Franchisors Lean On Loyalty to Leverage Customer Data and Drive Sales
Gone are the days of relying on a highway billboard to bring in customers. “Now it’s about micro-targeting that specific message to the right person,” Olo General Manager Ray Gallagher said. “You can do that with marketing automation tools, because it’s always...
Just Salad Offers an AI Recipe Generator For the Crouton Curious
It used to be that you just threw some lettuce and veggies in a bowl with some dressing and you had a salad. But these days salads are infinitely more intricate. And delicious. If you know how to assemble. Just Salad, the fast-casual restaurant chain, has unveiled an...
HTeaO Signs New Partners for an Enhanced Digital Platform
HTeaO, an iced tea franchise, is upping its game in guest engagement, online ordering and loyalty by partnering with Detroit Labs, Paytronix and Growth Factor. The new digital platform includes a new mobile app, an integrated loyalty and gift card program and a...
California Pizza Kitchen Asks, ‘Do You Want Fries With That?’
Last we checked a pizza and a french fry were not the same thing. But California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is discovering that they’re not as different as you might imagine. “When we looked at the skews we found we only had a few things that we needed to bring in from the...
Starship and Topanga Launch Reusable Packaging for Robo-Deliveries at College
Starship Technologies has teamed up with Topanga.io to launch a reusable food packaging program at U.S. colleges, starting with George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Through the ReusePass program, students can select reusable containers for their food orders through...
Coco Delivery Bots Update Tech and Expand to Chicago
Coco, the robotic delivery company is turning heads again, this time in Chicago. Coco’s robo-couriers have been making deliveries in the Windy Cindy since December. Orders placed via the DoorDash app are delivered by robots in the West Loop, River West and Fulton...
Grubhub and Olo Expand Partnership to Enhance Delivery Options
Grubhub, has expanded its partnership with Olo, a top restaurant technology provider, to integrate with Olo Dispatch. This allows restaurants to outsource delivery for orders placed through their own websites and apps by using a network of third-party delivery...
PizzaForno Partners with Irving Consulting for C-Store Growth
PizzaForno, the manufacturer of 24/7 automatic pizza vending machines, is working with Irving Consulting to expand its presence in the United States. Earlier this year, PizzaForno made its presence known in the U.S. by successfully launching in Utah, Delaware, New...
Qu’s 2024 Surge in Revenue and Faster Deployments Drive Restaurant Tech
In 2024, restaurant technology company Qu saw significant growth as the restaurant industry continues to modernize. The company reported a 112 percent increase in recurring revenue and a 125 percent growth in site deployments, with nearly 40 percent of new customers...
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