Technology, social media topics lead top 10 stories in 2017

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Stories about social media and technology tools were the most-read articles in 2017, the inaugural year for Food Truck Operator. An analysis of the 10 stories…

Bistro Planet launches crowdfunding to support turnkey food truck technology platform

December 22, 2017

Bistro Planet — a technology company seeking to make the mobile food marketplace more efficient for food truck owners and customers — is partnering with…

Des Moines food truck hall introduces ordering app

December 12, 2017

The Hall DSM, a recently opened dining concept in Des Moines, Iowa, that combines food trucks and a bar at The Foundry in Valley Junction, has introduced an…

Visa to award food trucks $10,000 for going cashless

November 20, 2017

Visa will award up to $500,000 to 50 food truck, restaurant or café small businesses ($10,000 per winner) that best answer the question, "How could going…

Food truck entrepreneur teams with students on energy saving truck

November 13, 2017

Chef Ludo Lefebvre, an acclaimed French chef who started a food truck and restaurants in Los Angeles, has teamed with technology students at a Palo Alto…

Foodservice leaders describe best practices for managing social media challenges

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Managing social media messages is an evolving challenge for foodservice operators. A recent panel highlighted how some proactive companies are addressing the…

Dickey's, Quiznos, Firenza execs: Cloud technology gives a lift, but needs advocates

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Cloud technology enables companies to respond faster to market changes and empowers employees to perform better, but change doesn't come without pain.

Restaurateurs: 'Don’t hesitate to offer mobile payments'

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

While mobile orders represent a minority of orders, panelists said the ratio is shifting in their favor. A panel of restaurateurs tackling the issue at the…

Startup tests portable, mobile order food kiosk

October 26, 2017

Veebie, a Portland, Maine based startup, offers a portable, self-service food cart where customers can order and pay for their grab-and-go meal through their…

HotSchedules launches cloud-based restaurant operating platform

October 25, 2017

HotSchedules, a provider of workforce and back office solutions for the foodservice, retail and hospitality industries, has launched Clarifi, a cloud-based…

Catering to the Pressed-For-Time Diner

Lunch hour is one of the few times of the day workers can relax and recharge their minds. The challenge for restaurant operators is finding ways to maximize…

'FoodFaves' app crowdsources favorite foods

September 13, 2017

The FoodFaves app crowdsources pictures of users' favorite foods, helping them pinpoint their craving and then directing them to that exact dish in a few miles…

Food truck locator app expands to 18 metro areas, has more than 350 trucks

August 29, 2017

Mobile Nom, a food truck locating app, now has users in 18 metro areas and has more than 350 food trucks registered, according to The Pitt News, the University…

Performance Food Group to offer NCR POS solutions to US restaurants

August 25, 2017

Performance Food Group will offer NCR Silver, a cloud-based point-of-sale solution, to more restaurants and food trucks throughout the U.S.

Restaurant food supplier links with NCR for cloud POS services

August 24, 2017

NCR Corp. and Performance Food Group Co. have entered into a strategic referral relationship to bring NCR Silver, a cloud-based point-of-sale product, to more…

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…

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…

Play now or Pay later: Webinar relays KFC and Pizza Hut lessons on loyalty and mobile ordering

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

KFC and Pizza Hut put their loyalty and mobile ordering experience on the chalkboard.

4 keys to giving QSR customers the tech they 'expect' ... and more

A recent survey makes it official: Customers truly want technology in their QSR experience. Do it right with these four keys from an expert on all that is…

Oracle Hospitality debuts Data Science Cloud Services

August 1, 2017

Restaurant operators worldwide can now use Oracle Hospitality's Data Science Cloud Services to quickly analyze system-wide performance data and act on that…