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Restaurants Tap Labor Productivity Analytics to Identify Best Workers
Restaurants Tap Labor Productivity Analytics to Identify Best Workers
October 11, 2022  |  ResTech

As restaurants continue to face labor challenges, many are using new digital solutions to get smarter about how they tackle the issue, quantifying productivity for...

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Generation Z Lags Behind Millennials in Digital Restaurant Ordering
Generation Z Lags Behind Millennials in Digital Restaurant Ordering
October 11, 2022  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Members of Generation Z may have grown up with technology, but new PYMNTS data finds it’s actually the previous generation that’s spearheading the restaurant industry’s...

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Restaurant Lobbying Group Preps Fight Against Delivery Apps
Restaurant Lobbying Group Preps Fight Against Delivery Apps
October 06, 2022  |  Retail

A lobbying organization with apparent ties to former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s dark kitchen startup is preparing to go to war against food delivery apps....

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Sonic Plummets, Wingstop Rises in This Month’s Mobile Order-Ahead Ranking
Sonic Plummets, Wingstop Rises in This Month’s Mobile Order-Ahead Ranking
October 04, 2022  |  Mobile Order Ahead

The three top champions of mobile order-ahead hold onto their crown in this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Mobile Order-Ahead Apps, but one drive-in...

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PF Chang’s Bets Free Delivery — Not Food — Key to Subscriber Loyalty
PF Chang’s Bets Free Delivery — Not Food — Key to Subscriber Loyalty
October 04, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As restaurants seek to drive loyalty beyond what is capable with just points-per-dollar rewards, many are launching subscription programs to incentivize more frequent purchasing. For...

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Panera, Amex Partner on Cardholder Loyalty Play
Panera, Amex Partner on Cardholder Loyalty Play
October 04, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Fast-casual brand Panera Bread, which has more than 2,100 locations across the United States and Canada, is joining the ranks of restaurants expanding their audiences...

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Number of Restaurants Facing Closure Surges Amid Inflation
Number of Restaurants Facing Closure Surges Amid Inflation
October 03, 2022  |  Economy

Macroeconomic headwinds are posing a very real threat to restaurants, with an increasing number of eateries now expecting the worst in their future. By the...

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Grocers Dip Toes Into Metaverse as Restaurants Dive In
Grocers Dip Toes Into Metaverse as Restaurants Dive In
September 30, 2022  |  Metaverse

As restaurants and grocers compete for consumers’ food spending, restaurants have been quicker to go where younger consumers have been going — the metaverse. Yet,...

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Taco Bell Brings Back Subscription Pass to Boost Loyalty Signups
Taco Bell Brings Back Subscription Pass to Boost Loyalty Signups
September 29, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurant brands look to drive loyalty in the face of stiff competition, some are turning to subscription offerings to incentivize purchasing as frequently as...

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