April 13, 2017
Google Home Activated By Burger King Ad
Well, that didn’t take very long. In a recent TV spot, Burger King played on the growing number of Google Home smart speakers in American living rooms. In the ad,...
April 03, 2017
Why Mobile Order Ahead Isn’t About Payments
Allow me to tell you a little story about mobile order ahead in the QSR space. Two aspiring entrepreneurs, between gigs, began kicking around a few new ideas for a...
March 31, 2017
Jack In The Box And DoorDash Expand Delivery Partnership
On-demand delivery firm DoorDash and burger franchise Jack in the Box just recently expanded their delivery partnership in a major way. Following a successful test run in San Francisco, Jack...
March 08, 2017
GeoPost Expands Its Express Delivery Business With Acquisition Of France’s...
GeoPost, the international subsidiary of the French Groupe La Poste, has acquired delivery startup Stuart for an undisclosed amount, according to TechCrunch. GeoPost already held a 22 percent stake after leading...
March 03, 2017
Reading The Mobile Commerce Tea Leaves
Mobile payments have been the future of payments for a long time. For longer, in fact, than there have even been smartphones — PayPal got its start as a scheme...
February 21, 2017
US: Burger King owner to buy Popeyes Chicken for $1.8...
Restaurant Brands International agreed to buy Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc. for about $1.8 billion, adding a fried-chicken chain to its lineup of burgers and doughnuts. The acquisition would be the...
February 10, 2017
Hackers Sink Their Teeth Into Arby’s Credit Card Data
Fast food chain Arby’s confirmed that credit card data was stolen from thousands of its customers due to a data breach that took place last month. According to a report...
January 31, 2017
McDonald’s Big Mac ATM
McDonald’s has spent the better portion of the last year developing and implementing strategies to bring the global fast-food franchise into the 21st century. Other global competitors have beaten McDonald’s...
January 19, 2017
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Deliveroo’s Growth
U.K.-based food on demand firm Deliveroo has announced that orders were up over 650 percent last year. In response to the swell of demand, the firm will be taking on...