Square has debuted a tool designed to give restaurants more visibility into ingredient usage. Square Restaurant Inventory, developed in partnership with inventory management platform MarketMan, is designed to offer “AI-driven ingredient and recipe management within the Square platform,” the companies said in a Thursday (April 2) news release....
McDonald’s is reportedly planning to lower the cost of its value meals even further. Beginning next month, the fast food giant will debut a series of new discounts that include meals that cost $3 and less, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (March 11), citing sources familiar...
Quick-service restaurants operate in a tough environment. Margins are tight, labor is scarce, and customer expectations continue to rise. For large brands, technology and digital capabilities increasingly shape how they can compete and grow. “I think data is probably our greatest resource next to our...
Technology has long shaped how people order meals, but in 2026 it is beginning to govern how restaurants define value. That is the central finding of the PYMNTS Intelligence January 2026 B2B and Digital Payments Tracker, “Value-Driven Innovation: How Restaurants Are Adapting to Digital Expectations.”...
Loop AI raised $14 million in a Series A funding round to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) platform for restaurant and retail back offices. The company will use the new funding to expand its product suite and grow its headcount, it said in a Monday...
Block has launched a partnership with food delivery service Grubhub. This collaboration will integrate Block’s Square point-of-sale (POS) system into restaurants using Grubhub, while letting people ordering from the service pay using Cash App Pay, another Block service, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 14) news release. “By integrating directly with...
Restaurant management system SpotOn has introduced a solution to simplify tip payouts and cash flow. DayCheck, announced by the company Monday (Sept. 22), is designed to help restaurants tackle the ongoing challenge of employee recruitment and retention. “DayCheck is about making life easier for operators,” SpotOn CEO Matt Hyman said...
McDonald’s has reportedly come out against tipped wage laws that allow establishments in which workers earn tips to pay their employees less than the minimum wage. CEO Chris Kempczinski told CNBC Tuesday (Sept. 2) that all workers should be paid at least the federal minimum wage, and McDonald’s...
DoorDash has added tiered membership packages to its Commerce Platform program for restaurants and added a loyalty program, a website, and tools for email and SMS campaigns. The program and the new tools are designed to help restaurants increase their online and in-store sales, the...