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Sauce Launches AI-Powered Cashback Loyalty Engine to Help Restaurants Increase Reorders by Up to 30% |
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (285+ words) Sauce Cashback enables restaurants to reward customers with store credit on every order placed through their Sauce-powered menu. Customers automatically earn credit when logged in and can redeem it as an instant discount on future purchases'while continuing to accumulate more…...
Custom Channels Partners with Thanx to Connect Restaurant Audio Messaging With Loyalty Data and Real-Time Guest Engagement |
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (300+ words) For years, in-store audio was the one marketing channel operators couldn't measure," said Joe Comer, CEO, Custom Channels." This partnership with Thanx changes that entirely. Now, a brand can run an audio campaign across every location and see exactly how…...
Dishio Raises $2. 5 Million to Help Restaurants Turn Guest Data Into Repeat Revenue |
1+ week, 3+ day ago (450+ words) As restaurant operators continue searching for ways to drive repeat visits, improve marketing attribution, and reduce their dependence on third-party platforms, a growing number of technology companies are racing to position themselves as the central intelligence layer connecting the fragmented…...
Lavu Publishes Restaurant POS AI Capabilities Report, Finding Most Platforms Lack Cross-System Intelligence |
1+ week, 4+ day ago (324+ words) The report evaluated platforms across six areas: cross-platform data connections, automatic profit leak detection, labor compliance tracking, real-time problem alerts, AI chat assistance, and overall intelligence depth. It found a market split into three tiers, with a wide gap between…...
Branch Launches Tip Calc to Automate Tip Pooling and Cashless Payouts for Restaurants and Reduce Errors at Close |
1+ week, 5+ day ago (469+ words) Branch, a leading provider of workforce financial infrastructure, has announced the launch of Tip Calc, an automated tip pooling and payout solution designed to help restaurants eliminate manual spreadsheets, reduce errors at close, and ensure workers receive fast access to…...
Guestologie Launches to Help Restaurants Act on Guest Data in Real Time to Personalize Service and Boost Retention |
1+ week, 5+ day ago (380+ words) The company's premise is straightforward. Restaurants are losing high-value guests at an alarming rate, and existing tools are not designed to address the problem at the point where it can actually be solved: during the visit. According to data cited…...
Popmenu Expands Partnership with Yext to Help Restaurants Manage Online Reputation Across 70+ Platforms |
2+ week, 3+ day ago (237+ words) With competition for guests at an all-time high, 87% of U. S. restaurant operators plan to sharpen focus on reputation management'in 2026. Restaurant tech leader Popmenu'is expanding its partnership with'Yext, the leading brand visibility platform, to provide operators with smarter, faster ways to elevate…...
Square and Uber Eats Expand Global Partnership to Streamline Restaurant Operations and Payments |
3+ week, 2+ day ago (310+ words) The newly expanded partnership between Block'and Uber Technologies'reflects a deeper shift underway in restaurant technology, one that is steadily moving the industry away from fragmented systems and toward tightly integrated, ecosystem-driven platforms. Announced this week, the agreement extends Square's native…...
How to Tell If Your Restaurant AI Is Real |
2+ week, 5+ day ago (573+ words) The restaurant industry has an AI-washing problem. Vendors are slapping "AI-powered" onto tools that haven't materially changed in years, and the hype cycle is producing more confusion than value. Most early AI pilots across industries have failed to deliver measurable…...
White Castle Puts Its Restaurant in a Box with 1, 000 Automated Kiosks |
3+ week, 2+ day ago (577+ words) White Castle's latest technology push is less about novelty and more about redefining where and how a restaurant can exist. The company's plan to deploy 1, 000 automated "Crave & Go" kiosks across the U. S. serves to expand the restaurant footprint beyond traditional real…...