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A key element of this growth is the continued rollout of Wendy’s “Global Next Gen” restaurant design. Introduced to increase efficiency and throughput, the format integrates a range of digital tools ...

Chipotle Mexican Grill is taking its automation ambitions from the lab to the restaurant, with the in-store testing of two innovative technologies: the Autocado, an avocado processing machine, and an ...

TouchBistro’s 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry report reveals a year of complex challenges and surprising resilience for independent full-service restaurants (FSRs). While operators grappled with ...

PAR’s Brink POS is a next-gen POS software deployed in more than 21,000 restaurant locations to enable their growth. The cloud-native platform facilitates omni-channel ordering, kitchen management, ...

Botinkit, a Shenzhen-based robotics company, has unveiled its AI-powered cooking robot, Omni. The company, co-founded in 2021 by Shirley Chen, secured $13 million in Series A funding in July 2023. The ...

Tattle, a New York–based customer experience (CX) software provider for multi-unit hospitality operators, has secured $5 million in new funding from existing investors Flow Capital and Contour ...

For an industry publication like Restaurant Technology News, the plant-based trend is especially intriguing because it sits at the intersection of food innovation and technology integration. Rolling ...

According to the research, a majority of consumers also said they are at least somewhat likely to use voice automated ordering systems, including 79% for drive-thru, 74% for phone systems, and 70% for ...

Panera Bread has launched a new feature on its app, Crunch Time Ordering, designed to streamline the ordering process for its customers. The feature allows users to pre-program their meals to be ...

Octane Coffee is betting big on automation to reshape the future of coffee. Founder and CEO Adrian Deasy says the inspiration came from watching Starbucks and Dunkin’ dominate the Midwest with long ...

Orlando has become a unique testing ground for KFC as the company experiments with new store designs, menu variations, and, most notably, cutting-edge restaurant technology. The city’s diverse ...