Uber taps autonomous cars, robots for Cali cities, adding car charge feature into app

May 18, 2022

Uber is launching pilot food delivery strategies, tapping robots and autonomous cars, in two California cities and also deploying an electric vehicle charging…

Yodeck survey says restaurants see gains with digital signage

May 18, 2022

In Q2 of 2022, Yodeck Digital Signage ran a survey to evaluate the impact of digital signage in the restaurant industry, according to a company press release.

Toast launches POS system geared toward limited-service restaurants

April 18, 2022

Toast, an all-in-one digital platform built for restaurants, has launched Toast for Quick Service, a purpose-built solution for limited-service restaurants of…

How Forecasting and Labor Schedules Affect the Bottom Line

At the end of the day, restaurants are businesses. Every piece of data that your restaurant generates holds the power to increase or decrease revenue—to…

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Thanx acquires ZeroStoreFront

April 5, 2022

Thanx, a loyalty and guest engagement platform, has acquired ZeroStorefront, a restaurant-focused marketing and data insights platform.

Miami leaders extend delivery app ordinance

March 29, 2022

An ordinance created last year to regulate app-based delivery and virtual restaurants has been renewed by Miami city leaders and is being applauded by Reef, an…

Robotic burger prep/vending machine debuts

March 24, 2022

RoboBurger, a fully autonomous robotic burger preparation and vending machine, launched today with a ribbon cutting at the Newport Centre, a Simon Mall in…

BurgerFi offering late-night bites via food truck

March 22, 2022

South Florida-based BurgerFi's food truck has partnered with late-night delivery platform Gopuff in order to serve customers in the Tallahassee area between …

Nextbite updates menu management tools

March 8, 2022

Ordermark, an online ordering and delivery management platform which was recently rebranded as Nexbite, has launched tools to provide restaurants with a…

DoorDash to acquire tech startup Bbot

March 1, 2022

DoorDash is acquiring Bbot, a hospitality technology startup. The acquisition will offer merchants more solutions for their in-store and online channels…

4 tech options to help manage labor shortages

Restaurants hoping to keep up staffing levels must pay more, which means cutting food and labor costs. Automating kitchen tasks, transforming customer phones…

Yo-Kai Express debuting electric mobile restaurant

February 14, 2022

Yo-kai Express, a robotic ramen vending machine, demonstrated its first electric powered mobile restaurant, called the Yatai, in a Tik Tok video.

ParTech Inc. partners with Jolt to integrate Brink POS

January 26, 2022

ParTech Inc., a global restaurant technology company offering a unified commerce cloud platform, is teaming up with Jolt to integrate its operations management…

A look at the hottest tech trends of 2022

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Restaurants are investing in technology to conquer a plethora of challenges including labor shortages and food safety concerns.

ItsaCheckmate expands partnership with Grubhub

January 12, 2022

ItsaCheckmate, a technology provider for streamlining digital orders and menus, is expanding its partnership with online food delivery marketplace Grubhub.

How restaurant technology continues to evolve

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Restaurant technology continues to evolve to unprecedented levels. It's getting smarter, more user friendly and more intuitive. Jason Graf, an expert in…

Most read Food Truck Operator news, features of 2021

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

Top interests for Food Truck Operator readers in 2021 were food trends, news of ‘The Rock’ truck and the growing development of food truck parks across the…

Food truck venture is one of Wonder

December 13, 2021

One of the newest entrants into the food truck space is Wonder, which creates restaurant food in a truck right outside a customer's location.

King David Tacos, Blank Street team on breakfast taco, coffee carts

December 8, 2021

King David Tacos is partnering with Blank Street to launch tech-enabled, zero-emissions taco-coffee carts in New York City.

Holiday fraud activity up 115% in restaurant industry

December 3, 2021

Fraud is up this holiday season, according to research from Sift, a fraud-prevention firm.