QSRs

Deep Dive: Why Aggregators Are Both a Saving Grace and a Sacrifice for QSRs
Deep Dive: Why Aggregators Are Both a Saving Grace and a Sacrifice for QSRs
December 03, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Food delivery service use skyrocketed when dining rooms closed, and consumers’ appetites for these services show no signs of waning. A January study found that...

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New Provider Ranking of Order-Ahead Apps Features Shifts and Ties
New Provider Ranking of Order-Ahead Apps Features Shifts and Ties
December 02, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Feel like ordering takeout? With this month’s PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Mobile Order-Ahead Apps, which compares restaurant apps based on data about their ordering capabilities, their...

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Quick-Service Restaurants Aim to Bring the ‘Quick’ Back to the Drive-Thru
Quick-Service Restaurants Aim to Bring the ‘Quick’ Back to the Drive-Thru
December 02, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

With the need for speed superseding other considerations for many restaurant customers, brands are making compromises to boost their throughput. At Morgan Stanley’s Global Consumer...

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Taco Bell on Harnessing Digital Ordering Innovation to Keep Customer Relationships Strong
Taco Bell on Harnessing Digital Ordering Innovation to Keep Customer Relationships Strong
December 02, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Partnering with aggregators is a double-edged sword for quick-service restaurants (QSRs). It increases exposure and order volumes, yet puts the customer relationship at risk. In...

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Food Prices, Labor Shortage, Supply Chain Issues Threaten Restaurant Sales This Winter
Food Prices, Labor Shortage, Supply Chain Issues Threaten Restaurant Sales This Winter
December 01, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Heading into winter, headwinds across all parts of restaurant operations are coming together to create a perfect blizzard for operators. Between supply chain challenges, consequent...

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Drive-Thrus Get a Long-Overdue Tech Upgrade for the 2020s
Drive-Thrus Get a Long-Overdue Tech Upgrade for the 2020s
November 29, 2021  |  ResTech

Throughout 2021, major restaurant chains have been rethinking their drive-thru operations with an eye toward their digital futures, and it is about time. Research from...

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Table-Service Restaurants at Crossroads Over Use of Aggregators
Table-Service Restaurants at Crossroads Over Use of Aggregators
November 29, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

While demand for delivery remains high, many restaurants are now in the difficult position of choosing between providing consumers with the convenience they have come...

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To See Where the QSR Industry Is Headed, Look to Pizza
To See Where the QSR Industry Is Headed, Look to Pizza
November 23, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Pizza may be timeless, but the ways in which restaurateurs are getting that pizza from the kitchen to consumers’ mouths could not be timelier. With...

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FAT Brands Acquires Wings Chain as Delivery Boom Reshapes Menus
FAT Brands Acquires Wings Chain as Delivery Boom Reshapes Menus
November 22, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

With the continued stickiness of digital ordering, deliverability is becoming a driving force for major restaurant brands’ menu decisions. On Monday (Nov. 22), FAT Brands,...

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