Digital Ordering

Digital Order-Ahead Accounted for About 20% of Chipotle’s Sales in Q4
Digital Order-Ahead Accounted for About 20% of Chipotle’s Sales in Q4
February 08, 2022  |  Earnings

For Chipotle Mexican Grill, 2021 was another year of major digital growth. The Newport Beach, California-based fast-casual chain, which has nearly 3,000 locations across five...

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Restaurants Woo Tech-Seeking Consumers With QR Code Payments, Self-Service Kiosks
Restaurants Woo Tech-Seeking Consumers With QR Code Payments, Self-Service Kiosks
February 07, 2022  |  ResTech

To reach today’s consumers, restaurants’ physical spaces must offer an experience that can hold their own against the frictionless convenience of digital ordering. After all,...

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Restaurant Roundup: Subway Aims to Drive Digital Orders; Restaurants Reveal Off-Premise-Centric Formats
Restaurant Roundup: Subway Aims to Drive Digital Orders; Restaurants Reveal Off-Premise-Centric Formats
February 04, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Subway, one of the largest restaurant chains in the world by store count, is hardly a leader in the digital space. On PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking...

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Ghost Kitchen Model Adapts for Physical Spaces With Multi-Brand Mall Location
Ghost Kitchen Model Adapts for Physical Spaces With Multi-Brand Mall Location
February 04, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

The digital ordering boom of the last couple years has changed how managers think about their physical restaurant spaces. Now, some are taking a ghost...

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Starbucks’ Rocky Results Portend Dark Period for QSR Industry
Starbucks’ Rocky Results Portend Dark Period for QSR Industry
February 01, 2022  |  Earnings

Starbucks’ sales continue to rise, and its digital platforms continue to grow, but none of these initiatives are enough to escape the challenges created or...

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Report: QSRs Chase Tech-Savvy Diner Spend With New Digital Tools
Report: QSRs Chase Tech-Savvy Diner Spend With New Digital Tools
January 31, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Recent PYMNTS research reveals that the digital shift in 2020 — when consumers began to do more online than in store — has had a...

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Burton’s Grill and Bar on How Technology Can Help Restaurants Meet Customers’ Digital Expectations
Burton’s Grill and Bar on How Technology Can Help Restaurants Meet Customers’ Digital Expectations
January 28, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

QSRs increasingly juggle the needs of dine-in customers with the need to satisfy digital and in-store customers. In the Order To Eat Tracker, John Haggai...

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McDonald’s Leverages Loyalty Personalization to Combat Aggregators
McDonald’s Leverages Loyalty Personalization to Combat Aggregators
January 27, 2022  |  Earnings

In just half a year since its loyalty program’s nationwide launch, quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant McDonald’s is already becoming a leader in the space, leveraging...

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Today in Food Commerce: McDonald’s Trolls Elon Musk; Gopuff Preps for IPO
Today in Food Commerce: McDonald’s Trolls Elon Musk; Gopuff Preps for IPO
January 26, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Today in food commerce, a joke tweet from McDonald’s at Elon Musk presents unexpected consequences for cryptocurrency holders, and Gopuff teams up with major banks...

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