Cloud POS: 4 key advantages for QSRs

by Christopher Sebes — president, Heartland Commerce

With Cloud POS reclaiming the top spot in this year's POS Software Trends Report from Hospitality Technology, it's clear that cloud-based point of sale…

Kiosks, digital signage: Issues, but benefits worth it

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Global food service operator, Sodexo, and travel plaza operator, Love's, told an audience at the recent Dallas ICX Summit that even though there are…

QSR money issues: A smart new information source

by Kathy Doyle — President, Networld

Contemplating going cashless, accepting Bitcoin and adding online and mobile payment options are just a few decisions restaurateurs and retailers are facing…

Large Scale Deployment Considerations

If you are considering implementing kiosk or digital signage options in your business, the number of details and logistics to navigate and manage can be…

The ZIVELO Difference: The Art of Multi-Sourcing

We are navigating relationships with multiple manufacturing and supply sources for you. This ensures that there is no single point of failure anywhere in our…

QSR location data use: It's a matter of loyalty

July 5, 2018

More than two-thirds of QSR marketers — 69 percent — plan to increase their use of location data over the next two years, mostly to enhance their loyalty…

QSR IT growth centered on few key areas through 2024

July 5, 2018

Zion Market Research has completed an overview of the worldwide QSR IT market that shows that this area of the business has become a major service…

QSR invoices: Your direct line in to a mother lode of savings

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

Invoices are jam-packed with a treasure trove of information about your purchases, your contracts and your ability to reduce costs. When analyzed as a full set…

LivePepper partners with EPOS for QSR delivery power-punch

June 25, 2018

The online ordering solution provider that chains like KFC, Pizza Hut and Papa John's use internationally has integrated with EPOS provider, 3S POS, to give…

8 important reasons QSR leaders need a kiosk strategy

A good deal of data suggests kiosks help boost QSR business, so it makes sense to develop a kiosk strategy for your quick-serve brand, if you haven't already…

QSR payment options: Yes, customers really DO care ... a lot

Think your customers don't care much about the way they pay at your QSR? Think again. A new study shows this aspect of your operations can make a real…

From hand-sanitizing handles to automated food artists: The NRA show that was

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

From things you never think about like hand-sanitizing restroom handles to higher-ticket tech like 3D food printers, the technological innovations that filled…

Focus POS beta tests updated software

June 11, 2018

Focus POS, a provider of restaurant point-of-sale software, is currently beta testing its updated POS software which it plans to roll out later this year…

Really want to know what customers think? Make it easy for them to tell you

Rather than putting your effort into survey methods that customers likely won't notice, use new technology to increase response volume and feedback value in…

Manage your QSR's multi-channel future now or pay later

by Lisa van Kesteren — CEO, SeeLevelHX

QSR mobile strategy is still undergoing growing pains since QSRs — which traditionally had just the two channels of in-restaurant and drive-thru ordering to…

Design partnership delivers BOGO: Restaurant kiosk edition

June 1, 2018

The infinite appeal of two-for-one offerings is part of the idea behind a new kiosk creation from the Vollrath Company and Christensen Consultants that allows…

Research proves connecting digitally = thinking generationally

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

Digital communication is no longer an "option" for QSRs, it's an essential. But to do it well, you must "know thy audience" ... every single one of them, and…

April restaurant sales best in nearly 3 years

May 17, 2018

For the restaurant industry, April did indeed bring showers, but those of increased business, according to the most recent data from TDn2K, showing that…

Free webinar: How Buffalo Wild Wings uses technology to optimize supply chain

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A free webinar explores how state-of-the-art technology can help restaurants maximize the quality and efficiency of their supply chain.

QSR marketing mix-ups that can really cause screw-ups

A common QSR marketer's terminology mix-up can ultimately result in some big problems ascertaining the success or lack of it of any particular promotional…