Former Papa Murphy's CDO: Ask 3 questions before investing in tech

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

As restaurants consider deploying technology, such as a loyalty program, branded app or mobile payments, executives should first consider whether such efforts…

Kansas City pizza franchisee uses food truck to build brand visibility (Part 1)

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Being an established restaurant operation, KC Pie brought some key advantages to launching a food truck, but still had to learn the nuances of the food truck…

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…

Environment-focused startup spearheads food trailers to support brands

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Move Systems helps food brands expand into urban markets via food trailers. The company focuses on improving the urban physical environment.

London Summit: Coyote Ugly's key considerations before taking on the world

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

Coyote Ugly has learned to speak a lot of different languages along its path to global growth. Here, one of the chain's leaders shares the key elements for any…

The New Economy: It's all about restaurants

August 14, 2017

In Cleveland and New York City, more than a third of the new jobs added since 2015 are food and drink service industry positions, while the entire state of…

Wayback Burgers to test food trailers in the Big Apple

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The fast casual chain teams with a trailer specialist to launch its first mobile food initiative, starting in New York City.

How to choose the right food truck oven

Space, utility costs and volume are key when operating a food truck. By choosing the right oven, you can maximize your investment.

How a San Francisco food trucker fine tunes his business strategy, Part II

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Rich Mainzer's engineering background has played heavily into how he manages his food truck operation, helping him focus on costs and business strategy.

Targeting 500 customers a day: How one San Francisco food trucker does it (Part 1)

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

In three years, Rich Mainzer has expanded to a second truck and a catering facility, a business that employs 16 people during peak season and targets 50…

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.

Phoodio app updates food truck schedules automatically for customers

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

While most food truck owners claim social media is their top marketing tool, one software engineer learned that not all of them do a good job keeping customers…

How 1 Central Florida food truck quickly attracted 800 percent more visitors to their website

Ribshack Foods had the unique challenge of promoting both its sauce and chips product lines as well as developing an instant local following for its three…

Study on independent brands: Only the strong survive, but they also thrive

July 11, 2017

Staying independent is a pretty rough game for U.S. restaurateurs. Still, survival is not only possible but also relatively profitable for solid concepts with…

Caliburger founder to discuss how $3.1M investment will fuel robotics in the kitchen

The substantial investment is the combined effort of Acacia Research Corporation, Match Robotics VC, and a number of undisclosed strategic investors.

Food truck boosts sales for Texas pizza and wings restaurant

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Il Primo Pizza & Wings in Richmond, Texas has proven that a food truck can do a lot to promote a brick-and-mortar restaurant, and that there are significant…

What insurance coverage do you need for your food truck?

by Joel Paprocki — Owner, Paprocki Insurance Agency

Due to the mobility of your business, finding an appropriate policy (or policies) can sometimes be a bit of a challenge, so let's break your risks down.

Franchisees talk do-over: What they wish they knew before opening their franchise

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Managing employees is a major aspect that new franchisees often don’t realize or prepare for when signing a franchise agreement. That, and the fact that…

How to avoid disputes in the franchisor-franchisee partnership

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Attorney Brian Schnell of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP offers up advice and tips on how potential franchise operators and franchisors can sidestep common disputes…