Technology News
Robot barista lands $10M for national rollout
June 28, 2021
Botrista Technology Inc., the company behind the drink-making robot —Botrista DrinkBot — has raised $10 million to ramp up national deployment of the…
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QSRs beating casual dining brands at loyalty game
June 24, 2021
Nearly half (47%) of restaurant customers use at least one loyalty program, according to "Delivering on Restaurant Rewards," a report co-authored by Paytronix…
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Miso Robotics teams with Lancer on automated-beverage dispenser
June 22, 2021
Miso Robotics, the AI startup company behind Flippy, a robotic kitchen dispenser, has joined forces with beverage dispenser manufacturer Lancer Worldwide to…
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Happy Joe's selects Speedline for online ordering
June 16, 2021
Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream has selected SpeedLine Solutions Inc. as its exclusive online ordering provider, according to a news release. The Iowa-based…
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Lunchbox, Otter partner to streamline ordering
June 11, 2021
Smart-ordering system company, Lunchbox, and Otter, a delivery management and optimization solution, are partnering to help restaurant owners increase…
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Restaurant365 acquires Compeat
June 11, 2021
Irvine, California-based Restaurant365, a restaurant management platform, has acquired Compeat, which provides restaurant back office, workforce and business…
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Toast acquires xtraCHEF
June 10, 2021
Boston-based restaurant cloud platform Toast has acquired a suite of back-office restaurant tools, called xtraCHEF, a news release said.
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Domino's struts its tech-savvy 'stuff' in latest Noid campaign
June 8, 2021
Domino's Pizza self-produced nemesis, the Noid, has gone all techy in the brand's latest face-off with the pizza-delivery thwarting character. The irritating…
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Patent granted for restaurant food safety system
June 7, 2021
Restaurant food safety management got a boost last week from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office when it granted food safety tech company, CM Systems LLC…
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Report: Digital did a 'real number' on restaurants last year
June 3, 2021
By now every restaurateur is aware 2020 was restaurant tech's big year, but what many may not fully realize is just how big last year was for restaurants that…
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Webinar: Why your POS isn’t just for cashiers anymore
June 2, 2021
Gone are the days when point-of-sale systems were only being used at the restaurant cash register. Diners are already using them to access menus, order and pay…
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C3 inks $100M Saudi Arabian deal
June 1, 2021
C3, a food tech platform operating ghost kitchens, will introduce Saudi Arabia to 40 restaurant brands via a $100 million deal with the country's investment…
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Lee's Famous Recipe using AI to run drive-thrus
May 27, 2021
Like most restaurant brands, Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken can't always find enough workers. With its drive-thru business thriving due to the pandemic, the…
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Taco Bell, Pizza Hut , KFC parent moves to buy Dragontail tech/AI provider for $72.4M
May 27, 2021
Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut parent, Yum! Brands Inc., has completed a binding agreement to acquire the Australian-based foodservice tech provider, Dragontail…
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Litemax teams with Zytronic on LCD display for bar tables
May 25, 2021
Litemax, a provider of LCD displays and industrial computing, has introduced a 33-inch interactive, circular LCD display for bar tables installed in cafes and…
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Danny Meyer-affiliated company invests in 7Shifts
May 25, 2021
The growth equity fund affiliated with Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality — Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI) — was the lead investor of $21.…
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Mountain Mike's climbs to new digital heights with app, rewards program
May 25, 2021
Mountain Mike's Pizza has launched its Mountain Rewards program and revamped mobile app that the brand said offers diners a chance at personalized rewards and…
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Pizza automated assembly line maker garners $16.3M in growth funding
May 18, 2021
Picnic, a Seattle-based automated, robotic food and pizza assembly line company is not only growing, but has received an influx of cash and restaurant industry…
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Digital orders soar during pandemic
May 11, 2021
Restaurant delivery orders grew 124% between March 2020 and March 2021, according to The NPD Group, which found that digital orders for carry-out, which…
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Solving the 'too many sources of TV audio' problem in-restaurant
May 11, 2021
Pizza restaurants, sports-centered chains and other foodservice businesses that revolve around an assortment of programming on multiple TV monitors just got a…
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