
The Hidden Ways Digital Signage Helps Modernize Restaurant Operations
Digital signage modernizes restaurant operations for quick-service and sit-down restaurants.
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Digital signage modernizes restaurant operations for quick-service and sit-down restaurants.

Square’s new kiosk can take orders without customers having to lift a finger.

Combining AI-powered software, voice capabilities, and a large touch display with premium hardware, Square Kiosk gives customers an experience that feels less like self-ordering and more like service – while…

Solink , an AI vision intelligence provider serving brick-and-mortar businesses, is expanding its leadership team with three appointments designed to support the growing role of AI in retail and restaurant…

Uber buys ezCater for $2.3 billion to expand Uber Eats

Artificial intelligence is playing an ever-increasing role in the quick service restaurant ordering experience.
The Proforma OAC is composed of elected Distributor Owners across North America, each representing their respective region in the Network.

Curious Jane, a national advertising agency specializing in franchise and multi-location brands, has promoted Gloria Burbano to president.
HME Hospitality & Specialty Communications (HSC), the leader in drive-thru communications and timing technology, today announced the launch of Nitro Vision AI, a camera-based intelligence layer for the drive-thru.

In a session titled “Brand Case Study Featuring Head to Toe Brands: Harnessing the Power of Data for Franchisee Action,” Kristin Kidd, COO of Head to Toe Brands, and Taylor Hulyksmith, vice president of brand strategy an

Yext connects agentic marketing to location-level decisions with two new moves.

DoorDash launches DashOS to connect every restaurant channel for 80,000 restaurants
Take a limited-service restaurant turning over $1.5 million a year.

This annual edition celebrates the influence of women transforming the franchise industry, including the men and women assisting aspiring women entrepreneurs considering franchising.

The role of a Certified Franchise Consultant (CFC) is about so much more than matching candidates with franchise opportunities.

Over 30 years ago, when he was still fresh out of college, Marty Welch was hired by a growing franchisor called Blimpie Subs and Salads.
Franchise systems generate immense financial data, but inconsistencies in bookkeeping, accounting systems and reporting make that information hard to trust, compare and act on.

For most multi-location brands, and the agencies that manage their local SEO, Apple Maps has historically lived somewhere near the bottom of the priority list.

The technology running behind most fitness businesses has traditionally been treated as an operational necessity.

We have been researching franchise lead generation and franchise recruitment processes for more than a decade.

Playlist is turning the massive amount of data flowing through its fitness and wellness software ecosystem into an AI-powered business intelligence tool.

The International Franchise Professionals Group (IFPG) has been recognized as one of Entrepreneur’s top franchise suppliers for 2026, earning the No.
“This recognition is particularly valuable because it comes directly from our employees,” said Kathy Mayo, Vice President of Human Resources at Proforma.

SMB Franchise Advisors will retain its leadership team but has formed a new board of directors, with representation from both SMB and Navigator Partners.