As restaurants seek to cut down their labor needs, they may want to reevaluate how they take reservations. By the Numbers Research from the 2022 edition of PYMNTS’ “Restaurant Readiness Index,” created in collaboration with Paytronix, which drew from a survey of more than 500...
As restaurants work to drive frequency and build brand affinity, many are looking to reward consumers with deals and perks that extend beyond their menus. IHOP, for one, the Glendale, California-based casual dining breakfast chain with more than 1,700 locations around the world, announced Monday...
As DoorDash, the U.S.’s leading aggregator, looks to retain (and grow) its share of the digital ordering market in the face of growing competition from direct channels, the company is unveiling new tools to address restaurants’ anxieties about going through third parties. One of the...
Restaurant software and payments solution company Lavu is letting customers in the U.S. and Canada integrate third-party delivery platforms into their point-of-sale systems. “Starting today, Lavu merchants will be able to see and auto-accept all orders, as well as analyze data across all locations and...
As restaurants’ labor challenges continue, many are passing the burden onto consumers, offering a lower quality of service. By the Numbers Research from the 2022 edition of PYMNTS’ Restaurant Readiness Index, created in collaboration with Paytronix, drew from a survey of more than 500 managers of...
As food prices skyrocket and consumers become increasingly anxious about the looming recession, many are cutting back on unnecessary food spending, shifting away from dining out toward less costly food-at-home options and sticking to the essentials. Quick-service restaurant (QSR) Clean Juice, for one, a USDA-certified...
As inflationary challenges continue, restaurant brands are rethinking their value offerings, with some presenting new deals to woo price-conscious customers and others going the other direction, upping prices as ingredient costs rise. For instance, quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand Domino’s, the world’s largest pizza company, announced...
As many major restaurant brands focus on optimizing their back-of-house operations or providing customers with the most frictionless ordering experience, one is taking a wider view. Food-centric private equity company Butterfly, which has a hand in everything from agriculture to restaurants, announced Monday (Aug. 15)...
We collectively applaud the entire restaurant sector for staying open and innovating on the fly for over two years so that burrito arrives hot and on time. Now, it’s on to phase two. Any restaurant that was doing business in 2019 and still is today...