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How El Pollo Loco Uses AI To Help Personalize Rewards Program Offerings
March 22, 2021

With 84 percent of consumers spending their money on merchants that personalize their offerings, it’s no wonder why quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are eager to give their loyalty programs a personal touch. In the Order To Eat Tracker, Andrew Rebhun, vice president and digital officer at...

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El Pollo Loco Fires Up AI To Personalize Loyalty Rewards
March 19, 2021

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New Study: Sit-Down Eateries, Indie QSRs Need Tastier Digital Options To Better Compete
March 18, 2021

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...

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QSR Group Targets Young, Health-Conscious Consumers
March 17, 2021

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,...

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Loyalty Rewards Drive Spending For Large QSRs, Independent Restaurants
March 15, 2021

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...

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NEW DATA: Loyalty Programs Help Independent Restaurants Boost Customer Spend
March 15, 2021

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...

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Restaurant Roundup: Relief Is On The Way
March 12, 2021

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...

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Campus Ghost Kitchens Cater To Students’ Changing Dining Habits
March 08, 2021

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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Deep Dive: How AI And ML Can Help QSRs Drive Out Payment Fraud And Keep...
March 08, 2021

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