for 2.5M loyalty program enrollees by year's end

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The DD Perks rewards program, introduced in late January, now has more than 750,000 members.

Lavu iPad POS integrates loyalty platform

April 24, 2014

Lavu Inc., provider of the iPad POS for restaurants, has announced a seamless integration to the loyalty platform offered by LoyalTree.

Dairy Queen joins employee incentive gift card program

April 10, 2014

SVM, a global provider of incentive and motivation solutions through the use of gift cards, prepaid cards, eGift and award codes, has added Dairy Queen to its…

ZinMobi brings pizza-focused mobile marketing software to North America

April 4, 2014

Ireland-based ZinMobi, a provider of mobile marketing software for pizza chains, has expanded its operations to North America.

Adoption rates for restaurant loyalty programs lower than other industries

March 31, 2014

Despite an increased focus on loyalty apps and loyalty programs by many big-name restaurant brands in recent months, plenty of opportunities remain in the…

Merchant Warehouse acquires loyalty program provider

March 26, 2014

Merchant Warehouse, a provider of payment technologies, announced its acquisition of Opticard, a provider of gift and loyalty programs.

Farmer Boys launches mobile loyalty platform

March 18, 2014

Punchh, a mobile CRM suite for brick-and-mortar businesses, will create a customized mobile and swipe-card based rewards program for the 75-unit Farmer Boys…

Dunkin's loyalty program driving frequency and ticket

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

To keep operations running with a busy LTO schedule, Dunkin' scores each product on a 10-point complexity metric.