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Pintrest explained

 By Amanda Kooser on Mar. 31, 2012

Food is a very visual experience, from admiring a frothy pink cocktail to ogling a perfectly rolled piece of sushi. That’s why restaurants are dipping their toes into the Pinterest waters. Hot social media properties have come and gone, but few have made any headway against the 800-pound gorillas of Facebook and Twitter.

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Are mobile payments safer?

 By Amanda Kooser on Feb. 01, 2013

It’s easy to get blinded by the newness of mobile payment technology, but the security issues aren’t that much different from older methods of taking payments.

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Taste Savant

By Kelly Killian on Jul. 15, 2014

Restaurateurs who dislike being reviewed by rank amateurs may be heartened by the release of an app by a website that calls itself the “anti-Yelp.”

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Chains embrace education extension to management suite

Feb. 25, 2015

Lucille’s BBQ, Hof’s Hut and the Runza sandwich chain are among the CrunchTime! customers that have adopted the management software company’s new suite of online learning programs.

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What says 'value' to delivery customers?

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 26, 2016

Convenience may be the primary attraction to delivery, yet research shows that getting a bargain is right up there, too. But what constitutes value? We found out by putting delivery services to a test.

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The 7 most important tech developments of 2016

By Sara Rush Wirth on Dec. 27, 2016

A look at the innovations that have changed operations for the restaurant industry—and will continue to make waves in the future.

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Shake Shack to open kiosk-only, cashless unit

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 02, 2017

The store will also use $15 an hour as its base wage, and feature a kitchen designed to maximize throughput.

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Little Caesars patents a pizza robot

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 16, 2018

The automated assembly system does everything from spreading the dough to adding the pepperoni.

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Curbside delivery gets a second wind

By Peter Romeo on May 18, 2017

Third-party delivery may be getting all the buzz, but a growing number of operations are showing renewed interest in a more familiar means of capturing off-premise sales.

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Floating on cloud computing

By Amanda Kooser on Apr. 23, 2012

One reason why some restaurants have been hesitant to switch to cloud computing is the need for an always-on Internet connection. What happens if the Internet goes down?

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