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The Best POS Systems and Software Solutions for Pizza Restaurants

Here are the solutions you need to connect apps, make deliveries, start marketing, and make your shop a destination.

How to Be a Better Restaurant Manager: Simple Tips to Follow

Some basics for any restaurant manager who wants to up their game.

How to Use Local SEO for Restaurants to Get Ranked on Google Maps

A billion people navigate the world using Google Maps. Many of them could use a bite to eat.

Are AI-powered Robots the Future of Dishwashing in the Restaurant Industry?

Nala Robotics’ co-founder Ajay Sunkara breaks down how AI-powered dishwashing technology works and its potential impact on the restaurant industry.

How to Write an Effective Restaurant Job Description

Five tips for writing a restaurant job description that will improve recruitment and hiring outcomes.

AI Phone Answering Software: How It’s Helping Restaurants Generate More Transactions

We chat with Alex Sambvani, co-founder of AI-powered phone answering software Slang, on how the technology works and its potential impact to the restaurant industry.

How to Know When (and Where) to Open a Second Restaurant or Bar Location

Expanding from a single location can be a minefield. Here's how to make the best-informed decision possible.

Keep your staffers close with these 5 communication techniques

Being clear, consistent, and transparent is key to success.

This Nonprofit Provides Financial Relief When Restaurant Employees Face a Family Crisis

Nonprofit CORE provides grants to restaurant employees with children in times of crisis. Here's how it works.

This Organization Sends Financial Support Directly to Restaurant Industry Workers’ Pockets

Founded in 2015, the Southern Smoke Foundation serves as an industry safety net, distributing more than $10 million directly to people in the food and beverage industry so far.

The Future of Autonomous Restaurants with Hyper Food Robotics

Hyper Food Robotics co-founder and CEO Udi Shamai shares how his fully automated pizza operation runs, plus the role he sees automation playing in the future of the restaurant industry.

Building a 100% Contactless Automated Restaurant: Q&A With Brooklyn Dumpling Shop’s Stratis Morfogen

We chat with New York restaurateur Stratis Morfogen about his tech-forward Brooklyn Dumpling Shop concept and why he thinks a modern automat system is the future for QSR and beyond.

Restaurant Fundraising: With Investment Crowdfunding, Your Customers Become Your Investors

A growing number of restaurateurs are using investment crowdfunding platforms to raise capital, empowering customers to become investors.

How This Organization Strives to Normalize Mental Health Conversations Among Restaurant Workers

Founded in 2017, Heard runs weekly mental health and wellness support sessions, designed specifically for restaurant industry workers.

3 Keys to Running a Successful Ghost Kitchen, According to GhostU

John Meyer of GhostU, a Masterclass-style ghost kitchen learning program, shares how to build a profitable virtual restaurant.

How to Leverage Pop-ups to Build a Successful Restaurant Brand

Bart Sasso of Atlanta's How Crispy Express shares how pop-ups can help lay the foundation for success.

This Company is Helping Restaurants Offer Healthcare Benefits at Just $3 per Month

Oyster Sunday's benefits program gives foodservice professionals access to preventive care, mental health, family planning services, and more at discounted rates.

How Do Robotic Waiters Work & Are They Right for Your Restaurant?

A look at how a robo-waiter works, average pricing, pros and cons of using one, and more.

How Bite Ninja is Helping Restaurants Leverage Remote Workers to Ease Staffing Challenges

The new technology platform is helping restaurants connect with remote workers to fill drive-through and counter service shifts.

This App is Helping Restaurants Monetize Food Surplus and Curb Food Waste

Global app Too Good to Go is helping restaurants profit from surplus and fight food waste in the process. Here’s how it works.

8 Restaurants Share Their Top Technology Game Changers

Restaurant operators and managers nationwide share their favorite technology solutions.

The Best Editing Apps to Make Terrific Videos on Your Phone

Tips and app selections from a professional videographer to help you make killer videos at top speed, for low cost, right on your phone.

How to Use a Mobile Communication Platform to Increase Efficiency at Your Restaurant

We break down how adopting a mobile communication platform can enhance communications restaurant-wide and some of the top ways restaurants are using current platforms.

A Guide to the Latest Restaurant Technology Changing the Industry

Stay up-to-date on the constantly changing world of restaurant technology.