Restaurant food supplier links with NCR for cloud POS services

August 24, 2017

NCR Corp. and Performance Food Group Co. have entered into a strategic referral relationship to bring NCR Silver, a cloud-based point-of-sale product, to more…

Fazoli's 'Comeback Kid' shares turnaround story at London summit

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

"It was ugly," Fazoli's President and CEO Carl Howard exclaimed as he detailed the state of the chain when he arrived to lead it nine years ago. "I mean…

Business intelligence platform offers restaurants analytics to influence customer behavior in real time

August 23, 2017

Bloom Intelligence offers advanced tracking metrics for the hospitality industry to attract, engage and retain customers through its cloud-based business…

Study shows 'anytime eaters' here to stay: Are you ready?

The anytime eater is upon us and many chains have found that feeding "the new normal" requires a shift away from traditional meal packaging, both in portion…

Partnership between 2 vendors leads to all-in-one mobile ordering and loyalty platform

August 10, 2017

Restaurants and retailers now have access to one solution that offers mobile and online ordering with loyalty capabilities thanks to a partnership between…

Little Caesars Pizza Portal opens door to 'people-less' QSR experience

August 9, 2017

 Little Caesars this week announced it's testing a new tech that basically melds mobile ordering, automatic pick-up and vending to create a new way for…

4 keys to giving QSR customers the tech they 'expect' ... and more

A recent survey makes it official: Customers truly want technology in their QSR experience. Do it right with these four keys from an expert on all that is…

Domino's makes using Alexa to order pizzas even easier

August 1, 2017

Domino's Pizza is expanding the Amazon Alexa ordering platform added last year to include customized ordering without customers needing to have a saved account…

Denver pizza chain gets a slice of the Shark Week pie

July 26, 2017

The longest-running cable TV event in history, Shark Week, is upon us and one pizza restaurateur isn't going to miss out on this now 29-year-old event…

New way to 'try on' best new bottom line-building restaurant tech

July 25, 2017

POS device provider ParTech has partnered with cloud-based API software developer Omnivore to bridge the gap between restaurants and the tech developers and…

3 commonalities among Lyfe Kitchen, Urban Plates, Baskin Robbins brand-building strategies

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Building a successful brand has three parts: storytelling, club making and country building, according to a branding expert at the National Restaurant Show.

Toast and Paytronix announce integration

July 20, 2017

Toast and Paytronix are integrating their respective technologies, allowing Toast users to utilize Paytronix loyalty and gift card solutions, according to a…

It’s a jungle out there, all right, and its name is Amazon

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

There may never be a more fitting name than that of Amazon, the mega online retailer that has come to demonstrate what the term “It’s a jungle out there…

Infographic: Great ways restaurants can lighten the load on that online carbon footprint

From eco-friendly web hosting and printer-friendly content to streamlined fulfillment processes and "green" shipping, there are a variety of ways restaurant…

Round Table Pizza finalizes holistic digital-ordering solution

July 12, 2017

Round Table Pizza has completed its analysis of a dozen digital-ordering providers and concluded that  Onosys is the right fit for its 450 units, according to…

Domino's moo-ves in to milk some action from 'Cow Appreciation' events

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

What do you do when a competitor has a really good annual promotion that they thought of first? If you're Domino's, you apparently tell the competition to…

Be my 'bBff': Marketing guru says best brands 'participate' in diners' lives

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

Brands with the most loyal and committed customers know you only earn super-loyalty when you participate in customers' lives, says veteran marketing guru…

Pizza buffet chain 'throws another pie on the grill'

July 5, 2017

Summer is barbecue season, and Stevi B's is taking that popular predilection to its pizza with a new promotion built around the cooking al fresco, a news…

Free smartphones, campground delivery among pizza promos for Independence Day

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

Independence Day weekend beckons, and some have clearly pulled out all the wheel chocks to pull in new and returning customers.

Introducing ... wait for it ... the 'Pizza-Kini'

June 29, 2017

The Independence Day weekend has the U.S. preoccupied with thoughts of cookouts, fireworks and now ... the Pizza-Kini.