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It's a go for Hash House's app

 By Joann Whitcher on Feb. 06, 2013

Last October, Hash House A Go Go—known for its “twisted farm food”—launched a free smartphone app, part of an integrated marketing strategy that leverages the concept’s Facebook and Twitter platforms, while delivering menu, specials and location information.

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The bitcoin toss-up

 By Steve Brooks on Aug. 11, 2014

In restaurants, the virtual currency is a novelty—for now.

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High tech + high touch = mini-kitchens displayed at NAFEM

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 25, 2015

Foodservice manufacturers introduced an array of new equipment at last week’s NAFEM Show in Anaheim, much of it boasting digital controls and “smart” operating systems.

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A fast-casual darling stops taking cash in some stores

By Sara Rush Wirth on Mar. 14, 2016

Customers at Sweetgreen test stores can only use an app or a credit card.

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Consumers' top 5 high-tech LSR ordering systems

By Jackson Lewis on Dec. 28, 2016

Customers rated these five limited-service brands as being the best in integrating tech.

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Panera Bread tests voice ordering for off-premise

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 04, 2017

The fast casual aims to roll out the feature nationwide by the end of the year.

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Is technology ready to integrate with catering capabilities?

By Sara Rush Wirth on Mar. 22, 2018

Managing Editor Sara Rush takes a look at the intersection of off-premise and tech.

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An app for all seasons

By Joann Whitcher on Apr. 18, 2012

Wolfgang Puck wants to be America’s go-to-chef, and his new iPhone/iPad app. launched mid-April, may just help him realize his dream.

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Doing double duty: McDonald’s carry-out packages feature information-bearing QR codes

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 06, 2013

Beginning in mid-January, McDonald's carryout bags and fountain beverage cups are featuring a new packaging design with quick-response (QR) matrix barcodes.

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Takeout of tomorrow

By Sara Rush Wirth on Oct. 03, 2014

In today’s ordering process, tablets, Bluetooth printers, apps and other advances spell efficiency.

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