August 23, 2022
IHOP Announces Xbox Rewards as Restaurants Explore Cross-Brand Loyalty
As restaurants work to drive frequency and build brand affinity, many are looking to reward consumers with deals and perks that extend beyond their menus. IHOP, for one, the Glendale,...
August 19, 2022
Restaurant Roundup: QSRs Make Changes to Value Menus Amid Inflation
As inflationary challenges continue, restaurant brands are rethinking their value offerings, with some presenting new deals to woo price-conscious customers and others going the other direction, upping prices as ingredient...
August 18, 2022
Showbiz, Gaming Execs Try to Monetize New NFT Use Cases
If nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are to become something more than a crypto-powered way to buy, sell and display pictures of Bored Apes and CryptoKitties, entertainment companies are going to have...
August 18, 2022
Mobile Order-Ahead Apps’ Top Ranks Thin Out in August Provider...
Leading mobile order-ahead apps see the competition for the top spot dwindle in this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Mobile Order-Ahead Apps. With a proprietary combination of publicly available...
August 16, 2022
NFT Weekly: EU May Be Cracking Down on NFTs; Pudgy...
Despite comments to the contrary, it looks like the EU’s big crypto regulation framework will cover NFTs after all. Just because the EU’s various arms, including the European Parliament (EP)...
August 15, 2022
Meta Looks to Gain Share of Restaurant Sales With WhatsApp...
As tech providers compete to enable the most frictionless restaurant ordering, Meta is throwing its hat into the ring and looking to get in on the revenue opportunity from the...
August 14, 2022
Criminal Enforcement of Section 2: What Would Be the Point?
By Gregory J. Werden1 Assistant Attorney General (“AAG”) in charge of the Antitrust Division, Jonathan Kanter, vowed that, “if the facts and the law, and a careful analysis of...
August 12, 2022
Olo CEO Says Restaurants Taking Longer to Make Digital Decisions
Olo’s stocks plummeted last week after the company lowered its revenue outlook for the rest of the year, and founder and CEO Noah Glass said part of the problem was...
August 05, 2022
Restaurant Roundup: Shake Shack Leverages ‘Digital Daypart’ Promotions; Taco Bell...
As restaurants continue to struggle with labor challenges, many are coming up against capacity constraints during the busiest day parts while finding their staff under-utilized at off hours. In an...