Food Online Ordering Systems integrates with Epson's printer for online ordering solution, including self-order kiosk

May 23, 2017

Food Online Ordering Systems, a provider of custom, in-house online ordering solutions for restaurants, has certified Epson America, Inc.'s latest product…

Study: Fear of future invades restaurant leadership offices

May 18, 2017

Fear is invading the offices of restaurant brand leadership across the industry, according to a recent study from L.E.K. Consulting. A combination of…

Grubhub integrates with Breadcrumb, Oracle’s Micros and Toast

May 17, 2017

Grubhub has announced its integration with point of sale systems Breadcrumb, Oracle's Micros and Toast.

MicroSale’ sales reporting POS for restaurants going live

May 15, 2017

MicroSale, a restaurant point-of-sale system developed and maintained by former restaurant operators, will introduce its "ReportingAnywhere" cloud-based POS…

Taco Bell takes giant leap toward adding 100,000 workers

May 9, 2017

To help operate the 85 new units opening between May and August, Taco Bell expects to hire 3,500 workers, according to a company press release. That's just the…

Subway flaunts hot new 'bot'

April 18, 2017

Subway restaurants — all 26,500 of them in the U.S. — has launched a bot for Facebook Messenger that will take customers' orders. 

Yelp's restaurant review data gets much easier to use

April 14, 2017

Restaurant social media managers at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit in Dallas last month clearly identified Yelp as the go-to source of…

Study: Many consumers lukewarm on restaurant tech, loyalty programs

April 13, 2017

The new trends survey from AlixPartners provides some significant surprises concerning consumers' views of restaurant technology, loyalty programs, third-party…

Study: Wanderlust is stealing restaurant dollars

April 12, 2017

Consumers' love of travel is slicing into the food service sector's pie, potentially creating a defining moment for the restaurant industry.

New tech finds, funnels real-time restaurants digital sign content

April 11, 2017

Allure is debuting an advanced content automation technology for digital signs and other devices used in the fast food and fast casual sectors. Allure…

2 techs combine forces to reduce labor costs

April 11, 2017

7shifts and Toast are combining forces to create an integration that helps chains lower labor costs by streamlining employee clock-ins and schedule…

Jack in the Box begins CFO search

April 10, 2017

Jack in the Box is beginning the search for a chief financial officer to take over when CFO Jerry Rebel retires next year, according to a news release. The…

Papa John's gets 'down to earth' in the Bluegrass

April 5, 2017

Papa John's is really getting down-to-earth about its toppings this spring, beginning right in the heart of the Bluegrass State, just in time for the great…

New system uses data, cameras and sensors to improve restaurant operations

March 28, 2017

Revel Systems is partnering with Dragontail Systems to implement their food preparation process software and machine learning technology in restaurants…

QikServe unveils kiosk ordering solution for hospitality sector

March 23, 2017

QikServe, a multichannel ordering and payment specialist, has rolled out a new solution for hospitality businesses that are looking to implement kiosk-based…

NRA implores Congress: 'Keep debit-swipe fee controls in place'

March 22, 2017

The National Restaurant Association has joined forces with dozens of other restaurant groups to launch a campaign against repealing debit swipe-fee protections…

Arby's provides assistance to data-breach victims

March 14, 2017

Arby’s Restaurant Group said this week it believes its data was breached when an intruder used malware to access information from payment cards used at…

A day without women in the restaurant industry?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

March 6, 2017

Women contribute largely to the restaurant industry, according to the Departmentment of Labor, which reported that in 2015, the foodservice industry as a whole…

New restaurant rating system focuses on economic impact

February 14, 2017

Food industry veteran Sara Brito and entrepreneur Jeff Hermanson have collaborated to create a new rating system for all restaurants based on economic impact…

Arby's hack could affect 350,000 customers

February 13, 2017

Arby's has not responded to the report claiming that the credit card information of more than 350,000 of is customers may have been hacked. Cyber…