Collaborative engineering leads to mobile hospitality vehicle innovation

July 15, 2020

A joint engineering development involving Ayro, Inc. and Gallery Carts has produced an all-electric configurable mobile hospitality vehicle for "on-the-go…

Everything food truck operators need to know about the mobile POS

by Richard Traylor — Writer, WebstaurantStore

In the wake of COVID-19 the mobile payment is fast becoming a must have technology as are all forms of contactless customer interaction. Here's a guide to what…

Long Island resident building a food truck finder app

July 8, 2020

A Port Jefferson, Long Island man is creating a food truck finder app, called What The Truk, to help food truck fans easily locate their favorite food truck…

Anonymous restaurant check-in offers option for security-wary diners

July 3, 2020

A Canadian company called, I Checked In, has released a contact-tracing service that restaurants and other businesses can use to contact customers who want to…

New service helps QSRs manage text messaging

July 2, 2020

The AI-powered answering service for restaurants and other businesses, Numa, now offers businesses the ability to send and receive text messages, pictures…

Visa programs aim to help 50M SMBs drive digital business

June 22, 2020

Visa is offering 50 million small and micro businesses a range of services to help them grow more efficiently, build their online footprints and promote…

Speed, quality and health: LA smoothie truck combines robotics with self-order kiosks

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Ono Blends, a smoothie kitchen on wheels operated by Ono Food Co., offers tasty cold treats prepared and served automatically with state-of-the-art robotics.

Ritual to launch contactless ordering tool for Chicago restaurants

June 16, 2020

Ritual, a Toronto-based mobile ordering startup, has launched a tool in the U.S. — Ritual One — to allow small, independent restaurants in Chicago provide…

ParTech adds SynergySuite to Brink POS ecosystem

June 9, 2020

ParTech Inc., a provider of POS software and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant and retail industries, has added SynergySuite to its Brink POS…

Everything food truck operators need to know about online ordering

by Richard Traylor — Writer, WebstaurantStore

Online ordering is a crucial business channel in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as food trucks are venturing out to neighborhoods to do business and…

Pathspot raises $6.5M in financing

May 22, 2020

PathSpot, a creator of a hand hygiene management system, has raised $6.5 million in a Series A round led by Valor Siren Ventures I L.P., bringing the company's…

Saladworks expanding via mobile ecosystems with Reef tech help

May 20, 2020

The create-you-own salad concept Saladworks is partnering with Reef Technology to create mobile ecosystems and now has its footprint in 17 Reef hubs throughout…

Moto, QikServe launching mobile ordering at UK rest stops, starting with Burger King

May 18, 2020

Moto, the largest highway service operator in the U.K., is launching a click-and-collect mobile ordering program at 48 of its sites, backed by QikServe's…

Improving Margins with Advanced Reporting

Data is a difference-maker if, of course, it’s used effectively.

Golden Chick president promises 500 stores, Netsurion on speeding up contactless pickup

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

Although just 189-stores in size now, Golden Chick is planning a lot of hatchlings for the future, with a goal of 500 stores nationally by 2030, according to…

10 reasons Fast Casual's Top 100 will be 'the virtual event of the year'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The 2020 Fast Casual Top 100 winners will be revealed during a live, virtual gala May 15.

Nathan's Famous tech transformation: Serving customers 'where, when and how' they want it

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

After a solid 102 years in existence, Nathan's Famous — one of the few U.S. brands around for the last pandemic in 1918 — has made a timely tech transformation…

Checkers/Rally's CEO predicts post-pandemic fast food resurgence + Lavu CEO on QSRs' digital path forward

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

Checkers/Rally's CEO Frances Allen explains why all that uber-healthy plant-based food that was so hot pre-pandemic in the U.S., could get a lot more…

Food truck taps drone to bring meal to COVID-19 victim

March 31, 2020

A North Carolina food truck operator, who serves up specialty grilled cheese, got an unique to-go order and fulfilled it by using a drone.

How To: Setting up a delivery service for your food truck

by Richard Traylor — Writer, WebstaurantStore

This is the first of a two-part series on how food truck operators can put a delivery service in place. For many right now it's helping keep the food truck…