Yum! Brands keeps rolling out delivery and technology for its quick service restaurant (QSR) brands, but that didn’t save it from disappointing...
Some of them provide an easy target for mockery, especially among younger consumers who often see them as offering bland, unhealthy fare....
The restaurant industry has seen its share of futuristic innovations and bots, particularly in the fast-casual and quick service restaurant (QSR) spaces....
Imagine a coffee shop. In this imaginary coffee shop — let’s call it Mooncheddar — there are tables and chairs, a service...
The coffee’s on, and so are the laptops. It’s an average day at the coffee shop, whether it’s a massive international chain...
If there’s one guarantee on the internet, it’s that dumb trends and memes will go viral, and someone will try to make...
Harold and Kumar don’t have to go to White Castle anymore — White Castle will come to them. The iconic Midwestern burger chain...
Pasadena, California-based startup Miso Robotics is ready to introduce Flippy, the automated fast-food burger-flipper — and, according to many, the beginning of the...
Those who prophesied the death of brick-and-mortar retail in favor of online alternatives may have been premature. Sure, merchants without an online...
In ResTech, we write a lot about showy tech like burger-flipping robots, virtual reality dining and magic hand-sanitation systems. But what about the...
The growing popularity of mobile order-ahead is hardly news in the restaurant industry, where customers — especially millennials — crave the convenience,...
In the restaurant business, dirty hands are a deal-breaker. Just ask Chipotle, which has been subpoenaed after the most recent norovirus outbreak...
Things aren’t so bubbly for chewing gum companies and confectioners. The impulse buy is dead, and self-checkout lanes may be to blame....
Digital ordering is a win for everybody. It’s easy for modern consumers, who would rather tap or click to order than talk...
Loyalty is a two-way street — both in life and in rewards programs. Every quick-service restaurant (QSR) seems to offer its own loyalty...
Many platforms want a slice of the digital pizza-ordering pie. Few, however, are equipped to dish up the kind of experience consumers...
Surprise noods? Who would say “no” to that? Noodles & Company unveiled its new NoodlesREWARDS program on Wednesday as a way to...
Shake Shack is adding Expo Screens by Kitchen Armor and Elo to the back-end kitchen operations of its 70-plus locations. Kitchen Armor...
What’s worse than having your phone die at dinner? Literally nothing. How will you Instagram your meal? How will you call an...
Press button. Receive pizza. It’s basically that easy, now that Papa John’s has become the first national pizza brand to offer instant...
Peapod was one of the earliest Internet startups to offer grocery delivery services, so it only makes sense that the company would...
Nobody likes getting cold food delivered to their restaurant table. Wait staff do the best they can, but it’s not always easy...
Shake Shack’s mobile order-ahead option isn’t just for iPhone users anymore. The burger chain announced Monday that it has teamed up with Olo, a...
The fallout of Brexit has been pretty sobering for Britain. Prices are up, wage growth is down, and both of those have...
Picture this: a customer walks into a café. The barista recognizes her face and asks if she’d like the usual. No need...
There’s a lot more to running a restaurant than making good food and serving it with a smile — and no, we don’t...
Have you heard of Uncle Maddio’s Pizza? If not, it’s only a matter of time. The Atlanta-based fast casual, create-your-own pizza restaurant...
President Donald Trump issued an executive order issued Thursday, June 15, that was intended to help fill skilled jobs in machinery and...
Subway has learned the hard way that “eating fresh” just isn’t enough anymore. Diners want to opt into mobile order-ahead on their devices,...
If fast food workers win the fight for a $15 minimum wage, it’s not going to be much of a win, since...
In a competitive fast-casual and dinner delivery world, how can one brand make its mark? Skift rounds up a few of the latest...
Gobble, the Palo Alto–based meal kit startup service whose recipes can be prepared in 15 minutes with just a frying pan, a...
Consumers are changing the way they interact with food, but are restaurants keeping up? Online ordering and online payments via websites and smart...
Like the ingredients in its wraps, salads and bowls, the Protein Bar and Kitchen is staying fresh. It’s got a new mobile...
Franchising veteran Paul Tripodes has loved fast casual eatery Saladworks since the very first time he ate there, and now he’s the...
McDonald’s has spent the better portion of the last year developing and implementing strategies to bring the global fast-food franchise into the...