Diners want restaurants to catch up with off-premise tech

October 2, 2019

Considering about 60% of restaurant occasions are off-premises across all forms — including drive-thru, takeout and delivery —  it's wasn't shocking to learn…

ParTech buys 3M drive-thru tech company

October 1, 2019

Restaurant POS and technology provider, ParTech, Inc, has acquired Drive-Thru Communication Systems from its previous owner, 3M.

Touchbistro raises $119.24M to expand payments portfolio

September 18, 2019

Touchbistro, a provider of foodservice iPad and POS payment solutions, has raised CDN$158 million ($119.24 USD) in Series E funding in a round led by Omers…

Yum moves Walmart tech leader into CIO slot, names KFC exec chief strategy officer

September 18, 2019

Walmart tech leader, Clay Johnson, will be joining Yum! Brands, Inc. next month as chief digital and technology officer, while the company said it has promoted…

Study: Americans most loyal QSR patrons on planet

September 18, 2019

One of the largest studies every conducted of its kind shows the world's people not only adore their fast food brand favorites, but that where they are on the…

McDonald's adds to tech arsenal with conversational tech acquisition

September 10, 2019

McDonald's Corporation said today it will acquire voice-based conversational tech company, Apprente, adding to its growing toolkit of customer-facing tech…

Appetize QSR platform integrates Olo, Punchh and SynergySuite

September 5, 2019

Appetize, a point-of-sale and enterprise management platform, has integrated with the Olo, Punchh and SynergySuite digital platforms to simplify restaurant…

Chick-fil-A customers may not 'rest' on Sundays ... but they do sit down

August 23, 2019

Ever wondered where Chick-fil-A diehards go on Sunday when the QSR is closed? Customer analytics company, Buxton did, so the company used its Live Mobile…

Back Yard Burgers adds Qu POS

August 8, 2019

Nashville-based QSR, Back Yard Burgers, is replacing its legacy POS in four states with Qu's open, API-first POS system to enhance the burger chain's order…

Toast acquires HR/payroll software provider

July 24, 2019

Toast Inc., a restaurant management platform, has acquired StratEx, a provider of HR and payroll software for restaurants, according to a press release.

Upserve teams with OnDeck to speed financing to restaurants

July 17, 2019

Upserve, a restaurant management platform, will provide online financing options from OnDeck, an online lender to small businesses, under a partnership between…

Domino's AI pizza checker boosts customer quality scores 15% a month in

July 15, 2019

Domino's Australia said its AI/machine learning order accuracy tool — the so-called "DOM Pizza Checker" — is turning in some pretty amazing results, just…

HotSchedules teams with Fourth on restaurant/hospitality management solutions

July 10, 2019

HotSchedules, a provider of workforce and inventory management solutions for the restaurant industry, and Fourth, a provider of a hospitality workforce…

Nestle to craft blockchain tracking solution

July 3, 2019

Nestle has partnered with OpenSC, a blockchain platform built by WWF-Australia and The Boston Consulting Group Digital Ventures, to allow customers to track…

The dawn of your 'friendly' restaurant robot?

June 27, 2019

Autonomous retail robotic application company, Quartile 3 Robotics, this week released a robot that it said is designed to solve QSR industry issues around…

Coke, Omnivore launching restaurant digital marketplace covering apps to third-party delivery

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

June 25, 2019

Coca-Cola North America is making a big move into foodservice tech this fall when the company said it will launch a digital marketplace that can connect…

Krispy Kreme to 'do' doughnuts in Times Square

June 12, 2019

Early next year, Krispy Kreme said it will open a Time Square Flagship location that the brand calls a "first-of-its-kind" store, anticipated to "serve more…

Square for Restaurants wipes out 'tablet farms' with DoorDash, PostMates, Chowly integration

June 7, 2019

Square for Restaurants has launched a set of order management integrations that allows orders from Postmates, DoorDash and the POS integration solution…

7shifts debuts Engage dashboard for restaurants

May 31, 2019

7shifts, a labor management platform, is debuting an all-in-one employee engagement dashboard geared for the restaurant industry.   The dashboard provides…

Elo releases touchscreen stand for tight restaurant spaces

May 30, 2019

Room is tight in most restaurant environments, and that holds doubly true for limited-service brands, which is why Elo has created Slim Self-Service Stands to…