Data & Analytics

Now on the Menu: The 2019 Authoritative Guide to Restaurant Technology

Starfleet Research today announced the release of The 2019 Smart Decision Guide to Restaurant Management and POS Systems. This marks the 4th edition of this popular resource for restaurant IT decision makers. Currently available for […]

Viewpoints

How Restaurants Can Use Technology to Recruit and Hire New Employees

By Cabot Jaffee, CEO of AlignMark Frank Yurchak has been an owner-operator within the Chick-fil-A System for over 25 years.  Prior to 2017, he hired candidates the same way every other operator did – the […]

AI / Robots

McDonald’s Goes Hog Wild on Technology, Acquires AI Company for $300 Million

By Alisha Goldberg, Assistant Editor Increasingly, fast food restaurants are using mobile apps, self-order kiosks, digital signage and various other digital technologies in their incessant quest to attract new customers, drive increased customer loyalty and […]

AI / Robots

New AI-Enabled Technology Helps Restaurants (and the Planet) Reduce Food Waste

By Alisha Goldberg, Assistant Editor According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, approximately one third of food produced globally each year goes to waste. This amounts to almost one trillion dollars worth of […]

Restaurant Technology News

Virtual Kitchens Are All the Rage, But Will All of Them Deliver?

By Debbie Carson, Associate Editor The virtual kitchen Keatz, which is actually comprised of nearly a dozen virtual kitchens, is the latest player in this fast-growing category to secure big funding, raising approximately $13.5 million. […]

Marketing & Sales

5 Essential Email Marketing Tactics for Your Restaurant

By Nittin Gupta, Email Growth & Innovation Manager, Parts Town While social media marketing and word-of-mouth are vital to a restaurant’s success, email can be a very effective tool. Email marketing not only keeps patrons […]

Events

Event: RestCon 2019 – Dallas, TX, September 10-12, 2019

RestCon 2019, the premier conference devoted to big data in the restaurant industry, announced today the event theme of big data and futuristic trends. The highly anticipated conference will be held in Dallas, TX on […]