Restaurant Innovation

Cava Takes on Restaurant Industry Giants With Competitive Digital Infrastructure 
Cava Takes on Restaurant Industry Giants With Competitive Digital Infrastructure 
August 16, 2023  |  ResTech

Fast-casual restaurant Cava may still be a relatively small chain compared to industry giants, but with its investments into the digital space, the brand is...

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Robo-Restaurants Are for the Boys
Robo-Restaurants Are for the Boys
July 20, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

With automation increasingly catching on in the restaurant industry, PYMNTS research finds that men are twice as likely as women to have any interest in...

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DIG Launches Dinner Box as Ready-to-Eat Providers Seize Restaurant Occasions
DIG Launches Dinner Box as Ready-to-Eat Providers Seize Restaurant Occasions
July 18, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

As ready-to-eat meal options gain share from restaurants, DIG has become the latest eatery to take an “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” approach....

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Most Consumers Wary of Ghost Kitchens Despite Delivery Boom
Most Consumers Wary of Ghost Kitchens Despite Delivery Boom
July 17, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Even as consumers become accustomed to placing restaurant orders online for delivery, PYMNTS research reveals that the majority continue to want to know that their...

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P.F. Chang’s Joins Restaurants Wooing Deal Seekers With Happy Hours
P.F. Chang’s Joins Restaurants Wooing Deal Seekers With Happy Hours
July 17, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

With restaurants crunched both by labor and food price challenges, P.F. Chang’s has become the latest restaurant to launch a happy hour deal to draw...

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Olo Brings Its Olo Pay Service to Fast-Food Kiosks
Olo Brings Its Olo Pay Service to Fast-Food Kiosks
July 13, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Restaurant technology platform Olo has begun offering card-present processing through its Olo Pay service. The company announced the launch in a news release Thursday (July 13), part of...

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Table for Two and a Half: Restaurants Add Handbag Stools
Table for Two and a Half: Restaurants Add Handbag Stools
July 06, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Middle-tier restaurants have found a new way to emulate the trappings of fine dining — adding stools for handbags — but as higher-end restaurants strain...

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QSRs Bring the Picnic to a Beach Umbrella Near You This Summer
QSRs Bring the Picnic to a Beach Umbrella Near You This Summer
July 03, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

As consumers gear up to go on summer vacation, aggregators and restaurants alike are looking for ways to keep customers engaged even when they are...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Restaurant Success Hinges Increasingly on Technology
PYMNTS Intelligence: Restaurant Success Hinges Increasingly on Technology
July 03, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

The restaurant sector is transforming rapidly. Once laggards when it came to modernization, restaurants had to adopt digital tools and online sales channels overnight to...

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