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Webinar: Why your POS isn’t just for cashiers anymore
June 2, 2021
Gone are the days when point-of-sale systems were only being used at the restaurant cash register. Diners are already using them to access menus, order and pay…
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C3 inks $100M Saudi Arabian deal
June 1, 2021
C3, a food tech platform operating ghost kitchens, will introduce Saudi Arabia to 40 restaurant brands via a $100 million deal with the country's investment…
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Taco Bell, Pizza Hut , KFC parent moves to buy Dragontail tech/AI provider for $72.4M
May 27, 2021
Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut parent, Yum! Brands Inc., has completed a binding agreement to acquire the Australian-based foodservice tech provider, Dragontail…
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Palmer Digital Group teams with Xenial on QSR drive-thrus
May 26, 2021
Palmer Digital Group, a kiosk designer and manufacturer, will supply custom canopies and enclosures for Xenial digital signage in drive-thrus under a recently…
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Danny Meyer-affiliated company invests in 7Shifts
May 25, 2021
The growth equity fund affiliated with Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality — Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI) — was the lead investor of $21.…
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Lee's Famous Recipe deploys AI to build drive-thru success
May 20, 2021
A Dayton, Ohio-area Lee's Famous Recipe is partnering with a tech company to give drive-thru customers what it hopes is a faster, more efficient drive-thru…
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Customers ready to dine at mobile-savvy restaurants
May 19, 2021
About 71% of U.S. diners are ready to eat out again and 42% feel comfortable being seated indoors, according to a study published Wednesday by Oracle Food and…
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Automat-style Brooklyn Dumping Shop starts 'touchless' dining May 19
May 13, 2021
An automat-style QSR this website recently featured, Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, will open on First Avenue in New York City's East Village May 19, a news release…
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Digital orders soar during pandemic
May 11, 2021
Restaurant delivery orders grew 124% between March 2020 and March 2021, according to The NPD Group, which found that digital orders for carry-out, which…
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Lee's Famous Recipe overcoming hiring crisis with AI
May 10, 2021
Although many QSRs have reported that drive-thru traffic is now making up 80% of business thanks to the pandemic, unemployment packages have made it…
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The big reveal: FastCasual hosting virtual Top 100
May 6, 2021
Since its creation 16 years ago, the Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers list has recognized the industry's most successful brands, and although this past…
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Burger-flipping robot maker intros kitchen-grilling SaaS
May 5, 2021
In the current ultra-tight restaurant labor market, some of the hardest QSR positions to fill are those for cooks and other key kitchen personnel. That's why…
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Yogurtland enhances mobile loyalty platform
May 4, 2021
California-based Yogurtland is offering online ordering and has revamped its mobile app and Rewards Program via a partnership with Olo, a digital ordering…
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Is your brand getting cheated via this messaging app?
May 4, 2021
Technological threats and scams are a sad fact of life in the restaurant realm, but there's one taking place now via the Telegram app that's causing particular…
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Hackers unlock secret repair menu for McDonald’s self-serve ice cream machines
April 26, 2021
A hacker team has created a device that will allow a McDonald's franchisee to unlock information about the self-service ice cream machines that have a…
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Havana Savannah coffee concept rolls out Delphi Display digital signage
April 23, 2021
Delphi Display Systems Inc., a technology provider for the QSR industry, has installed a digital signage platform for the Havana Savannah coffee concept based…
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Middleby to acquire Welbilt for $2.9B
April 21, 2021
The Middleby Corp. has agreed to acquire Welbilt, Inc. in an all-stock transaction, enhancing the Middleby commercial foodservice platform with additional…
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Chipotle, Jersey Mike's execs reveal pandemic-era strategies
April 16, 2021
The pandemic has no doubt taken its toll on restaurants, but while thousands are struggling, others are reporting gains, including Chipotle Mexican Grill and…
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Hunt Brother’s Ford Mustang featuring 'world's-largest' QSR code at NASCAR
April 15, 2021
NASCAR fans may catch a glimpse Saturday of the "world's largest QSR code," as the Hunt Brother's Pizza Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas, races by at 3 p.m (EDT…
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Taco Bell opens kiosk-only restaurant in Times Square
April 14, 2021
Taco Bell is opening a Cantina today in Times Square that features kiosk-only ordering with 10 kiosks, according to a press release.
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