Ctuit integration has added new restaurant management options. This new integration allows SpeedLine clients to access Ctuit’s broad range of intelligence tools to take control of costs and increase sales. It will also help to better manage their businesses. There is a lot of good that can come from this. This all in one restaurant management software gives people that are in the restaurant industry business intelligence as well as meaningful data to allow success.

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The innovative, U.K. based sushi brand, Yo! Sushi, has announced plans to acquire North American quick-service sushi chain Bento Sushi, the 2nd largest restaurant brand of its kind on the continent. Yo! has been looking for ways to expand its brand further into the North American market, and the impending acquisition of Bento Sushi, which boasts roughly 600 different locations in Canada and the U.S.A., might offer the perfect way to accomplish this goal. The Yo! brand turned thirty this year, while Bento Sushi lags just one year behind.

Read more: North America’s 2nd-Largest Sushi Brand Sold for $78M

Thanks to the innovation of the Digital Diner service by Waitbusters, restaurants could be saving a lot of money on technology in the future. The service is now available for use on smartphones, thereby rendering Host station computers or tablets redundant. Now, restaurants’ front of the house activities can nearly all be accomplished through the quick and convenient use of a smartphone, including managing wait lines, setting up reservations, managing seating, and guest communication, among others.

Read more: Waitbusters’ Digital Diner Eliminates The Need For Costly Hardware

The L.A. based Madera Group, a four year old hospitality company known for its successful Mexican food brands, has recently introduced a brand new food delivery service that will offer organic Mexican food. The service is available to individuals in L.A., and orders will be fulfilled through the courier services UberEATS and Postmates. The new service reflects Madera’s commitment to modernizing their brands and offering customers the convenience and quality they desire, as the company prepares to continue expanding across the United States and beyond.

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Starbucks has everyone’s favorite seasonal drink on tap. Their signature hot cocoa has arrived and with it, a new flavor added to the roster of warm concoctions. This season, steamed almond milk and a toffee nut syrup is available. It’s full name is Toffee Almondmilk Hot Cocoa and has a caramel brulee topping. Along with this is the traditional lineup of peppermint, snickerdoodle and salted caramel. They also offer take away packs to make at hom

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Dickey’s Barbecue Pit hit a snag in the recession of 2008 and Laura Dickey brought her marketing and tech experience to the restaurant to help it forge ahead. She took a look at the opportunities their marketing data gave them and began to implement it. Eight years later she’s the CEO with experience in almost every department of the company. Now the company had moved even further in the use of technology to help streamline business including using big data in the kitchen.

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Zoes Kitchen has recently launched an employee support program called The Goodness Fund. This is a charitable program that provides monetary grants to Zoes Kitchen team members that are experiencing unforeseen emergencies that they are not prepared to deal with financially. A serious illness, or a natural disaster are two of these things. Zoes Kitchen is a people first company. All of the donations are voluntary and any of the team members can receive the benefits.

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Wow Bao is going to debut a fully automated dining experience for people to enjoy. Wow Bao is a fast casual concept that specializes in savory steamed buns. This next generation restaurant is going to open on the 1st of December. This place is set to become Chicago’s first and only fully automated dining experience. There will be an automated storefront that will allow people to order the food via mobile app. There will be a concierge there to help people through the experience.

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You can make life a lot easier on your staff just by using Waitbusters’ auto server rotation. Waitbusters’ is an all in one solution that many people in the restaurant business will adore. It will help to improve your restaurants performance. The auto server rotation will take the guesswork out of the process and will help out the hosts and hostesses at the restaurant. It suggests where guests should be seated based on predetermined preferences.

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The restaurant industry is competitive but still booming with the help of a franchise development company called Emerging Franchises. Multiple new brands are represented by the company and are bringing exciting new taste concepts to the franchise market. The company is working with grills, pizzerias, diners and ethnic lines of food production, among others. Emerging Franchises assists with development in all stages from websites to operations for starting franchises. They have staff throughout the US and internationally.

Read more: Emerging Franchises Bring Exciting New Brands to the Industry!