Is mobile solving the wait-time problem for restaurant brands?

by Emil Davityan — CEO and co-founder, Bluedot

These days of COVID-19 make it clear that customers will not stand for restaurant brands that make them wait. Limited-service restaurateurs that intend to…

Take part in the roundtable: 'How to Design a Technology Strategy for your Restaurant'

Join the discussion the afternoon of Nov. 10 to get the latest expertise on designing a solid tech strategy for your restaurant for the road ahead.

[Fast Casual Executive Summit 2020] Calculating the Value of Mobile Ordering and Payment

A panel of veterans from Del Taco Restaurants, Starbird & Culinary Edge Ventures, Coolgreens, and Junzi Kitchen who have introduced mobile technology will…

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[Fast Casual Executive Summit 2020] We’re Living in a Mobile Revolution

Execs from Saladworks, Nékter Juice Bar, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers and Appetize discuss mobile tech for restaurants at Fast Casual Executive…

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[Fast Casual Executive Summit 2020] Opening Keynote: When Mission Drives Innovation

Scott Boatwright, Chief Restaurant Officer at Chipotle Mexican Grill, delivers the opening keynote for Fast Casual Executive Summit 2020, held virtually on…

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Tray DineSafe offers contactless automated locker, virtual drive thru

October 30, 2020

Tray, an enterprise restaurant management platform, has launched DineSafe, a suite of contactless self-service features that enables a safe post-COVID…

Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons launch drive-thru transformation, release Q3 sales results

Drive-thru transformation has begun at one of the world's largest restaurant companies, Restaurant Brands International, which also today released quarterly…

'They might run somebody over': Humans sound-off on fast food robots

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

A number of QSR brands have already started on their path to robotic futures and customers' themselves feel fast food robots are an inevitability. But…

White Castle to pilot kitchen robot in 10 more units

October 27, 2020

White Castle is adding as many as 10 more restaurants to its test of Miso Robotics Flippy Robot-on-a-Rail, which it began testing in several undisclosed…

Del Taco, Starbird, Coolgreens, Junzi Kitchen embracing mobile pay

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

Mobile payment has been a lifesaver for so many restaurant brands over the last eight months, when keeping physical contact to a minimum has been the order of…

Chowbotics offers contactless ordering and video interface

October 21, 2020

Chowbotics has unveiled new technological developments for its fresh food robot, Sally, including a mobile app for contactless ordering, in response to…

Pop-up power: Opening the door to QSR start-up dreams

By Ruben Flores-Martinez/Cashdrop CEO and founder As cold weather and talks of another wave of COVID-19 bring new fears to already struggling restaurateurs…

Wendy's names retired Domino's CIO as its CIO

October 19, 2020

The Wendy's Company has named recently retired Domino's Pizza CIO Kevin Vasconi as the burger brand's chief information officer, effective today. As such he…

Ziosk unveils expanded technology suite for restaurants

October 15, 2020

Ziosk, a provider of a technology platform for guest engagement for restaurants, has expanded its suite of products to help restaurants improve operational…

Videotel Digital introduces infrared touchless buttons for interactive products

October 14, 2020

Videotel Digital, a manufacturer of industrial grade digital signage media players, looping DVD players, touchless interactive solutions and directional sound…

Inspire Brands taps CMX1 for supply chain management

October 13, 2020

Inspire Brands, which owns more than 11,000 Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic Drive-In, Rusty Taco and Jimmy John's restaurants, is on a mission to promote…

Gimbal enhances curbside-efficiency platform for restaurants, retailers

October 12, 2020

Gimbal has launched On-the-Way SDK, a real-time solution connecting mobile orders with in-store, curbside and drive-thru pickup options.

How Technology is Reshaping the Modern Kitchen

With the explosion of ghost, host, and virtual kitchens far and wide, there's one thing that's clear ... technology is reshaping how restaurant kitchens…

Up close with The Halal Guys, HungerRush

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

The Halal Guys CEO talks about riding the choppy seas of a rough restaurant year, while HungerRush stops in to recount the many ways restaurant management…

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Burger-flipping, fry-dipping robot 'ROARs' into bigger QSR reality

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

Flippy, the burger-flipping robot, has learned nearly two dozen new tricks in the kitchen. As a result, Flippy's maker is making the tech available…