Restaurant Technology

Toast to Add AI-Based Benchmarking Feature to Restaurant Management Suite
Toast to Add AI-Based Benchmarking Feature to Restaurant Management Suite
April 11, 2024  |  ResTech

Toast has launched its Restaurant Management Suite with new features for multi-unit, enterprise brands. These features join the company’s cloud-based digital technology platform that is...

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Restaurant365 Adds Tip Automation Tool to Restaurant Management Platform
Restaurant365 Adds Tip Automation Tool to Restaurant Management Platform
February 29, 2024  |  ResTech

Restaurant365 has added a new tip automation tool to its restaurant enterprise management platform. Aimed at improving payroll accuracy and efficiency for restaurant leaders, the...

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Worldline Debuts Food Services Payment Suite
Worldline Debuts Food Services Payment Suite
December 20, 2023  |  ResTech

Worldline has introduced a new payment solution designed to embrace the restaurant industry’s digital transformation. The French payments firm’s Food Service Payments Suite is designed...

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Robotics Took Center Stage in Restaurants in 2023, Despite Consumer Hesitation
Robotics Took Center Stage in Restaurants in 2023, Despite Consumer Hesitation
December 19, 2023  |  ResTech

Throughout 2023, more restaurants turned to kitchen automation to drive back-of-house efficiency, even as consumers have resisted the increasing automation of the industry. In October,...

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White Castle: QSR Voice AI Will See ‘Rapid Advance’ in 2024
White Castle: QSR Voice AI Will See ‘Rapid Advance’ in 2024
December 18, 2023  |  ResTech

In 2024, voice automation will continue to rapidly gain traction in the restaurant industry, boosting drive-thru efficiency and better meeting consumer demand for the channel,...

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SoundHound Pays $25 Million for Restaurant AI Firm SYNQ3 
SoundHound Pays $25 Million for Restaurant AI Firm SYNQ3 
December 07, 2023  |  Acquisitions

SoundHound is acquiring SYNQ3, a company providing restaurants with voice artificial intelligence (AI). “The deal will make SoundHound the preeminent U.S. provider of voice AI for restaurants, significantly extending...

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QSRs Add Hundreds of Kiosks to Increase Efficiency and Check Sizes
QSRs Add Hundreds of Kiosks to Increase Efficiency and Check Sizes
December 04, 2023  |  ResTech

Restaurants and solution providers are turning toward self-service kiosks to reduce their labor needs while driving higher-value purchases. Take, for instance, Carrols Restaurant Group, a...

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Mobile-Only Restaurants Rub Consumers the Wrong Way
Mobile-Only Restaurants Rub Consumers the Wrong Way
November 21, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

Even when consumers are ordering restaurant meals for pickup, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals, the majority would rather not be limited to exclusively making purchases via mobile...

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Digital Transformation Prompts Small Restaurants to Streamline Holiday Menus
Digital Transformation Prompts Small Restaurants to Streamline Holiday Menus
November 20, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

As the rise of digital ordering has increased the popularity of restaurant takeout, independent restaurants are rethinking their holiday season menus for off-premises optimization. In...

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