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Dine Brands: 75 Pct Of Firm’s Tech Will Be Upgraded By EOY
Dine Brands: 75 Pct Of Firm’s Tech Will Be Upgraded By EOY
August 06, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

In the second quarter of 2021, Dine Brands, parent of casual dining restaurants Applebee’s and IHOP, saw sales rise dramatically year over year, with both...

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Restaurants Race To Offer Most Efficient AI Drive-Thru Experience
Restaurants Race To Offer Most Efficient AI Drive-Thru Experience
June 14, 2021  |  ResTech

The automated drive-thru competition is heating up. McDonald’s recently revealed that it is trying out automated order-taking technologies at 10 drive-thru restaurants in Chicago. Customers...

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ResTech Startup Popmenu Notches $65 Million Led By Tiger Global
ResTech Startup Popmenu Notches $65 Million Led By Tiger Global
June 11, 2021  |  Investments

The restaurant software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup Popmenu raised $65 million in a Series C funding round led by Tiger Global, according to a press release on...

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Today In Payments: Amazon Moving Prime Now Ordering To Main App; JPMorgan Launches Morgan Health
Today In Payments: Amazon Moving Prime Now Ordering To Main App; JPMorgan Launches Morgan Health
May 21, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Amazon is bringing its Prime Now ordering service to its main Amazon app, and JPMorgan Chase is launching its own healthcare...

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Restaurants Turn To Technology To Offset Labor Shortage
Restaurants Turn To Technology To Offset Labor Shortage
May 03, 2021  |  ResTech

As the vaccine rolls out across the United States, with more than 30 percent of the adult population fully vaccinated, consumers are returning to restaurants,...

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Software Ate The World — And Payments Are Adding The Seasoning
Software Ate The World — And Payments Are Adding The Seasoning
April 26, 2021  |  ResTech

Andrew Robbins, CEO of Paytronix, explains why Marc Andreessen’s decade-old declaration that “software is eating the world” is especially relevant now, as the restaurant industry...

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Toast Teams With SBA To Streamline $28.6 Billion Restaurant Grant Process
Toast Teams With SBA To Streamline $28.6 Billion Restaurant Grant Process
April 23, 2021  |  News

Point-of-sale (POS) FinTech Toast is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to help streamline the application process for restaurant industry grants. The $28.6 billion...

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Partnership Looks To Boost Restaurant Revenue, Customer Loyalty
Partnership Looks To Boost Restaurant Revenue, Customer Loyalty
March 25, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

From the onset of the pandemic to today, restaurants have been facing a wide range of unprecedented challenges, with both consumers’ habits and external circumstances...

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Restaurant Roundup: Investors Back ResTech Solutions
Restaurant Roundup: Investors Back ResTech Solutions
March 19, 2021  |  Investments

While the week’s biggest story in restaurant technology investment news was Olo’s IPO and its valuation north of $4.6 billion, this week also saw significant...

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