December 17, 2021
To Survive and Grow in 2021, Restaurants Put Tech Innovation...
The coronavirus pandemic upended the restaurant industry as we know it. Call it a pressure cooker in a business that was notoriously make-or-break, even before lockdowns forced operators to get...
December 09, 2021
Why Robots Will Staff the Restaurant of the Future
What if someone told you that within a decade, a large number — perhaps even a majority — of national quick-service restaurants (QSRs), fast-food chains and even upscale dine-in establishments will be...
December 07, 2021
To Win Over Highest-Value Customers, Restaurants Must Take a Tip...
Online grocery is getting faster and faster. Throughout 2021, ultrafast grocery startups have been popping up all over the world, and in early December, delivery giant DoorDash made its first...
December 06, 2021
Jack In The Box To Buy Del Taco For $575M
Jack in the Box is buying Del Taco, the second-largest Mexican fast-food chain in the US, in a deal valued at roughly $575 million, reported CNBC. The burger chain will pay $12.51...
December 06, 2021
Jack in the Box Acquisition Shows Value, Power of Drive-Thrus
Jack in the Box is going all in on drive-thrus. The San Diego, California-based quick service restaurant (QSR) chain, which has over 2,200 restaurants across the United States and Guam,...
December 03, 2021
What if Throwback 37-cent Whoppers Sparked a Rush to 1950s...
It’s 1957. Russia just launched the Sputnik satellite, so everyone’s on edge. “Doctors” in TV commercials tell us cigarette smoking is okay. Elvis Presley’s “Too Much” is the No. 1...
December 02, 2021
New Provider Ranking of Order-Ahead Apps Features Shifts and Ties
Feel like ordering takeout? With this month’s PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Mobile Order-Ahead Apps, which compares restaurant apps based on data about their ordering capabilities, their loyalty offerings, the amount of...
December 02, 2021
Quick-Service Restaurants Aim to Bring the ‘Quick’ Back to the...
With the need for speed superseding other considerations for many restaurant customers, brands are making compromises to boost their throughput. At Morgan Stanley’s Global Consumer and Retail Conference on Wednesday...
November 30, 2021
Restaurant Website Platform SpotHopper Nets $14M for Growth and Feature...
Restaurant website platform SpotHopper on Tuesday (Nov. 30) completed a Series A fundraising round that will bring in $14 million for the company to expand its sales model and increase...