technology

Former Kitchen United CEO Jim Collins named president of Perfect Co.

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 20, 2021

Collins will lead operations, marketing and investor relations at the restaurant software company.

Tech roundup: Consolidation is one answer to restaurants’ tech challenges

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 19, 2021

Companies flush with cash are buying other providers in pursuit of an end-to-end product. Also, ResQ raised $39 million, Uber Eats closed on Drizly and more.

The Death of the POS

Sponsored content from our partner Grubbrr on Oct. 19, 2021

As restaurants and retail industries continue to implement self-service technology such as kiosks, mobile and online ordering, and food lockers, employee-operated devices, such as the POS, will become less relevant.

Krystal works on an A.I. that can understand y'all

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 18, 2021

The burger chain has a compact new prototype and is about to test artificial intelligence that will take orders from customers with Southern accents.

Payments giant Fiserv signs deal to acquire BentoBox

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 18, 2021

The acquisition of the digital marketing and commerce platform will help Fiserv expand its tech offerings for restaurants, the company said.

Popmenu acquires digital order integrator OrderNerd

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 18, 2021

The online ordering provider hopes to offer restaurants an even more holistic system with the new tool.

Balancing act: Restaurants work to serve both digital and in-restaurant diners

By Jonathan Maze, Joe Guszkowski and Patricia Cobe on Oct. 15, 2021

Customers coming into restaurants again combined with takeout business gained during the pandemic is creating logjams at some operations.

Inside Amped Kitchens' massive new 'growth kitchen' in Chicago

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 15, 2021

The food production center, described as an “apartment building for food companies,” is like a wholesale version of a ghost kitchen.

Basil Street will put pizza robots in airports

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 14, 2021

The company is partnering with Prepango to launch up to 200 automated kiosks in airports over the next year and a half.

Wendy’s is bringing Google into its restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 12, 2021

The burger chain is working with Google Cloud to help create new dining experiences for its customers.

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