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How Fast-Food Apps Took Over The Drive-Thru

EATER

When you pull up to the speaker box in the drive-thru at chains like Wendys, McDonalds, and Taco Bell, the first question you will likely hear is a distinctly modern one: Will you be using our mobile app today? Mobile apps have boomed in popularity over the past five years , with tens of millions of downloads.

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The Complete Guide to Online Ordering Systems for Restaurants

ChowNow

Online ordering has transformed the restaurant industry, turning what was once a convenience into an absolute necessity. Customers expect to browse menus, place orders, and pay for their meals with just a few taps of their phones. Why Every Restaurant Needs an Online Ordering System The answer is simple: to stay competitive.

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6 Tips To Increase Order Volume For Your Restaurant Website

ChowNow

If you want to increase order volume for your restaurant, focusing on online takeout and delivery is key. Since 2014, these channels have grown 300% faster than dine-inand the trend isnt slowing down. But growing online order volume isnt always easy. Make mobile-friendliness a top priority.

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Automation Proves To Be a Necessity for Restaurants During COVID

Modern Restaurant Management

Technology such as kiosks and mobile apps increasingly had become cornerstones of the new business model prior to the outbreak. Nowadays, though, owners and managers unable financially to bring back their full complement of staff are relying on the technology to facilitate almost everything with a food order, except make it.

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5 Ways to Attract Restaurant Customers

ChowNow

Today, amidst varying local regulations around social distancing, and a restaurant industry trying to stay afloat, diners remain unsure of which restaurants in their area are open and accepting orders. Bring in new diners with these strategies, including using multiple restaurant ordering channels. Create a digital menu.

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Unpeeling the Layers: How Do Food Banks Actually Work?

EATER

She told me she had been trying to figure out how to get a turkey from a food pantry; she had fallen on her hip recently, complicating existing mobility issues. million people, the highest rate since 2014. The pantries order what they need from us through an online system, and we deliver. She said, Oh my God, and began crying.

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How Mattenga’s Pizzeria Simplifies Labor Management—and Gets Back to Family Life

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And so we sold our house in New Mexico and we bought a failing Pizzeria in 2014. 2 hours per week When Mattenga’s bought the restaurant in 2014, they had been using spreadsheets to keep track of their weekly schedules. Making fresh pasta, making pizza for people from scratch. Hengam Stanfield, Mattenga's Pizzeria.