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October 17, 2011
Five Guys: Online, mobile ordering successful

Five Guys Burgers and Fries said online and mobile-device ordering has helped it eliminate phone order problems, increase transaction size and enhance customer service.

“We’re big fans” of online, text-message and smartphone ordering, said Steve Teller, project manager for Lorton, Va.-based Five Guys Enterprises LLC.

September 12, 2011
Study: More operators plan to adopt digital ordering
Respondents also report how online ordering affects business and average check
July 1, 2011
Q&A: Dazbog coffee owners commit to mobile marketing, payment
Dazbog Coffee Co. invests in mobile technology
May 2, 2011
Online opportunity
Study: Electronic ordering has untapped potential for restaurant operators
October 3, 2010
Millennials to keep business booming
Millennials are the next baby boom. As boomers start to move into the traditional retirement years and presumably spend less, we need someone to take their place as good restaurant customers and the engine of our consumer-driven economy.

June 30, 2010
Restaurants tap into text messaging
While using mobile apps to reach customers is gaining popularity among restaurant operators, some also are finding the cell phone text message an optimum way to reach their younger employees.
March 17, 2010
Restaurants find the simple text a powerful tool
With the advent of smart-phone apps, enhanced mobile websites and scannable 2-D bar codes, marketers...
October 4, 2009
Buyer’s market
Marketers have been asking for months which is the best method for reaching customers: broadcast...
September 15, 2009
Domino's optimizes mobile-ordering site for smart-phone users
ANN ARBOR Mich. On the hunt for greater mobile-ordering market share, Domino's Pizza on Wednesday...
June 28, 2009
RFID chips turn cell phones into coupons
A new mobile-marketing tool in use in several central Indiana restaurants is changing the way...
March 1, 2009
Restaurants aim to boost sales with mobile apps
To enhance sales and service—and generate consumer buzz—operators in several segments are exploring bring-your-own-technology initiatives...
February 15, 2009
Carvel dishes about Fudgie’s big mobile adventure
Carvel Ice Cream, based here, despite the success of its first-ever text-messaging campaign last year,...
January 25, 2009
Church’s launches ‘advergaming,’ texting campaigns
ATLANTA Church’s Chicken said it has launched two advertising platforms to interact with young, urban...
January 25, 2009
Subway offers online, text ordering in NYC
NEW YORK Subway has partnered with online menu platform Go Mobo to allow customers at...
November 25, 2008
Papa John's hits $1 million in sales from mobile-phone orders
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John’s International Inc. said it has surpassed $1 million in sales from...
November 9, 2008
Mobile-marketing tech spurs local-store campaigns, exotic trials
Smoothie King, the Covington, La.-based chain of more than 550 outlets, is among the foodservice...
October 27, 2008
Mobile marketing technology spurring local-store campaigns, exotic trials
Smoothie King, the Covington, La.-based chain of more than 550 outlets, is among the foodservice...
September 23, 2008
Mix-in chains reach for youngsters with texting campaigns
ATLANTA Marble Slab Creamery and MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream & Treatery have launched new mobile texting...
September 21, 2008
Beware, marketers: Shiny, new technology has a pesky way of developing rust spots as it ages
Back in the Dark Ages—by that I mean the 1980s—marketers were agog over the potential...
August 27, 2008
Restaurateurs give cell phone couponing a call
WILMINGTON N.C. Students attending the University of North Carolina here this fall can expect a...
July 20, 2008
Web-based programs take the pain out of shift scheduling
When server Anne Lettieri needs to know the weekly schedule for her shifts at The...
July 20, 2008
Web-based programs take the pain out of shift scheduling
When server Anne Lettieri needs to know the weekly schedule for her shifts at The...
June 8, 2008
Papa John’s boosts sales with text message ordering system
Officials of Papa John’s Pizza, based here, say a text message ordering application launched late...
May 27, 2008
WaWa tests online, texting orders to boost convenience, sales
WAWA Pa. WaWa Inc., based here, said use of online and text-message ordering for deli...
May 11, 2008
WaWa tests online, texting orders to boost convenience, sales
WAWA Pa. WaWa Inc., based here, said use of online and text-message ordering for deli...
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