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Mobile Orders Are Secure And Ready For Fast Pickup At This Lehigh University Café

Restaurant Business

At first glance, it might seem that the purpose of food lockers is to provide fast, secure order pickup for busy students and guests. Challenge: Keep track of mobile orders and reduce lines at the counter At Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., But that’s just the beginning.

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How Technology Is Transforming Restaurant Checkouts

Modern Restaurant Management

Next Gen Mobile Payments Now diners have become used to contactless payments, mobile payment options have gained traction in the hospitality industry, and mobile payments in Europe are expected to reach 1.1 trillion by 2025. Whether diners would trust a robot to take payments remains to be seen.

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Coffee News Recap, 13 May: Peru’s 2022/23 coffee production to exceed 4 million bags, Vietnam to replant 107,000ha of coffee trees by 2025 & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Businesses and workplaces can purchase bulk orders through UCC Direct. The new platform also includes low minimum order quantities for smaller businesses. The first webinar in the WCA Technocoffee Innovation Series – A Trilogy in Digital Traceability will focus on how digital identities can improve sustainability in the coffee sector.

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Digital Marketing Strategies for Restaurants in the Digital Age

Goliath Consulting

The real competition happens online, where attracting diners requires innovation, engagement, and a mouthwatering digital presence. If a diner always orders vegan dishes, they should receive updates on vegan specials. Offer exclusive discounts on app-based orders. Additionally: Personalize emails with the recipient’s name.

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You Would Like Fries with That: Enabling the Next-Generation of Drive-Thru

Modern Restaurant Management

Social networks, mobile banking apps, chatbots, robo-readers, connected devices and even ride-sharing apps are all powered in one way or another by AI technology. They expect digital ordering options, on-demand choices and services that cater to their online lifestyle. Drive-Thrus Ripe for Innovation.

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Need to Reach New Customers? Step Outside the Box

Modern Restaurant Management

Who among us hasn’t ordered food through a convenient mobile application, with menu choices ranging from not just quick-serve or fast-casual restaurants, but convenience stores as well? Wendy’s , for example, recently announced it would scale back plans of opening 700 ghost kitchens to between 100-150 by the end of 2025.

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How important is convenience to the coffee industry?

Perfect Daily Grind

For centuries, convenience has been cited as one of the biggest drivers of growth and innovation across the global coffee industry. We’ve seen innovation after innovation, from the rise of instant coffee products in the 20th century to the growth of ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages and capsules. billion by 2025.