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Del Taco Testing Mobile App in Sacramento

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. announced the test on its mobile app developed by the brand’s online ordering partner, Olo. Although the free app is currently available for download by iOS and Android users nationwide, the app’s full functionality will be limited to the Sacramento test market. Mobile app users will have the power to submit, […]

Food Logistics Names FoodLogiQ to List

Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, named FoodLogiQ, the leading SaaS provider of food safety compliance, traceability, and supply chain transparency software solutions, to its 2016 FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers list. The FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers list serves […]

Alexa Voice Service Can Now Order Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut is expanding its ordering capabilities to include Alexa Voice Service on Amazon Echo, Amazon Tap, Echo Dot, Amazon Fire TV, and Fire tablets. With a simple phrase, and not a single phone or laptop lifted, Pizza Hut’s new skill brings ease and convenience to the ordering experience for pizza-loving homes across the country. […]

Roy Rogers Launches Loyalty App at Corporate Locations

Roy Rogers Restaurants announced the launch of its loyalty app, Roy’s Rewards. The app launches at its 24 corporate-owned locations Friday with an expansion into participating franchise locations by first quarter 2017. Roy’s Rewards, available for download in the Apple App Store and the Google Play store as well as online, features the full Roy […]

Report: Fast Casual Owns the Mobile Space

DMI, a global provider of end-to-end mobility services and solutions, announced its first annual ranking of mobility leaders in the limited-service industry. The quality and sophistication level of mobile offerings in more than 75 limited-service restaurants in the U.S. were assessed and ranked using DMI’s proprietary benchmarking tool, the Mobile Maturity Model, that evaluates each […]

TouchBistro Secures Patent for Bill Splitting

TouchBistro has been granted a patent for a feature that enables restaurants to easily and quickly split bills between customers. The United States patent number 9514427—entitled “Graphical Interface and Input Method for Allocating an Invoice Amongst a Plurality of Accounts”—was issued on December 6. The patented feature provides restaurant staff with a powerful tool to […]

Restaurant Tech Company Chowly Set for Breakout Year in 2017

Chowly, Inc., a Chicago-based company providing next-generation software for the restaurant industry, is growing at a rapid rate and poised for a breakout year in 2017. Coming off of a recent seed-funding round, the restaurant technology startup has expanded their client base internationally, moved into a new 2,000 square foot office space, and scaled their […]

MonkeyMedia Software Adds Boar’s Head Café

MonkeyMedia Software rounded out 2016 with the addition of Boar's Head Café, the latest concept in a long line of restaurant brands deploying MONKEY, the No. 1 cloud-based software for takeout, delivery and catering. Additionally, Boar's Head Café will utilize MonkeyMedia Software's platform for online ordering and takeout. The Boar's Head Café in Chicago is […]

Guests Can Now Order El Pollo Loco Online

El Pollo Loco announced the launch of its online ordering platform and mobile app. The online ordering website allows guests a quick and easy way to enjoy the company’s freshly prepared Mexican-inspired entrees. In addition to adding online ordering capabilities, the company has brought the power of ordering to customer’s mobile devices with the launch […]

Papa John’s, Visa Partner on Payment Deal for NFL Fans

Continuing its quest to provide the best fan experience, Visa, an NFL Sponsor for more than 20 years, announced the availability of Visa Checkout with Papa John’s, the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL. Fans of pizza and football can now spend more time building their favorite pizza and watching their team dominate on the field, and less […]

Barberitos’ New App Lets Guests Pay from their Phone

Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina launched a free mobile app, giving loyal customers more rewards at their fingertips when they eat fast and fresh. The app is designed with a robust rewards system that will send promotions and offer free items just for Barberitos app users. “We love our Barberitos customers and want to reward […]

The Howard Company Introduces ‘All-In-One’ Drive-thru Solution

The Howard Company, Inc., industry leader in innovative menu board designs, introduced a new state-of-the art drive-thru solution for restaurants with limited drive-thru lane space. The “All-In-One” system incorporates a canopy with a menu board and communications system or an order confirmation module all on one post and foundation. The new drive-thru option offers a […]

MonkeyMedia Software Slated to Grow b.good Catering

MonkeyMedia Software has signed an agreement with Boston-based b.good to implement MONKEY, a top cloud platform for takeout, delivery, and catering. MONKEY is a leading technology tool that will be used support b.good's strategic catering efforts moving forward. The software will launch throughout the 40-plus unit chain comprised of mostly franchised units in United States […]

Crowdsourcing Expertise for Subway Franchisees

Higher Logic announced that the North American Association of Subway Franchisees (NAASF) increased franchise member engagement, advocacy, and sharing of best practices since deploying Higher Logic’s online community platform. Over 83 percent of all NAASF members are now actively participating in the online community contributing to 1,015 discussions in the first year, which is an […]

Waterstones Transforms Facilities Management Through ServiceChannel Software

ServiceChannel, a leading SaaS service automation platform for facilities managers and contractors, announced that Waterstones, the largest book seller in the United Kingdom, has implemented ServiceChannel in its internal facilities management practice to replace a legacy, completely outsourced model across its nearly 300 locations. The transition to a more efficient and transparent in-house facilities management […]

Visstun Containers Pass Initial High Pressure Processing Testing

Visstun announced their reusable plastic containers have passed initial rounds of High Pressure Processing (HPP) testing. Visstun’s new product configuration of their custom plastic containers withstands the extremely high pressures (300-600 MPa/43,500-87,000psi) required for High Pressure Processing. Testing was conducted at 86,646 PSI with a dwell time of 180 seconds. This new HPP capability coupled […]