Whether or not lockdowns ever return, the cold weather definitely will — and with it, the desire to not leave the house and go buy the ingredients, make the meal and do the pots and pans. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Digital guest-experience platform Paytronix has announced that KC Hopps, a Kansas City-based restaurant management group which owns Stroud’s, has rolled out a new set of takeout-only establishments, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
As consumer mobility increases even in the face of ongoing COVID-19 uncertainties, brands and retailers are looking to reconnect with their customers in the physical world. One of the places where businesses are looking to establish this in-person connection is the restaurant — which makes...
After launching several major partnerships and initiatives to expand its delivery service well beyond the restaurant meals that initially established the business, DoorDash is now making moves to drive consumers toward its other offerings. On Thursday (Aug. 5), the company announced in a blog post...
In the second quarter of 2021, Dine Brands, parent of casual dining restaurants Applebee’s and IHOP, saw sales rise dramatically year over year, with both brands more than doubling their same-restaurant sales. In fact, Applebee’s also rose 10.5 percent on a two-year basis, beating the...
The name point of sale (POS) may suggest a single step of the process, but restaurant POS providers are going well beyond the moment of payment. On Tuesday (Aug. 3), FinTech and payments company Fiserv’s Clover POS system announced the launch of Clover Station Solo,...
The 2021 edition of the Restaurant Readiness Index, a PYMNTS and Paytronix collaboration, surveyed over 500 managers of quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and full-service restaurants from across the U.S. in Q2 2021 to discern the evolution of mobile order-ahead (MOA) trends, as part of a larger...
Necessity, as we’ve often heard, is the mother of invention, although one could exchange “innovation” for “invention” and the point is made just as well. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
With COVID-19 cases once again on the rise, mass concern over the spread of the Delta variant and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) once again suggesting that even fully vaccinated people wear masks in areas of substantial or high transmission, many are...