Acrelec teams with computer vision provider to boost restaurant drive-thru operations

January 6, 2023

Acrelec, a manufacturer of customer experience software and hardware solutions, has teamed with XXII, a computer vision software publishing company, to provide…

Gyro to introduce delivery robot for hotels, restaurants

January 3, 2023

Gyro, a provider of sense and motion control mobility products, has introduced its Distribution Robot to provide 24/7 delivery of room services in hotels and…

Restaurant experts weigh in on 2023 trends

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

December 29, 2022

We talked to several restaurant experts to learn what's in store for the industry in 2023.

McDonald’s tests restaurant delivering orders via conveyor

December 28, 2022

McDonald's has installed a test restaurant located outside Fort Worth, Texas that allows customers to receive orders in their cars from a food and beverage…

Krispy Kreme to push toward automation to ease labor pinch

December 27, 2022

After Krispy Kreme became public again a year and a half ago after being taken private by JAB Holding Co. in 2016, the brand hopes to cut debt, improve…

Delphi Display Systems intros outdoor kiosk for QSR drive-thru

December 23, 2022

Delphi Display Systems Inc., a provider of consumer engagement and business optimization technology solutions for the quick-service restaurant industry, has…

White Castle's NFT collection raises $25K for team members in need

December 19, 2022

White Castle's collection of NFTs raised $25,000 for the brand's Team Member Relief fund, according to a press release.

Samsung partners with ParTech for restaurant kiosk solution

December 15, 2022

Samsung Electronics America has partnered with ParTech Inc. to integrate its restaurant kiosks with ParTech's Punchh loyalty and marketing program. Through…

McDonald's Texas prototype designed for off-premise dining

December 1, 2022

McDonald's is testing a new small-format test restaurants designed specifically for carryout customers, according to a press release.

How to reduce in-house calls, increase online orders

November 29, 2022

Labor shortages still plague the restaurant industry post-COVID. The industry is down 750,000 jobs (roughly 6.1% of its workforce) from pre-pandemic levels as…

Dirty Dough, Hughes partner for digital signage

November 21, 2022

Dirty Dough, a Utah-based cookie company founded in 2019, has partnered with Hughes Network Systems, LLC for managed digital signage, according to a press…

Paytronix teams with Voicify on ordering option

November 17, 2022

Paytronix Systems, Inc., a digital guest experience platform for restaurants and retailers, is teaming up with conversational AI platform provider Voicify to…

Yumpingo integrates with Toast

November 15, 2022

Experience management platform provider Yumpingo is integrating its technology with the Toast platform to provide customer satisfaction data at the location…

ParTech launches subscription feature for restaurants, convenience stores

November 14, 2022

ParTech Inc. is offering restaurants and convenience stores a subscription solution for launching and managing subscription programs as part of its Punchh…

RoboBurger teams with Chartwells on robotic burger machine at New York college

November 8, 2022

RoboBurger, manufacturer of an autonomous robotic burger machine, has installed its first machine in a higher education location at St John's University in…

Thanx debuts Loyalty 3.0 platform upgrade

November 3, 2022

Loyalty and guest engagement platform Thanx has completed the upgrade of its Loyalty 3.0 platform that features new capabilities that let brands respond and…

Webinar: How operators can embrace post-COVID opportunities

November 3, 2022

Customers are still dining off-premise, and that means some are calling to place orders. Hazlnut has found that 18% of all calls are missed and three out of…

Time to invest in pickup locker kiosks?

November 1, 2022

As e-commerce has increased, more retailers are introducing pickup lockers, and technology providers have introduced a wealth of locker systems to allow…

Subway deal propels Visual Art’s European expansion

October 31, 2022

Sandwich chain Subway has partnered with Sweden-based Visual Art in a large deal that will expand Visual Art's footprint throughout the Eurozone, according to…

Burger King taps Acrelec kiosks to deploy Activision in-store experience

October 28, 2022

Acrelec, a provider QSR technology, will power a global promotional campaign between Burger King and Activision for the release of "Call of Duty: Modern…