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Integrating Credit Cards With Online Ordering Systems

In today’s fast paced and technology based society, credit cards are becoming more frequently used than cash. Over 200 million people have at least one credit card with the average of people owning about 3.5 cards. Restaurants have evolved and taken advantage of this type of payment, but the process of using online ordering and [...]

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Receiving Online Orders from MenuDrive

You have your online menu set up, but how are you going to get those orders sent to your restaurant so you can actually make them? MenuDrive gives its customers a variety of different options when it comes to receiving orders. There are four ways by which a restaurant can have orders delivered to them [...]

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Choosing a POS System for Restaurants

Deciding on a POS system for a restaurant is a big commitment.  There are hundreds of different systems out on the market that restaurants can use and this can make it difficult to decide which one is best for their business.  Certain steps should be taken to ensure that a restaurant will be getting the [...]

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Creating A Mobile Ordering App

It’s a safe bet to assume you have seen the Domino’s commercials and heard about Starbucks adding mobile ordering apps to their businesses to try and increase sales. They have taken notice that about 72-83% of “early adopters” order from restaurant apps weekly. While Domino’s and Starbucks have made this process seem easy, choosing to [...]

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A New Venue for the Menu

Since the release of the iPad, some forward-thinking restaurants have given a new dimension to the traditional menu by putting their wine list on the touch-screen tablet, which has produced numerous benefits for both the customer and the restaurant. The customer can experience a more personalized, in-depth, and interactive ordering experience by selecting a wine [...]

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Starbucks Expands Mobile Payment Test

On Monday, Starbucks Corp. will begin expanding its test of a mobile payment system to nearly 300 stores in New York City and surrounding counties. The payment application is available for select Blackberry phones, Apple iPhones and iPod touch devices that allows guests to pay and manage their accounts by using their phones the same [...]

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Ordering Kiosks move to Fast Food

More and more, our lives are being simplified by technology. When I go to the grocery store, I often use the self-checkout instead of waiting in line, which is what my technophobic mother does. At Sheetz, I enjoy using the touch screen computers to order food and specialty drinks. Recently, I read an article from [...]

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Restaurants Explore iPad’s Unique Possibilities

Recently launched in March, the iPad has been another technological breakthrough for Apple.  Similar to the iPhone, the iPad has been used in unique ways, especially in the restaurant industry. Some restaurant owners are exploring the possibilities of replacing their existing menus with iPads. These interactive menus could feature an array of images of each [...]

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Online Food Ordering? Is there an App for that?

In August of 2009 Chipotle Mexican Grill re-launched their online food ordering application for the iPhone.    It was originally released in January, but was said to have been taken down due to a server overload.  The new Chipotle application allows users to place orders at the location of their choice and pay for it from the convenience of their mobile [...]

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