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NCR Voyix and GRUBBRR Debut Restaurant Kiosk
May 16, 2024

Digital commerce firm NCR Voyix has launched a partnership with restaurant-focused software provider GRUBBRR. The collaboration, announced Thursday (May 16), has resulted in the Aloha Kiosk, designed to help restaurants cope with challenges such as increased wages and food costs. “Digital technologies like the interactive Aloha Kiosk by NCR Voyix...

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Square: Restaurant Worker Pay Jumps 66% in 7 Years
May 14, 2024

Labor costs continue to weigh on restaurants, according to a new report by Square. The point-of-sale payments company’s Quarterly Restaurant Report, released Tuesday (May 14) notes that average hourly earnings for restaurant workers have risen by 66% since 2017 compared to 40% for retail workers. However, these costs...

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Square Adds 5 New Integrated Solutions for Restaurants
May 14, 2024

Square has formed several new integrations and partnerships with organizations serving food and beverage (F&B) companies. The provider of commerce solutions also said that 45% of F&B sellers adopt a third-party solution within their first year of using Square, according to a Tuesday (May 14)...

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New Technology Puts Financial Improvements on the Menu for Restaurants
May 13, 2024

Even as Main Street businesses outperform the rest of the economy, there’s a whole different set of rules for restaurants. For example, PYMNTS Intelligence found that over the last 12 months, Main Street businesses have operated with the lowest risk of closing since early 2020. A report from Fiserv went into...

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Toast Debuts Restaurant Marketing Tools as Diners Show Caution
May 01, 2024

Restaurant technology platform Toast has debuted digital storefront and marketing tools. Toast’s Digital Storefront Suite offers website and online ordering capabilities, while its Marketing Suite combines marketing tools and automation technology, according to a Monday (May 1) news release. “Together, the suites create a seamless...

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Fiserv Debuts Restaurant Kiosks as Self-Service Gains Ground
April 17, 2024

Payments firm Fiserv has debuted a self-service solution for the restaurant industry. The company’s new Clover Kiosk — and an enhanced 24-inch Clover Kitchen Display System — are designed to integrate with each other for better order management and reduced costs, Fiserv said in a Wednesday (April...

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Spreedly Enables Mobile Wallet Transactions on Olo’s Hospitality Platform
April 11, 2024

Olo has selected Spreedly to enable mobile wallet transactions for restaurants that use Olo’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for the hospitality industry. Spreedly’s open payments platform will enable the two companies’ mutual customers to offer their guests mobile wallet and third-party checkout options, including PayPal and Venmo, the companies...

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Toast to Add AI-Based Benchmarking Feature to Restaurant Management Suite
April 11, 2024

Toast has launched its Restaurant Management Suite with new features for multi-unit, enterprise brands. These features join the company’s cloud-based digital technology platform that is built for restaurants of all sizes and is used in more than 100,000 restaurant locations, the company said in a...

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Yum Brands Doubles Tech Spending, Expands Use of Generative AI
April 01, 2024

Fast food company Yum Brands aims to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) across the operations of its restaurants. The parent company of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and The Habit Burger Grill spent $21 million on “digital, technology and innovation capabilities” in 2023, up from $11...