by Tom Kaiser | Oct 21, 2021 | Briefs, Finance, News
Fiserv, a Wisconsin-based payment and financial services company that created the Clover point-of-sale platform, has signed an agreement to acquire BentoBox, a digital marketing and commerce platform that’s largely focused on small and medium-sized restaurants. The...
by Tom Kaiser | Oct 14, 2021 | News, Top Stories
It’s getting crowded in the restaurant tech landscape, especially among companies focused on customer loyalty and relationship management. Joel Montaniel, CEO and co-founder of SevenRooms, expects investor-driven M&A in the near future and more partnerships like...
by Nicholas Upton | Sep 2, 2021 | Finance, News
Toast, the unicorn point of sale provider, has filed to go public. According to SEC documents, the company has grown to just short 48,000 restaurant partners and saw $23.4 billion flow through its system in the six months ending with June, 30 2021. That puts the...
by Tom Kaiser | Aug 26, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
Turning around a big ship is a timeworn metaphor. In the restaurant technology space, NCR is the $6 billion giant trying to gracefully maneuver through the Suez while younger, more nimble competitors slip past on whitecaps of investor enthusiasm. After losing its...
by Tom Kaiser | May 7, 2020 | News
Toast, a provider of hardware and software for point-of-sale transactions, has rolled out a new flat-fee delivery platform that allows restaurants to set up their own online ordering channels, including curbside takeout, electronic gift cards and contactless delivery....