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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. 

Technology

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.

Technology

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.

Technology

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.

Technology

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.

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.

Operations

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.

Technology

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.

Technology

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy takes stake in Slice

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 12, 2021

The media mogul will use his large following to help attract more pizzerias to the tech platform.

Technology

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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