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Sharebite Secures $39 Million for Its Corporate Client Food Ordering and Benefits Platform

With a tightening labor force, companies are increasingly looking to augment employee benefits and food is a leading choice for driving employee well-being and fostering high-performing cultures, especially for global companies and hybrid work models. [...]
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How Restaurant IT Decision Makers Should Assess AI Technology Solutions for Their Marketing and Loyalty Programs

You may have even seen that some restaurants are exploring artificial intelligence (AI) technology that claims it can predict your order simply based on what you look like. These machines use cameras to analyze a [...]
Announcement

Flybuy Partners with Olo to Help Restaurants Optimize Pickup In-Store, at the Curb and in the Drive-Thru Lane

Radius Networks, the world’s leading enterprise location technology platform, has teamed up with Olo (NYSE: OLO), a leading open SaaS platform for restaurants, to power the restaurant industry’s off-premise initiatives. Currently, Flybuy and Olo have [...]
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What Restaurants Can Learn From Disney’s Approach to Waiting and Lines

I recently returned from a family trip to Disneyland. While there, I was reminded of all the ways the master operators at Disney make waiting less terrible. I thought it would be helpful to cover [...]
Success Story

Bastard Burgers Partners with Oracle to Boost Customer Service and Expand Restaurant Locations

Since its start in Luleå, Sweden in 2016, the New York City-inspired street food chain, Bastard Burgers, has been on a mission to go global. To support its rapid growth and expand its digital ordering capabilities, [...]

Panera Opens the First of Its Restaurants for Digital-Only Pick Up and Delivery

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Panera Bread, which operates 2,118 bakery-cafes in 48 states and in Ontario, Canada under the Panera Bread or Saint Louis Bread Co. names, has opened its first “Panera To Go,” a new restaurant format offering [...]
Sweetgreen Sows the Seeds for Future Growth with Investments in Digital Channels and Restaurant Robotics

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Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s Restaurants to Undergo a Half a Billion Dollar Makeover Focused on Technology Improvement

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Sharebite Secures $39 Million for Its Corporate Client Food Ordering and Benefits Platform

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With a tightening labor force, companies are increasingly looking to augment employee benefits and food is a leading choice for driving employee well-being and fostering high-performing cultures, especially for global companies and hybrid work models. [...]
Robots Come to Life at the National Restaurant Association Show and Beyond

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SpotOn Hits the Mark with a $300 Million Funding Round to Grow Its Restaurant Technology Solutions

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Five Ways Electric Detection Technology is Advancing Commercial Kitchen Fire Protection

Now more than ever, success in the commercial kitchen and food service space is tied to facility safety. The effects of global lockdowns have hit the hospitality sector especially hard, and restaurants continue struggling to make up for lost business or to stay in business at all. With owners and operators forced to put time and resources towards addressing new challenges brought by the pandemic, it’s even more critical that they have efficient tools to help mitigate the risk of a devastating fire event. With this challenge in mind, fire protection technology providers have introduced smarter detection and suppression solutions that provide peace of mind, operational efficiency, and compliance with necessary codes and standards like UL300/ULC300 and NFPA 96. One recent innovation, electric fire detection technology, can support these needs while also providing flexible, low-maintenance fire safety. Here are five ways electric detection technology is simplifying and advancing commercial kitchen [...]

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Sharebite Secures $39 Million for Its Corporate Client Food Ordering and Benefits Platform

How Restaurant IT Decision Makers Should Assess AI Technology Solutions for Their Marketing and Loyalty Programs

Flybuy Partners with Olo to Help Restaurants Optimize Pickup In-Store, at the Curb and in the Drive-Thru Lane

What Restaurants Can Learn From Disney’s Approach to Waiting and Lines

Bastard Burgers Partners with Oracle to Boost Customer Service and Expand Restaurant Locations

Restaurant Technology News

Panera Opens the First of Its Restaurants for Digital-Only Pick Up and Delivery

Solution Provider News

Sharebite Secures $39 Million for Its Corporate Client Food Ordering and Benefits Platform

Five Ways Electric Detection Technology is Advancing Commercial Kitchen Fire Protection

Sharebite Secures $39 Million for Its Corporate Client Food Ordering and Benefits Platform

How Restaurant IT Decision Makers Should Assess AI Technology Solutions for Their Marketing and Loyalty Programs

Flybuy Partners with Olo to Help Restaurants Optimize Pickup In-Store, at the Curb and in the Drive-Thru Lane

What Restaurants Can Learn From Disney’s Approach to Waiting and Lines

Bastard Burgers Partners with Oracle to Boost Customer Service and Expand Restaurant Locations

Illegal Pete’s Taps Paytronix to Launch New Loyalty Program and Gain Insights Into Customer Purchasing Behavior

Spotlight Interview: Bill Bellissimo, Founder and CEO of CrunchTime

How Digital is Transforming the Restaurant Dining Experience

Panera Opens the First of Its Restaurants for Digital-Only Pick Up and Delivery

Robots Come to Life at the National Restaurant Association Show and Beyond

Market Research

Research: 60% of “High-Tech Consumers” Participate in Loyalty Programs at QSRs; 75% Do So At Table-Service Restaurants

Viewpoints

How Restaurant IT Decision Makers Should Assess AI Technology Solutions for Their Marketing and Loyalty Programs

Spotlight Interview

Spotlight Interview: Bill Bellissimo, Founder and CEO of CrunchTime