Firespotter Labs, creators of Noshlist for iPad, have announced readiness for Android, iPhone, and iPod Touch. The platform serves to alert diners when their seats are ready. Read the story in full here.
Noshlist Launches Mobile Waitlist App: Allows for Multiple Devices
February 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sweetgreens Launches Mobile, No Processing Fees Means More Charity
February 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sweetgreen, a chain of East Coast eateries (one soon to open in NY), has launched a branded mobile payment app called sweetgreen rewards, built by Boston-based startup LevelUp.
An added plus: when customers use the app instead of a credit card, Sweetgreen doesn’t pay a processing fee. They’re donating 1 percent of all sales from the app to charity, said Jonathan Neman, co-founder of Sweetgreens, making this extra sweet.
Read more at FastCasual.com
Mobile Food Ordering Gaining Popularity
January 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Consumers are becoming well acquainted with using their mobile devices to order food. Fast Casual reports on the trend, which seems to be holding on.
Shift Note: A New Digital Tool For Restaurants
January 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Wondering how to fit more into your schedule? Shift Note is making a big splash by helping managers displace paper and communicate crucial shift reports with employees and senior management.
Paypal and NCR partner for Digital Wallet
January 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As we witnessed yesterday while slurping a Jamba Juice, NCR and PayPal are now integrating PayPal’s digital wallet technology into NCR solutions, enabling PayPal account holders to order and pay for food from their mobile devices, pay for gas at the pump using a mobile application, or scan and pay for items while browsing in retail stores.
Online Subscription Food Services Gaining Following
January 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A new crop of online food services are offering everything but the chef, reports All Things Digital‘s Lauren Goode.
Food Incubators are taking cues from Tech Incubators
December 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
Reuters reports: A new group of food-focused startups are applying tricks learned from the technology industry to grow a new wave of businesses to cash in on the growing food movement across the U.S. Like tech entrepreneurs starting out in a Starbucks, foodies who find themselves needing space to prepare boutique treats are turning to shared programs called incubators and accelerators that help them launch by offering communal business spaces and logistical assistance.
Learn more about Successful Food Incubators
Is Mobile Money Green?
November 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Nation’s Restaurant News reports on mobile payment technology.
A growing number of large-scale brands are attaching their names to mobile platforms. Where do you stand?
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