Location-based marketing: Why QSRs should get on-board

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Thanks to built-in GPS capabilities, smartphones have the ability to determine a user's location, and restaurants are learning to use that to reach their…

Tikiz Shaved Ice & Ice Cream opens in Jacksonville

November 12, 2015

Tikiz Shaved Ice & Ice Cream, a mobile franchise specializing in Hawaiian shaved ice and ice cream, announced it has partnered with Jacksonville, Florida…

4 for 15: 4 speakers, 15 minutes each, limitless knowledge

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Three fast casual restaurant operators and other experts share their insights about the industry and how they've found success and value in it.

SpeedLine POS adds support for mobile gift, rewards, payment

November 4, 2015

Restaurant point-of-sale developer SpeedLine Solutions announced a new payment and guest-rewards integration with Mercury StoreCard.

Going beyond the discount with new approaches to spur brand loyalty

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Fast casual operators want to reward guests with more than food. There are new loyalty program trends to attract new customers, boost revenues and provide…

Henny Penny celebrates opening of new training center

November 3, 2015

Henny Penny, a designer and manufacturer of cooking, holding and display equipment, is expanding again. The company has added 46,000 square feet for a training…

Email marketing is far from a dead marketing tool

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Email is ubiquitous personally and professionally, which means email marketing is far from dead.

3 ways mobile technology can streamline restaurant operations

As new tasks approach, mobility ensures everyone that needs to be updated of new jobs receives notification, as well as the clear list of priorities and goals…

KFC franchisee group names Restaurant Technologies its 'Vendor of the Year'

October 29, 2015

The Upper Midwest Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchisee Association presented Restaurant Technologies with the 2015 Vendor of the Year award at its Fall Super…

FCES15: The evolution of restaurant technology

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

There has been a massive evolution in the use of technology within the past decade, the past five years — and even within just the last year. There are no…

ICX Symposium: Intel talks the responsive revolution in retail

by Scott Slucher

The ICX Symposium in Atlanta later this month will feature a session featuring an Intel executive addressing the transformation of retail through responsive…

Supply chain: How Millennials have changed everything

by Vishy Visweswaran — Chief Technology Officer, SCA Technologies

Caught in a vise, squeezed from one side by cut-throat competition and rising consumer demands — particularly those of the millennial generation, and from the…

Revention releases secure EMV payment solution

October 15, 2015

Revention, which provides point-of-sale solutions to the hospitality industry, announced the release of its new EMV Secure Payment software solution.

NCR Silver boosts functionality for franchises, small business operators

October 15, 2015

NCR Small Business is upgrading its tablet point of sale system, NCR Silver, to give small business and franchises new marketing, inventory and communication…

EMV is here: Now what?

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

The liability shift hit Oct, 1, but there's still a lot of work to be done to get consumers and merchants ready for the new payments environment.

Food sensor that reveals unwanted ingredients now available

October 7, 2015

6SensorLabs has a new portable sensor that can test food for gluten in approximately two minutes.

Registration open for free webinar: 'Restaurant Tech 2020: What you need to know NOW to be ready'

October 6, 2015

Log in to Pizzamarketplace.com at 2 p.m. EDT on Oct. 22 for this 60-minute webinar sponsored by SpeedLine POS.

McDonald's Canada adding digital kiosks to compete with fast casuals

October 5, 2015

McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Ltd. is introducing digital kiosks at its restaurants to allow customers to order premium hamburgers from almost 30 options.

US EMV effort raises hackles of fraud watchdog

October 2, 2015

Consumer advocate ProtectMyData argues that the chip-and-signature implementation favored by US financial institutions lacks teeth.

Mobile payments continuing to grow in QSR

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Why is mobile so key to digital ordering success? This question and others are answered by experts.