Restaurants Turn to New Prototypes to Stay Competitive and Drive Sales
Many concepts are experimenting with renovations and new prototype designs in order to maximize profits and efficiency for franchisees. In the case of Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes, the focus for its prototype is takeout. “I primarily like to approach it as...
Olo Adds Card-Present Kiosk Payment Processing, Among Other Updates
Olo unveiled a slew of 10 new features across its three primary categories: Order, Pay and Engage. Card-Present Payment Processing is the headline, and one of ten new Olo product enhancements announced, including Borderless loyalty integrations on its white-label...
ItsaCheckmate Releases Reconcile to Consolidate Third-Party Orders
As third-party ordering channels continue gaining steam, delivery integration provider ItsaCheckmate is promising brands they can simplify the process of tracking and reporting of critical metrics by consolidating ordering platform statements into one unified view....
Chipotle Tests ‘Autocado” a Guacamole Prep Robot
Chipotle aims to slash employee time spent preparing their signature guacamole with a new robotic prototype. Dubbed the “Autocado” the machine cuts, cores and peels avocados before they are hand mashed and additional ingredients added. How it works: An employee...
Velvet Taco Leans on AI for Latest Feature: The Chat GPTaco
Artificial intelligence continues to enter the restaurant industry from several angles, whether it’s automating back- and front-of-house services, marketing, or providing data-based predictions for inventory and staffing—to name just a few. Now, a Dallas-based...
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