The seasoning of the food, impeccable service, crisp table linens—every detail counts in fine dining, as chefs and managers seek to create a memorable experience alongside a savory meal. That same strategy is now playing out in the quick-serve arena, where fine-dining operators are increasingly creating fast-casual sister concepts...

With smartphones getting smarter, smaller, and speedier all the time, concurrent advances in mobile point-of-sale technology are presenting restaurants with the opportunity to make their POS systems mobile.

Some several decades after drive-thru restaurant windows first appeared on the American scene, these now ubiquitous dining speedways are still serving the needs of time-strapped customers, according to  The NPD Group , a leading market research company. Last year 12.4 billion visits were made through fast food drive-thrus, a 2...