Checkers & Rally's to deploy AI voice ordering in corporate stores

January 10, 2022

Checkers and Rally's will deploy AI voice ordering in its corporate stores this year. The company has partnered with Presto, an A.I.-based voice assistant…

White Spot Hospitality Selects Jolt for Operation Management

White Spot Hospitality has selected Jolt Software, the leader in digital food safety and operations execution software, for checklists, labels, and temperature…

How AI will save the restaurant industry

by Paul Rubin — Chief Strategy Officer, PAR Technology

You know restaurant technology is becoming a very big deal when it goes viral on TikTok. In November, a user of the popular video-sharing social network…

What wowed QSRweb readers in 2021

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

From legal issues at some of the industry’s biggest names to freebies and viral videos, here’s what was most read on QSRweb this year.

Mastercard to acquire Dynamic Yield from McDonald's

December 23, 2021

McDonald's has announced an agreement for Mastercard to acquire McDonald's state-of-the-art personalization platform and decision engine company, Dynamic Yield.

Automatic robotic kitchen in Illinois requires no human employees

December 21, 2021

Nala Robotics, an Arlington Heights, Illinois-based technology firm, launched a fully automatic robotic kitchen last month in Naperville that can cook millions…

How restaurant technology continues to evolve

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Restaurant technology continues to evolve to unprecedented levels. It's getting smarter, more user friendly and more intuitive. Jason Graf, an expert in…

Embed Signage helps power Krispy Kreme's 'hole in the wall'

December 16, 2021

Krispy Kreme's store in the Edinburgh St. James Quarter shopping center in Scotland opened its doors this summer, equipped with an eye-catching display from…

Nextbite launches Asian restaurant

December 8, 2021

Nextbite, a provider of virtual restaurants, has launched its first Asian cuisine brand — Lucky Dragon Fried Rice — a street fare-inspired, delivery-only menu…

Reef acquires 2ndKitchen

December 7, 2021

Reef Technology Inc., an operator of delivery kitchens, has acquired 2ndKitchen, a provider of virtual kitchens for hotels, offices, buildings, venues and…

Acrelec acquires OrderMatic

December 6, 2021

Acrelec, a company reinventing the customer experience with a suite of end-to-end software and hardware solutions, has finalized the acquisition of Oklahoma…

Reduce costs and downtime, increase profits

December 6, 2021

CieloIT's SmartFranchise delivery model offers fast growing multi-unit franchisors/franchisees the ability to scale, grow, mitigate risk, and be more…

Don't overlook kitchen repairs, maintenance

by Daniel Estrada

Quick-service restaurants must focus on data-driven preventative maintenance plans in the back of the house. This is a crucial, make-or-break shift in your…

Qu debuts Kitchen Display System

December 2, 2021

Qu, a provider of the restaurant industry's first Unified Commerce Platform, has launched its native Kitchen Display System, according to a press release.

Design, Build and Manage: Scale your business and increase your profitability

Until recently, the franchise industry has been lagging in understanding how IT can help them improve their bottom line.

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Innovative Kitchen Products

This infographic from TundraFMP provides a few of our favorite innovative kitchen products that will help keep your kitchen running smoothly.

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Grubbrr to provide free Samsung kiosks during holidays to qualifying restaurants

December 1, 2021

Grubbrr, a provider of self-ordering technologies, will be providing a Samsung Kiosk powered by Grubbrr to qualifying quick-service restaurants that keep their…

Jimmy John's, Dunkin' exec revealing strategy behind self-service technology

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

During a keynote address, Raghu Sagi, the chief information officer at inspire Brands, which owns Arby's, Baskin Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic Drive-In…

Punchh, Tattle upgrade partnership to provide guest feedback

November 24, 2021

Tattle, a customer feedback technology platform built with an open API, has supercharged its Punchh Loyalty integration with Menu Item-Level feedback…

Dallas Cowboys' concessions deploy tech upgrades to improve customer experience

November 22, 2021

Legends Hospitality, the concessions and catering operator to the Dallas Cowboys' stadium, is using Relay to upgrade from traditional walkie-talkies to…