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How Fast-Food Apps Took Over The Drive-Thru

EATER

How apps became the modern-day loyalty program The mobile app trend in fast food kicked off in earnest in 2009, when Starbucks introduced the first ever mobile app to allow customers to pay for coffee with their phones. And arguably, some employees lives worse.) He wants the path of least resistance.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. The sharp decline in sales has reached all restaurant dayparts as regular daily routines got upended by the social distancing guidelines. percent in March.

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Face Pay Network, Restaurant of the Future and The Main Course

Modern Restaurant Management

PopID accounts also tie to loyalty programs for automatic credit with every purchase. launched US Foods Ghost Kitchens, a program designed to guide restaurant operators every step of the way when opening their own operation, helping them easily add a new revenue stream. They both went through a management training program.

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12 Mobile Food Ordering Statistics in 2025 That Reveal Explosive Customer Demand

Lavu

In fact, Pizza Hut started with efforts in online ordering in 1994, then introduced the Pizza Hut app in 2009. Beyond the basics, customers also appreciate the ability to see pricing clearly, including specials or loyalty app pricing seamlessly integrated. Why are mobile ordering options important for restaurants in 2025?

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MRM Franchise Feed: CPK in Canada and Real Famous BBQ

Modern Restaurant Management

ce launched its franchise program to expand the concept across the nation. ce concept was inspired by Barry Rabkin after he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2009. Smashburger selected integrated creative company Partners + Napier as creative and media agency of record following a competitive review.

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Pizza Marketing: Examples of Campaigns to Grow Sales?

Aaron Allen & Associates

retailer Let’s Pizza, founded in 2009, introduced one of the first pizza vending machines. Papa John’s entered the fray with an online expansion of their popular Papa Rewards program. This mother of all loyalty programs sends special offers, coupons, and social media posts directly to customers’ phones.

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22 Restaurant Advertising Ideas Driving Guests To Tables In 2022

7 Shifts

Neon signs beg to be photographed and can create a ton of free advertising from excited social media posters. Use your restaurant's interior to upsell to customers, ask people to sign up for your email list, tell customers to follow your restaurant on social media, and more. Run Social Media Contests.