In recent months, Toast has been quietly but deliberately reshaping how it positions its platform in the increasingly competitive restaurant technology market. While the company did not announce a ...

Over the past decade, restaurant reservation technology has largely been defined by incremental improvements to digital booking interfaces and marketplace reach. Phone calls, while still a major ...

Dave’s Hot Chicken has been one of the breakout restaurant stories of the past decade, growing from a $900 parking lot pop-up in East Hollywood to a fast-casual chain with more than 300 locations, ...

Toast has launched a major expansion of the Toast IQ intelligence ecosystem with a conversational AI assistant for restaurants and food and beverage retailers. With access to real-time and historical ...

The push to enhance on-premise dining experiences is reshaping restaurant design across categories, from fast casual to quick service. As consumers seek more than just value pricing, ambiance and ...

Pizza vending machines, once dismissed as a novelty, are increasingly finding a place in mainstream restaurant strategies. For operators facing labor shortages, rising costs, and the challenge of ...

Nearly 77% of handheld users said their devices are synced with kitchen display systems, ensuring orders are routed instantly and accurately to the line. A new research study from Starfleet Research, ...

Starbucks is accelerating its push into AI-powered back-of-house technology with the rollout of a new automated inventory counting system. The tool, already live in thousands of company-operated ...

Vox AI, an Amsterdam-based startup, has raised $8.7 million in seed funding to advance its autonomous voice platform for quick-service restaurants. The round, led by global venture capital firm ...

Cracker Barrel’s recent decision to roll out, and then walk back, its first major logo redesign in nearly 50 years highlights a reality that goes far beyond graphic design. In an era where digital ...

Loman AI, an Austin-based startup focused on automating restaurant phone calls, has raised $3.5 million in a seed round led by Next Coast Ventures with participation from TenOneTen Ventures and Antler ...

Built on input from 264 qualified quick-service and fast-casual restaurant professionals, the 25-page eBook examines how handheld POS devices, self-service kiosks, and real-time data dashboards are ...