Technology

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RB editors test two new restaurant apps

Check out how Outback Steakhouse's and Blaze Pizza's apps fared when put to the test by two of Restaurant Business magazine's editors.

Technology

What consumers want out of restaurant tech

Consumer preferences are changing when it comes to in-restaurant tech and online services.

A new guide from the National Restaurant Association suggests inexpensive and practical ways a small operation can protect itself.

The system uses voice recognition to take orders and answer questions.

Are you plugged into the next-wave tech forces teed up to change your business? If not, read on.

If you took a United or Delta flight to the 2012 Restaurant Leadership Conference in March in Scottsdale, Arizona, you had the option to forego a printed boarding pass, using a QR code sent to your smartphone instead. In a world where 80 percent of the population owns a mobile device (and only 47 percent own a toothbrush), cellphones and tablets are replacing pagers, wallets, credit cards and even keys. Here’s a round-up of mobile solutions from the floor of RLC to keep an eye on.

Menus are among the first things that a customer looks at when trying to decide which restaurant to visit. Restaurants with outdated menus on their websites—or even worse, no menus at all—take the risk of being passed over by would-be diners. Especially if the restaurant down the street has its menu online.

Mobility and tablets took the center stage at this year's FSTec show, as well as marketing functions and the collection and use of data.

A recent survey from Technomic found restaurant operators are cutting purchasing costs by an average of 12 to 13 percent (including shipping) by buying online.

Working with third-party delivery services hasn't been perfect for Umami Burger. Here, the chain shares some lessons learned along the way.

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