In an effort to maximize throughput and eliminate the time-consuming steps involved in cash and credit card transactions, Chipotle is investing a few hundred dollars per location in adding mobile payment technology to its ordering app. This isn’t about staying current with the latest technology trends for co-CEO Steve Ells, but rather a worthwhile investment to ameliorate guest convenience and foot traffic for the long-run. The updates to Chipotle’s current ordering app will process payments through a bar code scan or Bluetooth connection.
Sweetgreen Expanding to Williamsburg and Tribeca
February 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The sustainable and local salad and wrap chain, Sweetgreen, will be making its way to Williamsburg at 162 North 4th St and to Tribeca in the former Il Mattone space this summer. Co-owner Nicolas Jammet said in regards to the upcoming Brooklyn location: “Sweetgreen was born to live in Brooklyn and we could not think of a more perfect neighborhood than Williamsburg.”