Average Check Size: 12 Proven Tips to Increase Restaurant Revenue
American diners are tightening their purse strings, and this slower cash flow can negatively impact QSRs’ profit margins. But there is no way your QSR can cut any slack –…
Revolutionizing the Drive-Thru: How Automation Can Serve Up Inclusivity Alongside Your Combo Meal
Inclusivity has evolved with technology, and vice versa. Together, they’ve created accessible spaces and opportunities for QSR customers, enhancing their dining experiences and making them feel welcomed and comfortable. Automation…
Top 13 Restaurant Automation Systems by Category
We’re living in an increasingly automated world, with margin pressures making restaurant automation systems a necessity rather than an optional extra. 57% of hospitality owners worldwide say that bringing in…
Top 8 Restaurant Intercom Systems for 2023
“Clean up on aisle twelve.” Grocery stores, schools, QSRs, and more use intercom technology to maintain clear dialogue between employees and customers. Spoken word is still one of the most…
Wendy’s AI Drive-thru: 8 Things You Need to Know About the New AI Drive-thru Trend
With the digital world speeding up every experience, diners are now accustomed to the very best customer service. This is propelled even further by the speech and voice recognition market,…
Revolution at the Drive-Thru: What if ChatGPT Took Your Order?
In just five days, ChatGPT went from being an unknown invention to a worldwide fascination. On the fifth day, it reached one million users – a feat that took TikTok…
10 Restaurant Automation Trends to Watch Out for in 2023
When it comes to the QSR experience, speed is everything. But industry-wide labor shortages make speed an almost impossible challenge, putting employees and managers under strain. 68% of employees say…
Food Service Automation: 8 Examples of How the Future is Already Here
What does an excellent food service business need? The clue is in the name – QSRs have perfected the ‘food’ part, but optimizing the ‘service’ side of things is not…
Top 12 Drive Thru Systems for 2023
Is dine-in dead? Statistics show that 75% of QSRs’ profits come from the drive thru, indicating that fast, accessible, and contactless experiences remain hugely popular after the pandemic. To move…
9 Essential Tips for Purchasing a Self Service Restaurant Kiosk
QSR customers have done a full 180-degree turn in the last 60 years. In the 1950s, visiting a fast food joint was a luxury experience. The convenience of ready-to-go meals…
What is Voice Order Taking?
The funny thing about humans is we always want to take the path with the least resistance. Whether it’s cheating on a test, taking a shortcut through the park, or…
What is an AI Drive Through and How Can You Spot One?
What’s the golden rule of hospitality? ‘The customer is always right,’ of course. When 81% of diners say they’d rather speak to an automated food ordering system at the driveth-rough…
Drive Thru AI: What Does the Future of Quick Service Look Like
In the 1920s, fast food was a luxury. But in the ‘50s and ‘60s, this buzz heightened as more people owned cars and were able to enjoy the drive thru…
How to Set up a Restaurant Loyalty Program For Success
Open up your wallet, and amidst the assortment of random coins of varying currencies, receipts for things you regret buying, and that $5 note crumpled up in the corner, you…
Top 7 Quick Service Software Solutions
It’s all hands on deck in the QSR industry. The problem? Well, employees only have two hands. Plus, the Great Resignation means there aren’t enough team members to steer the…
Top 5 Automated Restaurant Ordering Systems for 2022
QSRs are clawing back the $280 million in sales they lost during the pandemic. But as they continue to overcome this hurdle two years on, they face a new challenge:…
Automated Drive-thru Ordering: Your Essential Guide
The drive-thru is more popular than ever: it has grown by 20% over the past two years. But growth + more traffic + labor crisis = a higher likelihood that…
Top 5 Drive-Thru Technology Solutions
The food service industry is under pressure. There aren’t enough workers to keep your burgers flippin’, your ice cream whippin’, and your orders comin’ in. Wage inflation, staffing challenges, and…
