SoundHound develops voice-based ordering

February 17, 2023

SoundHound has entered the digital menu game with its voice-ordering technology harnessing AI to allow customers to make and edit drive-through orders without…

Restaurant chain shares insight on successful e-commerce software strategy

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

A free webinar offers e-commerce software deployment insight from fast casual concept Vapiano and advice from Intel and Menu Technologies.

Acrelec partners with PAR Technology to upgrade digital menu boards

April 29, 2022

Acrelec, a technology company that works to improve the customer experience for restaurants and retail brands, completed its integration with Brink POS…

GoTab redesigns online menu, updates referral program

February 1, 2021

Restaurant commerce platform GoTab has unveiled enhanced contactless online menu features and special offers to help operators update and display menus for…

Achieve a Higher Level of Customer Care with Touchless Technology

How innovating with touchless interactive technology can help you achieve a higher level of customer care and a healthy advantage over the competition.

Fast food drive-thrus: Plan for it now or pay for it later

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

If you're building or renovating a QSR now or in the near future, industry experts increasingly recommend that you find a site and the dollars to include a…

At 121, Yoshinoya's digital transformation delivers rice bowls for a new age

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

As what many believe may be the world's oldest fast food chain, Yoshinoya -- with 105 U.S. locations --- is proving that you actually can teach that proverbial…

Top online COVID-19 coverage for QSRs: From borrowing options to menu must-haves

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

Need guidance on how to get a loan without the help of a traditional bank? Wondering about your QSR's coffee sales in a pandemic-wary world? This review of…

Restaurateurs respond to Senate's passage of stimulus package

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Leaders of Firehouse Subs, Boloco and the National Restaurant Association weigh in on if the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act goes far enough…

Is your restaurant speaking the COVID-19-era customer's language?

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

The seismic shift that COVID-19 has put on everything about restaurant "life as usual" demands an equally substantial shift in marketing and communication…

QSR digital signage strategy: Brand news under wraps, or resource, mostly untapped?

Are QSRs really mining all the potential proverbial "gold" that digital signage can yield when used to its maximum effect? The answer to that remains unclear…

Taco Bell to test restaurant re-dos centered on socializing, tech, games

March 5, 2020

Taco Bell is going to test converting some of its locations into what the brand has dubbed "fast social" restaurants that use tech and other systems to make…

American QSR customers enter their 'blue mood'

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

What do purple food, an illegal South American bean and a funky blue fungus on corn have in common? According to Technomic, they're all proven, promising food…

National Restaurant Association report projects 4% industry-wide sales growth this year

February 27, 2020

The National Restaurant Association projected 4% restaurant industry sales growth this year across service categories to a total national of a record $89…

McDonald's restructures leadership team to focus on digitizing operations

January 8, 2020

McDonald's has added two leadership positions to strengthen interconnectivity and communication with both employees and customers by maximizing its digital…

Roy Rogers partners with Singer EVI for expansion-oriented kitchen improvements

December 5, 2019

Western-themed QSR, Roy Rogers Restaurants, has inked a partnership deal with Singer EVI to provide equipment fulfillment and kitchen design support for…

QSR, fast casual menuboards study reveals big areas for improvement

November 27, 2019

 When it comes to QSR menu boards, customers have some very definite opinions about what they like and don't, but now a large national survey of those…

Get real! Authenticity will rule in 2020 QSRs marketing

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

New research indicates that while consumers may not necessariy do what they say when it comes to brand patronage, they expect the QSRs they buy from to be "as…

Taco Bell loves vegetarians, launches dedicated menu to prove it

September 11, 2019

As Taco Bell promised in January, tomorrow it will introduce what it said is the brand's first "dedicated" in-store vegetarian menu board nationwide. The chain…

QSR market to grow at 6.5% CAGR by 2026

September 3, 2019

Globally, the QSR ecosystem market is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 6.5% according to a report from Stratistics Market Research Consulting Pvt.