Toast’s latest earnings suggest the restaurant technology company is entering a new phase. For years, the company focused on adding more restaurants to its platform and growing payments volume. This quarter, management made a different case: Toast believes artificial intelligence (AI) can deepen customer relationships,...
One machine can make 500 burrito bowls, salads and poke bowls an hour. A human worker makes roughly 30 to 45. That gap is the business case Marc Lore is building Wonder around. Fortune reported that Lore unveiled the system recently. A turntable spins each...
Quick-service restaurants operate in a tough environment. Margins are tight, labor is scarce, and customer expectations continue to rise. For large brands, technology and digital capabilities increasingly shape how they can compete and grow. “I think data is probably our greatest resource next to our...
Uber is expanding on its four-year-old partnership with restaurant technology platform Toast. Starting in the U.S. and Canada, “Toast and Uber will deepen their integration to deliver innovations designed to help restaurants better manage digital ordering operations, enhance the guest experience, and grow sales,” the...
March 09, 2026
Quick-service restaurants operate in a tough environment. Margins are tight, labor is scarce, and customer expectations continue to rise. For large brands, technology and digital capabilities increasingly shape how they can compete and grow. “I think data is probably our greatest resource next to our people,” Kevin Vasconi, chief digital and technology officer at Papa […]
May 23, 2025
The largest Hardee’s franchisee in the United States is harnessing artificial intelligence and data-driven insights to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction, which are key drivers of success in the fast-paced...
February 28, 2025
As goes Main Street, so goes the overall U.S. economy. By the numbers, roughly 99% of businesses in the U.S. are small businesses — and they account for about 44%...
September 25, 2024
The restaurant industry is undergoing a digital transformation. While the evolution is being driven by a growing demand by customers for seamless, efficient and personalized experiences, innovations in payment technologies...
August 06, 2026
Square has launched a new conversational AI restaurant offering in tandem with Google. This offering brings food and beverage sellers into Ask Maps, part of Google Maps, letting customers find restaurants and place orders by asking questions, Square said in a news release provided to PYMNTS. Thursday (Aug. 6) “The way people find a restaurant […]
August 05, 2026
Toast’s latest earnings suggest the restaurant technology company is entering a new phase. For years, the company focused on adding more restaurants to its platform and growing payments volume. This...
November 03, 2025
Uber is expanding on its four-year-old partnership with restaurant technology platform Toast. Starting in the U.S. and Canada, “Toast and Uber will deepen their integration to deliver innovations designed to...
August 25, 2025
Features enhancing reliability, tools for restaurants and expanded financial access are on Square’s product roadmap. The business technology platform highlighted these upcoming offerings in a Monday (Aug. 25) article announcing that it...
