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The latest news and trends in restaurant technology

What’s next for Starbucks?

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 01, 2017

Early adoption of such now-standard functions as pre-payment of mobile orders has helped Starbucks outpace the industry. What sort of sales and margin and enhancements is it eying now? Here's a preview.

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Apps: Naughty or nice?

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 10, 2017

Some restaurant operators would rather break a tooth on a stale fruitcake than greenlight an app for their brand.

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This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Slow sizzlers

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 07, 2017

The restaurant industry had its own fireworks in recent days. They were just a little harder to spot.

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How Founding Farmers uses latest industry technology to implement LEED standards

By Joann Whitcher on Sep. 11, 2012

The phrase Founding Farmers may conjure up images of colonial America, but the restaurants operating under that name are anything but old-fashioned. One of the tenets of the Farmers Restaurant Group is using the latest technology available to carry out its mission of “operating, serving and living green.”

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Tech gets its time in the main-stage limelight

By Lindsay Holley on May 30, 2013

Restaurant leaders’ growing reliance on interactive technology catapulted the topic onto the main stage of the RLC for the first time this year.

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Technology in restaurants is on the rise, and diners are eating it up

Nov. 24, 2014

Few things are more upsetting to fashion-conscious diners than indications they’ve fallen behind the times. Eater.com’s recent report on the state of restaurant technology provides trendinistas with a checklist to gauge their use of restaurant-related technology against the norm.

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Next-level mobile apps drive engagement

By Sara Rush Wirth on Sep. 17, 2015

The trick to consumer app engagement isn't only figuring out what bells and whistles to use in operations, but staying one step ahead of the competition.

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Real-time updates keep waiting guests under control

By Julianne Pepitone on Sep. 19, 2016

Many independents and smaller operations using waitlist management apps stick to a basic model—and those off-the-shelf options still seem to be helping business.

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