Buffalo Wild Wings parent invests in ItsaCheckmate digital ordering integration platform
Roark Capital implemented solution at 1,100 Arby’s restaurants Inspire Brands has invested in digital-ordering integration platform ItsaCheckmate and become a preferred customer. The Roark Capital-controlled restaurant company, which operates Arby’s, […]
White Castle launches loyalty program Craver Nation systemwide
New program offers personalized rewards White Castle launched a new loyalty program, Craver Nation, across its system as it edges closer to its 100th anniversary. Based on customers’ menu favorites […]
Burger King reveals its concept-store design of the future
QSR preparing for touchless future amid COVID-19 pandemic with Restaurant of Tomorrow Burger King revealed its plans for a touchless world in a new restaurant design prototype of the future. […]
Panera Bread expands ordering options via Google Platforms, including Search, Maps, Home Assistant
Fast casual’s off-premises biz to become more seamless with integration Panera Bread expanded its off-premises business and ordering platform with the addition of Google Search, Google Maps and Google Assistant. […]
Taco Bell introduces Go Mobile store format, an order-ahead prototype
As order-ahead becomes increasingly popular, Taco Bell readies new format Taco Bell introduced a new design concept, unveiling the Taco Bell Go Mobile restaurant, which adapts the chain to recent […]
Tortas Frontera expands to Downtown Chicago via Kitchen United MIX ghost kitchen
Mexican fast casual has expansive reach out of MIX in Near North Side, Tortazo Celebrity Chef Rick Bayless has partnered with Kitchen United to expand his Tortas Frontera concept. The […]
Restaurant delivery speeds into new evolutionary chapter: off-premises business
COVID-19 accelerates delivery adoption, demand The current pandemic has infused momentum into restaurant delivery. At the beginning of the pandemic, 32 percent of consumers indicated that they had ordered delivery […]
Ghost-kitchen provider Zuul to expand in New York with $9M in funding
Financing to help Zuul expand to all boroughs as food delivery grows Zuul, a ghost-kitchen provider based in New York, raised $9M to fund its expansion throughout the city. Through […]
Chipotle returns to last year’s sales levels with digital-sales boost: 2Q financial results
Order-ahead pickup now accounts for more than 25 percent of sales Chipotle Mexican Grill has been leveraging its digital channel to recapture sales to last year’s level, according to the […]
Flippy, AI take center stage in White Castle’s next kitchen evolution
ROAR version of kitchen robot, AI headed to century-old burger chain Flippy is on a rail, and on a roll as it ROARs (Robot-on-a-Rail) into the future of White Castle […]
How restaurants reduce friction in ordering
Customers attracted to restaurants that offer convenience, safety As restaurants reopen, many consumers are looking to return to dining rooms. Most restaurant chain sales are down about 18 percent vs […]
