First Data takes on loyalty with Perka acquisition

November 1, 2013

First Data Corporation, a provider of electronic commerce and payment processing, has announced its acquisition of Perka, a provider of a smart loyalty…

Takeout King taps eThor for POS integration platform

November 1, 2013

Calgary-based Takeout King has chosen the POS integration platform by eThor to power its new direct mobile ordering capability, an eThor news release said.

GE Capital enhances digital business tool for restaurant owners

October 30, 2013

GE Capital, Franchise Finance will demonstrate enhancements to its SmartChart at the Restaurant Finance & Development Conference Nov. 4-6 in Las Vegas.

PeopleMatter secures funding to fuel expansion

October 28, 2013

PeopleMatter, a cloud-based workforce management platform designed specifically for the service industry, has announced that it has secured $16 million in…

ArrowStream extends technology agreement with SpenDifference

October 28, 2013

ArrowStream Inc., a software-as-a-service supply chain management company, announced that SpenDifference LLC has renewed its technology license agreement to…

DelaGet launches mobile restaurant management solution

October 24, 2013

DelaGet, a restaurant software and financial services company based in Golden Valley, Minn., has launched the COACH platform. The new product was created to…

Data shows QSRs have high iPad POS adoption rates

October 23, 2013

ShopKeep POS, a cloud-based POS software provider, released new data this week examining third quarter trends for brick and mortar retailers that use its iPad…

Sonic turns in 5.9% same-store sales growth

October 22, 2013

Sonic Corp.'s fourth quarter results, announced Monday, include a same-store sales increase of 5.9 percent systemwide. Franchised locations were up 6 percent…

Restaurant check-out app secures $6M in funding

October 17, 2013

MyCheck, a check-out app for restaurants and other businesses across three major markets worldwide, has concluded a $6.1 million Series A round of financing…

Sparkfly, NCR expand partnership to enable mobile redemption at restaurants

October 14, 2013

Sparkfly Inc., a point-of-sale mobile offer redemption technology platform, today announced an expanded relationship with NCR Corporation to launch, deliver…

Punchh adds next-generation mobile CRM, new COO

October 10, 2013

Punchh, a provider of mobile CRM for the restaurant industry, has launched a new product — Big Data Customer Segmentation — to further expand its market…

Lavu iPad POS adds scale integration for fro-yo concepts

October 10, 2013

Lavu Inc. has released an iPad POS with an integrated portion control scale. The solution was created specifically for frozen yogurt concepts, candy stores…

Free webinar will show restaurateurs how to win at gamification

October 10, 2013

The biggest challenges most companies face with their social media platforms, loyalty programs, mobile apps and websites are low engagement and low conversion…

Breadcrumb launches new customer relationship features

October 10, 2013

Breadcrumb, owned by Groupon, has released several updates to its free point-of-sale app that help local merchants build deeper relationships with their…

Mobile Websites Made Easy: Tips for Restaurant Operators

Mobile devices are quickly becoming the tool of choice to aid in dining decisions. A restaurant without a mobile website can be at a serious competitive…

SSP America expands DTT surveillance partnership

October 8, 2013

DTT has announced an expanded partnership with SSP America's North American division. The relationship began in late 2011, and has continued to grow, with DTT…

Leaf secures $20M to advance mobile pay platform

October 1, 2013

Leaf, creator of the LeafPresenter, a tablet designed for commerce, today announced it has closed $20 million in its first round of funding from Heartland…

Paytronix releases marketing tools for restaurants

September 30, 2013

Paytronix Systems has released a software upgrade that includes two marketing tools for restaurants: Real-Time Behavior-Triggered Messaging and Local Store…

Lavu iPad POS adds inventory, customer insight features

September 27, 2013

Lavu Inc. has added new software to is POS Lavu system, with features geared specifically toward the restaurant industry.

Panasonic launches new video surveillance, security solutions

September 25, 2013

Panasonic System Communications Company of North America, a provider of integrated security and surveillance solutions, will showcase its latest video…