The March 2021 edition of Delivering on Restaurant Rewards, a PYMNTS and Paytronix collaboration, fifth in this special series, probes how independent restaurants in the U.S. have either walked off the painful COVID hit — or walked off the stage entirely because of it. Get the...
Over the last year, quick-service restaurant (QSR) chains have been noting two major shifts in consumers’ appetites: increased interest in “wholesome” foods and in indulgent comfort foods. The rapidly growing restaurant company WOWorks, formed in December as a holding company for Centre Lane Partners, LLC,...
Sunday (March 14) was “Pi Day,” with the 3/14 date notation representing 3.14, the rounded form of π (pi). Many major pizza restaurant chains took the opportunity to leverage the increased awareness brought on by the holiday to build out their loyalty program base, launching...
U.S. consumers are on a tight budget, and for many, restaurant orders are on the chopping block. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
The American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that includes $28.6 billion in restaurant relief, was signed into law on Thursday (March 11), offering a much-needed (if insufficient, according to some) lifeline to the hard-hit industry. Afterwards, the National Restaurant Association, which represents...
The past year has seen a massive shift in habits across demographics. For many consumers, this meant tending toward grocery stores where previously they would have dined out or switching to off-premise ordering instead of eating in restaurants. On campuses across America, students had to...
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The automat — the self-service food kiosk that more closely resembles a vending machine than a traditional restaurant — was a midcentury New York staple, despite the model actually originating in Germany in 1895 and coming to America by way of Philadelphia. America’s first and...
This winter put the restaurant industry to the test, with cold weather placing major constraints on outdoor dining opportunities, and with many restaurants adopting costly solutions to gain back just a portion of their summer customer base. However, it seems as though the industry may...
