Habits adopted over the last two years have staying power.

Download this whitepaper and learn more about the 4 drive-thru upgrades that quick service restaurants (QSRs) need to increase ROI, the integration of artificial intelligence and mobile geolocation into QSRs, and how these emerging drive-thru technologies allow QSRs to create a more efficient ordering process.

For a number of years, quick-serve restaurants have been piloting different combinations of technology to try to address drive-thru bottlenecks. Now a new solution is bringing voice ordering right to the car’s interior.

Best restaurant menu designs can improve a customer’s dining experience by assisting them in making satisfactory choices and boosting their hunger.

So, what digital trends and tools should be top of mind in 2022 to stay up-to-date, and even ahead of the competition?

Restaurants will trim their menus, phase out cumbersome curbside pickup channels and invest in automation as operators balance labor pressure with off-premise demand, analysts say.

2021 was a good year for major restaurant chains, not only in contrast to the devastating year before, but also by pre-pandemic standards.

Plenty of those solutions come courtesy of the restaurant technology companies that build and implement them, giving restaurant tech companies a unique vantage point to observe and analyse modern restaurant operations.

Year of the Climb: Restaurants can rebound with help from plant-based items, labor-saving products, and more.

Looking ahead towards 2022, here are a few key trends gaining traction that could take center stage in the new year.

As a result, businesses have increased their efforts online and implemented eating policies that follow safety guidelines.

Facing an unprecedented labor shortage, forward-thinking restaurants doubled down on technology to increase profits

The drive-thru-only restaurant will not offer indoor or outdoor seating.

The newest location includes a drive-thru. Seating is limited as the location is focusing on pickup and drive-thru service, with orders coming online or through a mobile app.

Among other things, look for more “digital” restaurants where drive-through pick up is the only option.

Scammers easily convinced him they were legit because he had been having issues with the device the restaurant used to receive orders from the takeaway website.

Italy’s Council of State has officially denied McDonald’s plan to put up an 8,600-square-foot restaurant with a drive-thru for $1.47 million at the Baths of Caracalla, an ancient site in Rome, for the protection of cultural heritage.”

She jumped through the window and performed the Heimlich with the help of another customer.

We have the perfect TikTok to make you smile – and it involves something Texans know and love: Whataburger. TikTok user @s. carr reached viral status after posting a pair of videos of a Whataburger employee dancing joyously at the drive-thru window.

Police released surveillance footage Monday that shows the suspect leaning into the drive-thru window from a Chevrolet Impala holding a gun. Investigators believe the shooting was part of a robbery. The shooter remains at large.

Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol expects the restaurant industry to adopt more emerging technologies to deal with supply chain issues, worker turnover

A metal-jointed arm that swings out to cars in the drive-thru, Tulloch’s Tully Arm does credit-card payments and even spritzes free sanitiser into drivers’ hands. Freed up from handling credit cards, Circle House staff has more time to mix coffee drinks, fix breakfast sandwiches and schmooze with customers. Which brings in more tips.