Budderfly secures $400M to fuel clean energy technology adoption

January 25, 2024

Budderfly, a sustainability partner for commercial businesses with repeatable footprints, has secured $400 million to help fund its next stage of growth and to…

Panda Express taps GridPoint to aid in sustainability, lower energy consumption

January 24, 2024

Panda Express has tapped GridPoint, a cleantech company that decarbonizes commercial buildings and accelerates the transition to sustainability, in all U.S.

Aniai closes $12M in funding

January 24, 2024

New York City-based Aniai, a robotic company and provider of kitchen solutions, has secured a $12 million pre-Series A funding round.

Restaurant kiosks surge 43% from 2021 to 2023 to 350K, will double by 2028

January 10, 2024

Restaurant chains are seeing a clear business case for kiosk technology and also report an increase in average transaction values as a direct result of…

Toast, Curbit partnering to 'enhance promise-time precision'

January 5, 2024

Curbit, a technology company specializing in AI-powered dynamic order throttling for restaurants, is partnering with restaurant tech platform Toast to ensure…

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken adopts Hi Auto's voice cloning feature at drive-thru

December 13, 2023

Hi Auto, an AI ordering brand, has launched its AI voice-cloning feature for QSRs. It allows restaurants to fully customize voice options into their drive-thru…

SoundHound AI merges with SYNQ3

December 7, 2023

SoundHound AI Inc., a voice artificial intelligence provider, has announced a merger with SYNQ3 Restaurant Solutions, a provider of voice AI and other tech…

Budderfly partners with Fujitsu General America Inc. for HVAC solutions

December 6, 2023

Budderfly has partnered with Fujitsu General America Inc. to develop and deploy high-efficiency energy technologies for small- and mid-market businesses across…

Webinar to explore multi-unit franchising

November 20, 2023

The upcoming webinar, "Mastering Multi-Unit Franchise Success: Insights from a Seasoned Operator," scheduled for Dec. 5, 2023, at 2 p.m. EST, promises to be a…

Chick-fil-A tests drone delivery

November 20, 2023

One Florida Chick-fil-A location is offering to deliver orders by drone, according to a New York Post report.

Radar delivering full-stack geofencing, mapping functionalities

November 20, 2023

Radar, a provider of geofencing, has unveiled Radar Maps Platform, featuring vector base maps as well as a suite of geocoding, search and routing APIs…

Burger King to expand kiosks due to increasing customer use

November 8, 2023

Burger King plans to expand its self-order kiosks, Josh Kobza, CEO of Restaurant Brands International, Burger King's owner, told investors Friday, according to…

Lunchbox partners with DeliverThat to create comprehensive catering service

November 3, 2023

Restaurant tech brand Lunchbox has partnered with DeliverThat, a catering delivery and setup company, gaining access to a strong network of nearly 20,00…

Robotics company Aniai establishes U.S. headquarters, adds to exec team

November 1, 2023

AI-powered robotics company Aniai has established its headquarters in New York City and has added a new executive member to its leadership team, according to a…

Toast launches app, enhances POS system

November 1, 2023

Restaurant tech platform Toast has launched a mobile app and an enhanced POS experience, according to a press release.

Webinar: How location intelligence trends shape fast casual, dining sectors

October 31, 2023

In a bid to unlock the secrets behind the booming fast casual and wider dining industry, a free webinar, "Restaurants in 2024: A Data-Driven Outlook," will…

SoundHound AI survey finds nearly 8 in 10 diners believe AI assistants will take over most food ordering within years

October 26, 2023

Nearly 80% of diners believe AI assistants will take over food ordering duties in the next few years, according to a press release and report by AI firm…

HTeaO selects Revel Systems for POS

October 18, 2023

Iced tea franchise HteaO has selected Revel Systems as its POS of choice for 270 new locations, adding to the 80 units already live on Revel's platform…

Webinar unveils secret sauce for franchise success: Standardization

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

October 11, 2023

Sam Gerace, CEO of Lineup.ai, and Michael Schatten, VP of operations at fast-casual brand Carrot Express, talk about standardizing operations to increase…

White Castle partners with SoundHound AI, Samsung Electronics for voice-enabled digital signage

October 3, 2023

White Castle has partnered with SoundHound AI Inc. and Samsung Electronics to deploy voice-enabled outdoor digital signage to revolutionize the way it…