Restaurants are beginning to recover from the devastating events of the past 15 months, but the road is rocky. As the public sector aims to revitalize the restaurant industry with federal funds, the private sector is making its own efforts to help these struggling businesses....
On the one hand, restaurants have gone far more digital since the start of the pandemic. Mobile ordering has gone from the purview of early adopters to the mainstream, and digital technologies are being built into restaurants online and in the physical world. However, for...
It’s been said if you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen, a saying that would suggest Square is undaunted in its latest point of sale (POS) tech offering announced Thursday (May 20) that will pit it head-to-head against some of the biggest...
Square’s kitchen display system (Square KDS) is now available to restaurants as a stand-alone product via subscription, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
We’re in a moment of flux for restaurants as the vaccine rolls out across the country and consumers gear up for a summer of gathering and connections. The question remains for restaurant operators — what role will the digital innovations of the past 14 months...
As the vaccine rolls out across the United States, with more than 30 percent of the adult population fully vaccinated, consumers are returning to restaurants, looking to satisfy their pent-up demand for meaningful culinary experiences (and for meal options that do not involve doing more...
Andrew Robbins, CEO of Paytronix, explains why Marc Andreessen’s decade-old declaration that “software is eating the world” is especially relevant now, as the restaurant industry has been forced to go digital-first practically overnight, with over 30 million new digital guest profiles created in 2020. Read...
Tattle and Paytronix have partnered to help restaurants track customer satisfaction and make operational adjustments to improve guest experiences, according to a Tuesday (March 30) announcement emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Yum! Brands, parent company of quick-service restaurant (QSR) giants Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, announced Wednesday (March 24) its acquisition of chat-based ordering and marketing platform company Tictuk. The company’s “conversational commerce” software enables consumers to engage with brands and to place orders through...
