Restrictions and shutdowns imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus have posed a challenge to the restaurant industry, reporting $120B in lost revenues. There was some hope in early May that U.S. restaurants would see the light at the end of the tunnel, with multiple states loosening …
Is Third-Party Restaurant Delivery Right For You?
Your off-premise restaurant orders comprise a substantial portion of total sales in the industry, accounting for a reported 60% of all foodservice occasions. Even before the coronavirus upended the sector, off-premise dining was a fertile market that promised a bright future. In 2019, third-party …
How Airport Order Metrics Screens Alleviate COVID-19 Concerns
Even before the pandemic, airports could make people squeamish. Traveling in a plane, with or without social distancing measures, makes the spread of viruses and bacteria more prevalent. And then consider the airport, a building where travelers from locations across the world converge. All the …
QSR Automations COVID-19 Operator Survey: Results
What we wanted to Know COVID-19 has walloped the restaurant industry — you've been reading it for the last three months! But terms like "hit hard" and "unprecedented times" become rote when we say them nonstop. With this survey, we wanted to assign some "faces" to these anxieties and break down …
What We Can Learn From Fictional Restaurants
Fictional restaurants serve as more than set dressing in film or television — they're a peek into the greater world beyond. The relationship between marketing and cinema is increasingly common is especially prevalent in the age of streaming platforms; with less advertising real-estate, product …
Restaurants of the Future: Defining the New Normal
By definition, the concept of “normal” requires perspective for contrast; you can’t define “normal” without describing something abnormal first, and we are in extraordinary times. Three months into our global pandemic, it’s difficult to find fresh words to define the turmoil and tragedy surrounding …






