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Toast Courts Convenience Stores With Fuel Platform

Toast Courts Convenience Stores With Fuel Platform
Toast Courts Convenience Stores With Fuel Platform
September 29, 2026  |  Retail

Restaurant and retail digital technology platform Toast debuted Toast Fuel, new capabilities for gas stations and convenience stores, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 29) press...

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McDonald’s Tests Selling Digital Menu Board Ad Space to Other Brands
McDonald’s Tests Selling Digital Menu Board Ad Space to Other Brands
September 22, 2026  |  ResTech

McDonald’s is testing placing ads from other brands on the digital menu boards in its drive-thrus and in its restaurants, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Sept. 22)....

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Square and OpenTable Team on Restaurant Transaction Data
Square and OpenTable Team on Restaurant Transaction Data
August 18, 2026  |  ResTech

Square and restaurant tech provider OpenTable expanded their partnership to enable restaurant operators to manage reservations, payments and guest data on Square software and hardware,...

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Taco Bell Sales Briefly Move South After Parasite Outbreak
Taco Bell Sales Briefly Move South After Parasite Outbreak
July 30, 2026  |  Earnings

Taco Bell saw sales decline this month following a parasite outbreak tied to the chain. Parent company Yum Brands addressed the multi-state cyclospora outbreak, which happened during its...

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Restaurant Platforms Make Embedded Finance Part of Daily Operations
Restaurant Platforms Make Embedded Finance Part of Daily Operations
July 13, 2026  |  ResTech

As platforms expand the services they offer merchants, financing is emerging as a feature that can be delivered through the same software businesses use every...

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Starbucks Brews In-House Tools in Shift From Big Tech
Starbucks Brews In-House Tools in Shift From Big Tech
July 09, 2026  |  ResTech

Starbucks is developing in-house systems that could replace software it buys from Big Tech companies, Bloomberg News reported Thursday (July 9). The coffee chain is...

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Pizza Needs a Turnaround. America Needs a Slice.
Pizza Needs a Turnaround. America Needs a Slice.
June 20, 2026  |  Retail

Pizza has entered its “It’s not you, it’s me” era, which is ridiculous because it is absolutely us. We, the people, have apparently been ordering...

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McDonald’s Fired Its AI. Now It’s Back With Google’s.
McDonald’s Fired Its AI. Now It’s Back With Google’s.
June 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

McDonald’s is back in the artificial intelligence drive-thru business, and this time it’s bringing Google. At its Worldwide Convention in Las Vegas last week, the...

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