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Frightening Armed Robbery Caught With Help From DTiQ
In an incident at a fast food restaurant that utilizes DTiQ’s services, a customer placed their order and paid with cash. However, when the cashier opened the cash register, they drew a weapon. At the same time, another customer jumped over the counter with the intention of stealing cash from the register. Fortunately, the restaurant…
DTiQ’s Surveillance Tech Captures Shocking Shooting Incident
A restaurant owner who owns 57 restaurants received a call regarding a shooting incident that took place in the drive-thru of one of their establishments. They were able to utilize DTiQ’s product called 360iQ to easily review the events remotely. Additionally, RISA+ was employed to promptly share the footage with law enforcement authorities. This demonstrates…
The Growth of Ghost Kitchens in the Restaurant Industry
Necessity-meeting technology played a vital role in the rapid acceleration of ghost kitchens during the COVID-19 pandemic. The global market size of ghost kitchens grew to 56.71 Billion dollars in 2021, and the industry forecasts a 112.53 billion ghost kitchen market by 2027. While one can typically find ghost kitchens in dense urban areas, there…
SupplySide West 2021: Market Trends
Supply Side West holds immense significance for Deerland, providing a platform for innovation and a chance to understand customer needs. This event keeps Deerland in tune with market trends and ensures the development of impactful and sought-after products. The return to in-person interactions at Supply Side West is truly invigorating, allowing Deerland to engage with…
The Essence of Supercomputing: A Human Brain Analogy
Michael Maniscalco, CTO of Applied Digital, draws a parallel between supercomputer clusters and the human brain. Emphasizing the need to consolidate information in a confined space, Maniscalco highlights that, just like our neurons quickly relay messages within short distances, supercomputers should be designed with proximity in mind. This design philosophy aids in achieving unparalleled processing…
Full-Throttle Computing: Tailored Supercomputer Solutions
Michael Maniscalco, CTO of Applied Digital, draws an analogy between driving fast cars and the company’s offering, highlighting their capability to provide turnkey supercomputer clusters optimized for specific workloads. Emphasizing their “compute as a service” model, he underscores the flexibility they offer in catering to diverse customer needs and requirements.
Enhancing Guest Experience: Unparalleled Network-Based Services and Technology at Resorts World
We offer unique network-based services to our guests, including a TV with casting capabilities, strong Wi-Fi coverage, and easy-to-use touchscreen displays at restaurants. We also have an app for on-the-go ordering and food/beverage delivery throughout the property. We have more exciting technology resources coming soon for our guests to enjoy. Corning Technologies, a division…
Tailoring Solutions with a Modular Approach: How CONTROLTEK’s Software Adapts to Specific Customer Needs for Inventory Visibility and Asset Tracking
The software provided by CONTROLTEK adopts a modular or platform approach, catering to specific needs of customers. Whether it’s only inventory visibility or asset tracking, their software is flexible enough to provide these individual functionalities.
Marking Minute News: The Mulch Film Market is Growing
The market for biodegradable mulch film is growing rapidly according to a new report out from Market Study Report, LLC. The Global Biodegradable Mulch Film Market is expected to rise from its initial estimated value of nearly $42 billion in 2018 to an estimated value of 77 billion by 2026. These mulch films are attractive…
Probiotic Supplements in Food & Beverage
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Home Delivery World Recap
Phononic made a remarkable impression on attendees at the Home Delivery World tradeshow, solidifying their reputation as an innovative leader in solid-state cooling and heating solutions. Their captivating presence and forward-thinking technology left a lasting impact on industry professionals who were eager to explore the future of home delivery and logistics. Phononic’s booth at the…
Where Did All the Breakfast Traffic Go?
Breakfast traffic is slowing. Revenue Management Solutions said breakfast traffic in the QSR segment dropped 7.4% in a year-over-year comparison from November 2021 to November 2022. Yet dinner traffic for the same month dropped less than 1% from the previous November, and lunch was down 3.9% from 2021’s figures. Morning commuter traffic is up, but…
What Can Employers Learn from Employee Exit Interviews?
Managing a restaurant is challenging, especially when the way restaurants operate is changing all the time. In the last couple years with the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants have had to adapt with the times in unprecedented ways. From staff shortages to supply chain issues, there’s a lot to juggle, but there are always ways for…
A Full Course on How Restaurants Can Maintain Post-Pandemic Business Growth
The COVID-19 pandemic proved to be a major hit to the restaurant industry, which would see new trends and change it forever. Some of those trends were devastating while there were others that helped improve the success of some businesses, per Forbes. But in managing the new growth that a lot of restaurant owners…
How Online Schooling Transformed and Created Access to Culinary Education
Online schooling has been around since the late ‘80s but didn’t become more common until the early ‘90s. Today, all types of educational courses can be accessed and completed solely online — even hands-on disciplines, such as culinary schooling and experiential trades. In addition, even though predominantly higher education or certain trades offered online…
What Should We Make of Price Increases at Big Fast Food Chains?
Supply chain uncertainty and battles on wages have done a proverbial number on fast food prices. According to recent statistics offered by PriceListo, fast food prices have increased at popular staples like Wendy’s, Taco Bell, McDonald’s, Burger King, and Chick-fil-A to the tune of 12.9% in the period between September 2021 and October 2022. Yahoo!…
Restaurants Should Engage in Partnership Marketing to Engage Local Communities
Partnership Marketing might be a force to be reckoned with. “What are the big trends in the restaurant industry?” Plug this question into Google or ChatGPT and you’ll see hits for organic and plant-based foods, fast-casual dining, and technologies like at-the-table tablets, self-serve options and automation. While these are certainly noteworthy developments that restauranteurs should…
Lobster and Franchising
Lobster and franchising are not often two words one would hear in a sentence together. And yet, franchising lobster is exactly what two cousins did from Maine. But how did their journey begin, why did they decide to franchise, and why was franchising the right fit for them? On the newest episode of The…
Training Employees of the Deskless Workforce
Onboarding and training are crucial to success and ensuring long-term employees. It’s their first welcome in the company and essential to keeping them long-term, and this point is proving itself time and time again in industries with a deskless workforce. So, what are the elements of good onboarding, and why is it so important…
QSR Franchise “JARS” Creates a Delicious Opportunity for Restauranters
Are jars the next big trend in dessert-themed QSR restaurants? QSR magazine reported Orange County, California, joined Texas in expanding a new QSR franchise, JARS, by Fabio Viviani. Viviani, the noted chef and restauranteur is set to open his flagship location in Chicago this fall, followed by ten locations in Texas and the newly…
How is Oath Pizza Building a Feel-Good Pizza Brand?
Statista states there are more than 75,000 pizza restaurants in the United States. That’s a lot of slices served every year! For a business to stand out in the pizza market, it must find ways to melt hearts with more than cheese, sauce, and dough. Personal pizza lover, Barbara Castiglia of Modern Restaurant Management…
Shake Shack Kiosks Are the Latest Innovation for 35 Locations
Shake Shack kiosks are the path forward with the company announcing 35 locations under construction for the digital ordering system, as reported by QSR. A total of 10–15 drive-thrus, walk-up windows, core buildings, food courts, and disruption of typical fast-food giant real estates such as roadside pull-offs and stadiums, have been planned. Sam Oches, Editor…
Catering is Marketing
Catering is a growing trend in the restaurant industry that brings enormous growth opportunities and since the pandemic, opportunities that bring new customers to the table are critical. The restaurants that embrace the innovative possibilities of catering are seeing the benefits. One national multi-concept restaurant platform believes catering isa great way to introduce new…
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