Restaurants can serve more diners with pay-at-the-table tech

by Dirk Izzo

As the country goes into recovery mode from the pandemic, options like QR codes can help lure safety-conscious consumers back inside to dine indoors. Dirk…

Round Table begins LA growth spurt with brand's 1st ghost kitchen

April 26, 2021

Global Franchise Group, the franchisor of Round Table Pizza, Great American Cookies, Hot Dog on a Stick, Marble Slab Creamery and Pretzelmaker, has launched a…

Domino's revives 'Noid' to promote Nuro delivery

April 26, 2021

Love him or hate him, Domino's Pizza is returning one of its oldest advertising characters to the spotlight in the pizza-delivery-stumping anti-hero, the Noid.

Papa John's partners with Google Cloud to migrate data centers to cloud

April 23, 2021

Papa John's International has partnered with Google Cloud to migrate its data centers to the Google Cloud service. With this migration, Papa John's will be…

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…

Oracle adds partners to help restaurants streamline operations

April 20, 2021

Technology has played a critical role in helping restaurants continue to operate during the pandemic, which is why Oracle Food and Beverage has doubled its…

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…

Rapid Fired Pizza, Hot Head Burritos move omnichannel ordering platform to Qu

April 16, 2021

Rapid Fired Pizza and Hot Head Burritos, fast casual chains with more than 120 locations, have selected Qu Beyond to deliver its omnichannel ordering platform.

Dining in 2021: How It Started, How It's Going. What's Next.

The pandemic has no doubt taken its toll on restaurants, but while thousands are struggling, others are reporting gains.

Domino's, Nuro launch autonomous pizza delivery with on-road robot

A Michigan store today will start sending out orders via pizza delivery robot.

Slice says pizza rewards program is nation's largest

April 8, 2021

Independent pizzeria network and tech platform, Slice, has launched a rewards program that gives customers a point for every $15 purchased through the Slice…

PAR acquires Punchh for $500M

April 8, 2021

After dropping $500 million in cash and shares, PAR Technology Corporation, a global provider of restaurant software, now owns Punchh Inc., a loyalty and guest…

BellyMelly expands online ordering to live event venues

April 7, 2021

Online food ordering service platform, BellyMelly, is expanding into event venues, amusement parks, sport stadiums and arenas to give those attending and…

How to unblock your restaurant’s loyalty “blind spot”

Learn how your organization can gain visibility into the purchasing preferences of 100% of your diners without the friction of an opt-in process.

Coming to a restaurant near you: Battery-electric supply chain trucks

April 2, 2021

Restaurants nationwide will soon be getting shipments via electric semi thanks to the addition of a Volvo VNR electric truck to national foodservice logistics…

Brink POS, Deliverect integration aims to ease online order management

April 1, 2021

POS software provider ParTech Inc. is launching an online order management tool, called Deliverect, as part of its Brink POS.

Top 5 Benefits of Standardizing Network Security Across the Franchise Brand

A standardized network offers the ability for corporations to gain “herd immunity” and add solutions the brand may have thought out of reach of its franchisees.

Robotic pizza machine to offer 'face-to-pay,' app ordering

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Piestro, offering consumers the ability to pay with their face or on an app at a pizzeria, recently launched its second crowdfunding campaign and has the…

Slice uses Instore acquisition to launch independent pizzeria POS

March 31, 2021

Pizza restaurant tech platform, Slice, this week launched a POS system that it said puts the "same tech tools and data insights that Domino's franchisees…

Paytronix, Tattle partner to power-up CX improvement

March 31, 2021

Improving the restaurant guest experience is the goal of a partnership between CX improvement company, Tattle, and guest experience platform, Paytronix…