Research: March 2006

According to the forthcoming Restaurant Industry Technology Study, "Delivering Restaurant Efficiency," the restaurant and foodservice industry will continue to see healthy growth in spending on information technology in 2006. During the year, the industry saw a nine percent increase in gift card roll outs as well as a marked increase in broadband connectivity. Now, more than 50 percent of restaurant companies use high-speed connections to process credit and gift card transactions. For more details on the state of restaurant IT, look for the April issue of HT.