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Can a Voice AI Drive-Thru Become Your Best Order Taker?
“Heads up, AI is giving us a hand today” reads the label on the drive-thru speaker. Does that make you feel confident, or uncomfortable? Afterall, it...
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Emerging Restaurant Trends Smart Operators Are Using to Win in 2025
Drive-thrus are talking back. Kiosks are taking orders. And mobile apps? They’re doing everything except handing you your fries.
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Pizza Trends: Are C-Stores Carryout Contenders?
In most major metropolitan markets, grabbing a pizza at a gas station can feel like a last resort. Sure, it's convenient, but more consumers don't...
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Can Mystery Shopping Prove Your C-Store Tech Actually Delivers?
A customer swings by your store on the way to work, grabs a breakfast sandwich, taps the screen to pay, and waits. Nothing happens. Another’s mobile...
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Can Friendliness Outperform Flavor As The Next Big Pizza Trend?
Think back to your last pizza order. The craving was sky-high, and you were hoping for the whole experience to hit just right, from the first...
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Are Your Retail Innovations Delivering? Let Mystery Shopping Decide
You’ve probably noticed it: shopping doesn’t look like it used to. As customer expectations evolve, stores are getting smarter, checkout lines are...
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Pizza Trends: The Impact of Third-Party Delivery
Pizza delivery has come a long way from a simple phone call and a 30-minute wait. Today, customers expect speed, accuracy, and a hot, fresh pizza...
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6 Key Pizza Trends from the 2025 Pizza DELCO Report
Once upon a time, pizza ruled delivery. Back in the 1950s, a small family shop in Los Angeles started offering free delivery, setting the stage for...
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How Mystery Shopping Can Help QSRs Evaluate Innovations & Promotions
The restaurant industry is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Brands are introducing customer-facing technology, new menu items, limited-time offers,...
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AI in Customer Experience: The Future of Drive-Thru Efficiency
As the leading benchmark for drive-thru execution standards, this year’s Annual Drive-Thru Study examined a new and rapidly evolving area: the impact...